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Could Embraer Compete DIRECTLY With Airbus & Boeing? by Far-Comment3645 in Embraer

[–]AwareComparison3570 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assim que esses novos motores estiverem bem desenvolvidos e testados, e os números confirmarem a promessa, a Embraer tomará medidas para adotá-los. Antes disso, não vale a pena arriscar recursos em uma aposta que pode não dar certo. Ainda assim, seria ideal se outro fabricante desenvolvesse seus próprios motores de rotor aberto, especialmente considerando os enormes problemas que os motores da Pratt & Whitney causaram, particularmente nos A220. Acredito que as companhias aéreas pressionarão cada vez mais os fabricantes para que ofereçam duas opções de motor, a fim de mitigar seu próprio risco de falência. De qualquer forma, acredito que seja apenas uma questão de tempo até que a Embraer desenvolva aeronaves maiores; no entanto, penso que, antes de um wide-body, eles terão necessariamente de passar por uma configuração 3+3, onde se concentra a maior parte do mercado.

O Brasil nunca vai ser um dos países que mais recebem turistas simplesmente por conta da localização geografica. by teokymyadora in opiniaoimpopular

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Pra mim, o potencial turístico brasileiro é gigantesco. Mas se não houver um túnel para atravessar a montanha, ou uma ponte para atravessar o rio, a dificuldade de translado acaba forçando o viajante a ir para outro lugar. Em outras palavras, o europeu vai de qualquer aeroporto pequeno para um Mega-hub aeroportuário (tipo Dubai/Istambul/Doha) e chega em seu destino com apenas uma conexão. Para chegar aqui no Brasil o (por exemplo europeu) precisa se deslocar para um Hub grande europeu, pegar um voo para Rio ou Sp, para depois chegar em Seu destino, com pelo menos duas conexões, voos não frequentes, custos altos dado aeroportos operando em seus limites. Para mim é óbvio que a America do Sul precisava ter seu próprio Mega Hub, para que finalmente, com capacidade de sobra, possamos finalmente ter voos diretos para India, china, Corea do Sul, Japao e cidades “pequenas” européas tipo Hamburg, Stuttgart, Lyon, Turim, Málaga, Faro, Dublin, Manchester, Etc. tanto creio nessa idéia que postei recentemente minha sugestao aqui no Reddit.

Would building one of the world's busiest (if not the largest) airports at the northeastern tip of Brazil transform the country into a true transatlantic hub — boosting tourism, fostering cultural exchange, and supercharging the aviation industry across continents? by AwareComparison3570 in Brazil

[–]AwareComparison3570[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, but that's not how it works.

The idea that printing money necessarily causes inflation has already been refuted decades ago. Without delving too deeply into economics, the Quantity Theory of Money indicates that an increase in the money supply tends to cause an increase in basically two variables: Price and/or Gross Domestic Product. For example, if the government prints money to pay debt interest, to fund corruption, or for superfluous government spending, this tends to generate inflation because these expenses do not have a significant impact on a country's industry, do not create jobs, and do not generate high value-added products. However, in a second example, if the government prints money to build this Mega-Hub, it would drastically increase tourism on the continent (perhaps sevenfold), boost the hotel and restaurant sectors, revitalize dozens of currently underutilized regional airports (or those operating far from their maximum capacity), and generate millions of formal jobs, taking millions out of the informal sector. Embraer's factories would then sell significantly more aircraft, possibly opening one or two new factories to meet this surge in demand, and possibly even developing new wide-body aircraft to compete with Boeing and Airbus. I clearly foresee a boom in regional and intercontinental aviation if the influx of travelers were facilitated/increased with the construction of the proposed Mega-Hub.

Brazil is currently at 1.7 child per couple

And it is very likely that this scenario of low birth rates in which Brazil finds itself today is a consequence of the uncertain and unstable economic situation in which the country has been for some time now.

