Boeing Co will have a 51 percent stake in a joint company currently being negotiating with Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer, O Globo newspaper columnist Lauro Jardim reported on Sunday. Boeing has agreed to a Brazilian government demand that the US company have no more than a 51 percent controlling share, Jardim said, without citing sources.
Boeing and Embraer did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Boeing has sought Brazilian government approval of the partnership with Embraer that would create a new company focused on commercial aviation, excluding Embraer's defense unit, Reuters reported three weeks ago.
The Valor Economico newspaper later reported that Boeing's proposal would give it an 80 percent to 90 percent stake in a new commercial jet business with Embraer.
Embraer is the world's third largest planemaker and the leader in the 70-seat to 130-seat regional jet market. With the proposed tie-up Boeing would be the market leader in the smaller passenger jet market, creating stiffer competition for the CSeries aircraft program designed by Canada's Bombardier Inc and backed by European rival Airbus SE.
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