Embraer, Brazil’s global aerospace company, has announced that demand for its agricultural aircraft is already double that for the whole of 2020 with a total of 50 Ipanema EMB-203 turboprop aircraft sold. This increase is a reflection of the strong performance of Brazil’s agribusiness sector and confidence among farmers and aero-agricultural companies for the year ahead, sectors of the market which already account for 30% of new orders.
“The Ipanema is a great ally for Brazilian agribusiness with its efficiency, productivity, cost-effectiveness, and robustness, as agricultural aviation is an essential tool for the country. We are pleased with the results we’ve seen this year and with each new delivery, our confidence regarding the outlook for the coming years grows,” said Sany Onofre, head of Embraer’s agricultural aviation division.
September also saw the delivery of the one-hundredth model 203 aircraft, the current version of the original Ipanema plane, which now features the latest technological innovations in the segment. Since 2005, the Ipanema has run on ethanol, being Embraer’s first aircraft certified and mass-produced to fly on renewable energy, leading a wide range of the company’s historic activities in research and use of biofuels in aviation.