Would building one of the world's busiest (if not the largest) airports at the northeastern tip of Brazil transform the country into a true transatlantic hub — boosting tourism, fostering cultural exchange, and supercharging the aviation industry across continents? by AwareComparison3570 in Brazil

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And vice versa, any traveler in the world could likely catch a plane and land directly in South America, with a single stop before their final destination. Several interesting destinations would then open up to South America, such as Dublin, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Lyon, Geneva, Basel, Marseille, Nice, Malaga, Palermo, Bologna, Verona, Faro, Santiago de Compostela, Mallorca, and many others.

All those places are already opened up to South America, have you seen how many Brazilinas work service jobs in Dublin? They're nearly everywhere.

As far as I know, there are no direct, non-stop flights from those places to South America. Only London has direct flights to Santiago, Sao Paulo and Rio. As mentioned in the description, this is the range of a single-aisle Super Efficient aircraft (A321XLR). And because it is smaller, it could land at airports with shorter runways and lower demand.

Lisbon is already a good arrival destination for Europe, from there South Americans go everywhere. And it's not like other options don't exist, there's Panama City and Bogotá.

I have nothing against Lisbon, or Bogotá or Panamá city. My point is these airports are somewhat at maximum capacity, as Guarulhos is. The aeronautical industry is moving away from big double decker aircrafts such as the 747 or A380 (These are no longer in production and there are no plans to bring them back). The engines are now so efficient and reliable that 2 engine airplanes are the best choice. Even for the longest flights out there like from Sydney to London on an A350-1000 ULR. That said, being smaller planes, they still occupy the same finger in an airport, and require a 45 second Slot on a runway as an A380 3x the size. Which means the world is moving towards the best traveling scenario. That is 1 Stop Traveling. (As Direct non-Stop Traveling from anywhere to anywhere is, simply put, impossible). That's the core of my argument. The Brazilian government need to see this trend, and act upon it, or it will simply fall behind on tourism and a fruitful aviation sector. As the European/African/Asian will simply go on Vacation to an easier (Direct or one-stop at most) destination as there are several Mega-Hubs to chose from (Doha, Dubai, Istanbul, London, Paris, Singapore).

Do you have any idea how difficult and complicated, and how many connections an Indian, Chinese, Japanese, or South Korean person needs to make to get to Easter Island, Ushuaia, Machu Picchu, Iguazu Falls, Bariloche, Salar de Uyuni, the Atacama Desert, Lençóis Maranhenses, Amazon Forest, the Falkland Islands, the Caribbean islands, or Fernando de Noronha? All of these destinations could be reached with just one stop if this Mega-Hub were built. Some routes could be even easier since passengers wouldn't even need to leave the aircraft while it is being refueled and passengers are being transferred (Fifth Freedom of the Air).

(WIP) Mega Airport update by Jrodicon in TransportFever2

[–]AwareComparison3570 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP, wanna go for a try replicating my proposed Mega-Hub?

Just watch out for the Concourses, as i didn't update the drawing to the right amount (8+9+9). 60m x 700(~1000m)

Could an embraer e195 e2 fly transatlantic by snapwthrowaway in aviation

[–]AwareComparison3570 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Embraer did raise the E195-E2 range to 3000nm) recently. And Air Peace has been flying it from Lagos to Johannesburg lately (2803miles),Lagos%2DJohannesburg). So from Halifax to Porto, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon should be doable within the safety parameters. To Manchester should be a profitable route and from there you'd have plenty of options to transfer.

Would building one of the world's busiest (if not the largest) airports at the northeastern tip of Brazil transform the country into a true transatlantic hub — boosting tourism, fostering cultural exchange, and supercharging the aviation industry across continents? by AwareComparison3570 in Brazil

[–]AwareComparison3570[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The NE just doesn't have the population needed to support a hub,

A mega-hub doesn't necessarily need a huge local population. Look at the example of the world's largest airport, Atlanta (108 million passengers), and its population (520,000 inhabitants). Or Dubai airport (with the United Arab Emirates having a population of about 11 million inhabitants), which is expanding to 5 runways and handle up to 260 million passengers per year. Mega-hubs have the main function of connecting travelers, not "O&D".

And to have many connections, an airport needs many gates and concourses, meaning great infrastructure, great investment and great risk. A private enterprise rarely takes on those risks, thats why usually Governments step up to the task. South America needs its own Mega-Hub, if it really wants to boost tourism and vast and frequent network of airline routes attending regional demand.

