By Victoria Moores in London
Brazilian airframer Embraer and its part-owned Portuguese maintenance firm Oficinas Gerais de Material Aeronáutico (OGMA) have signed an industrial co-operation agreement with the Portuguese Government.
The protocol of intent, which was signed for the state by the Portuguese investment agency API, is aimed at developing aeronautical activities in Portugal and strengthening the partner’s levels of industrial co-operation.
Embraer says that, under the deal, it will undertake studies aimed at co-operating with OGMA and developing its aircraft structures design and manufacturing capabilities.
The Brazilian manufacturer’s chairman, president and chief executive Mauricio Botelho says: “The aeronautics industry expansion meets the Portuguese state’s objective of boosting the country’s economic development in a sustained manner.
“In this scenario, Embraer is investing in OGMA to create the right conditions to strengthen the Portuguese aeronautics industry capabilities and to speed up its technological development and to form the skilled workforce that is the hallmark of this industry.”
Present in both civil and military aviation fields, OGMA offers aircraft and engine maintenance and repair, structural component production and engineering support. It also manufactures structural aluminium and composite materials components for several manufacturers, including Boeing and Airbus.
Source: Flight International
