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Boeing, Embraer Rebranding Its Multi-Mission Aircraft As The C-390 Millenium

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, November 18th, 2019

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Boeing, Embraer Rebranding Its Multi-Mission Aircraft As The C-390 Millenium

Boeing and Embraer's C-390 Millennium aircraft

Boeing [BA] and Brazil’s Embraer [ERJ] on Monday announced the name of their defense joint venture, which is expected to receive regulatory approval in early 2020, and which will sell the KC-390 airlifter as the now rebranded C-390 Millennium multi-mission aircraft. The new Boeing Embraer – Defense group announced the rebranding of the multi-mission airlift and air mobility aircraft at the Dubai Air Show, and noted the JV will serve to specifically market the C-390 to global customers. “The name…

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