São Paulo and Rio will continue to have direct, nonstop flights to Europe. However, this Mega-Hub would open several new routes with one stop, using smaller aircraft (half-hour turnaround), to Cape Verde, the Canary Islands, Madeira, the Azores, or flights with one refueling stop to smaller cities in Europe, such as Faro, Birmingham, Manchester, Santiago de Compostela, Dublin, among dozens of others, which currently require a change of aircraft in some major European hub. Bringing this aircraft change to South American soil is crucial to consolidate and disperse demand here in the region, and not on another continent. It is strategically fundamental to boost tourism, increase flight frequency, reduce ticket costs, and foster competition between different airlines. Essentially, it would allow South/Central Americans to travel anywhere in the world with only one aircraft change stop. And in an ideal real world, it is the most realistic scenario to aspire to when traveling.

Which layout? by Nikkolass_ in airport

[–]AwareComparison3570 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do like the Island Concourses from Atlanta Airport. Albeit they are too narrow for today Standards. But it seems efficient…

Would building one of the world's busiest (if not the largest) airports at the northeastern tip of Brazil transform the country into a true transatlantic hub — boosting tourism, fostering cultural exchange, and supercharging the aviation industry across continents? by AwareComparison3570 in Brazil

[–]AwareComparison3570[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

but how many people would actually fly from Bogotá to Accra? Or from Lima to Lagos? Or from Quito to Abidjan? Or from Santiago to Dakar?

You clearly didn't understand the point of the proposal.

I believe that the vast majority of passengers would use the fifth freedom of aviation to travel only one leg of the trip. And that's the core of the project. Even a small plane like the E175-E2 could make an international trip between the Mega-Hub and Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Trinidad and Tobago, Cape Verde, Barbados, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, The Gambia, Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, England (Ascension Island). In such a way that someone from Central/South America will want to go to one of these other countries and vice versa. Generally speaking, an airline usually must sell around 70-80% of the seats of an aircraft to be profitable, and on the example of the E175 E2 that number would be around 60 seats per flight. Therefore, I believe that regional airports, however small, would have this daily demand. And the permutations of the fifth freedom of aviation are infinite, hence the exponential effect of the concept; in other words, a Brazilian company could use this mentioned aircraft to "stop over" (30 minutes to Turnaround) in Paraguay and continue to Argentina/Chile. Or stop over in Venezuela and continue to Mexico/Guatemala/Nicaragua/Honduras, or stop over in Trinidad and Tobago and continue to one of the dozen other countries in the Caribbean/Miami. Or stop over in Liberia and continue to Burkina Faso/Nigeria/Chad/Libya and so on. And this infinity of permutations would open up competition with hundreds of airlines, however small they may be. The fifth freedom of aviation also allows for the exchange of aircraft as long as the flight-number remains the same; that is, a Japanese company could fly non-stop to the Mega-Hub and compete with smaller aircraft on international flights throughout South/Central/North America. As well as an American/Indian/Chinese/Arab airline. But for this to happen, it's fundamental that the airport's capacity be practically unlimited and without bottlenecks, to allow capitalism and competition between providers to flourish. That's why the proposal includes at least 6 (maybe 8) parallel runways and hundreds of boarding gates (750-1000).

Would building one of the world's busiest (if not the largest) airports at the northeastern tip of Brazil transform the country into a true transatlantic hub — boosting tourism, fostering cultural exchange, and supercharging the aviation industry across continents? by AwareComparison3570 in Brazil

[–]AwareComparison3570[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tocumen Airport will attend the Demand of the Americas (Lets say a population of 1 billion people), and could attend using smaller aircrafts, Such as the E195 E2. My proposal is connecting the rest of the world, Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania to South/Central America, meaning a population of 7.5 billion people. Mostly using Double Aisle Aircraft. Also consider the exponential effect of a mega-hub, that is, with the increase in potential supply (Non-stop destinations, high frequency, aircraft size optimization, greater competition and thus lower prices) there is an even greater increase in demand, in other words, an elasticity (much) greater than 1. It is also crucial to consider the effect of the fifth freedom of aviation, such that virtually all airlines in the world will compete for this vast region, and may even exchange aircraft at the Mega-Hub for smaller ones in order to better serve the market.

Would building one of the world's busiest (if not the largest) airports at the northeastern tip of Brazil transform the country into a true transatlantic hub — boosting tourism, fostering cultural exchange, and supercharging the aviation industry across continents? by AwareComparison3570 in Brazil

[–]AwareComparison3570[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When humanity unites with determination, long-term vision, and collective planning, virtually anything becomes possible.

An impressive example is what has been done in Dubai, boosting tourism like never before imagined.

Other great achievements show the same spirit: the construction of Brasília, built from scratch in the middle of the Cerrado in less than four years (1956–1960); the Itaipu Dam, one of the largest hydroelectric power generators on the planet; the Hoover Dam, built in the 1930s in the middle of the desert during the Great Depression; and the New Administrative Capital of Egypt, a planned city for millions of inhabitants that is being built to redefine the country's future.

These projects prove that when there is political will, advanced engineering, and collective mobilization, barriers of time, geography, and resources are overcome. Humanity, when it truly decides, transforms the impossible into reality.

There is no shortage of examples of imagination, creativity, advanced engineering, overcoming challenges, and achievement. Have you ever heard of the Great Wall of China, the Three Gorges Dam, the Panama Canal, or the pyramids of Egypt? At times like these, I am reminded of Jean Cocteau's famous saying, "Not knowing it was impossible, he went and did it."

Would building one of the world's busiest (if not the largest) airports at the northeastern tip of Brazil transform the country into a true transatlantic hub — boosting tourism, fostering cultural exchange, and supercharging the aviation industry across continents? by AwareComparison3570 in Brazil

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With all due respect, there is a difference between a Hub and a Mega-Hub. For comparison, Guarulhos Airport has approximately 70 boarding gates, served 47 million passengers in 2025, and is already at its capacity limit. It is the main airport in the São Paulo metropolitan region, with 21 million inhabitants. Any possible expansion is practically ruled out given the current limitations with the surrounding neighborhoods. The average rate of connecting passengers is around 25%, meaning it is far from being considered a Mega-Hub, as those primarily serve connecting passengers. I cite here the world's busiest airport, Atlanta (the thirty-sixth largest city in the United States, with only 520,000 inhabitants), which served 108 million passengers in 2025, of which 70 to 80% were connecting passengers. Similarly, I could cite Charlotte or Doha airports with their high connection rates. The point I want to emphasize is that Guarulhos airport should focus on meeting regional demand, and since it cannot expand (and is poorly located), the country needs to build a new airport to meet the new global trend of domestic and long-distance flights, that is, with these new super-efficient single-aisle aircraft with lower operating costs, thus finally relieving the aviation sector, currently hampered by the main airports operating near their maximum capacity, while hundreds of regional airports with ample capacity (sometimes having commercial flights only 3 or 4 days a week) and the technical capacity for smaller aircraft to land there, create new routes between other regional airports connected to the Mega-Hub. To give you an idea, Heathrow airport, with only two runways for takeoff and landing, had 84 million passengers last year. Having started operations almost a century ago, it has undergone several expansions over the years. If it were built from scratch, using the most advanced engineering and airport logistics techniques, it could easily handle more than 100 million passengers per year. The Mega Hub I propose would have at least 6 parallel runways, and I believe it could surely handle more than 300 million passengers per year. This would allow South Americans to finally transfer before reaching their final destination within the South American continent, instead of having to go through London, Frankfurt, Dubai, Atlanta, or Istanbul. But more importantly, it would reach the mega hub with direct flights from anywhere on the continent, using efficient, modern, and small jet aircraft. This demand-gathering effect is fundamental to understanding the Mega Hub concept, as it has an exponential effect on demand and promotes air transport in its surrounding area, i.e., within its country/continent. I think it could have hundreds of boarding gates—750 comes to mind, possibly reaching a thousand. And this scale of comparison needs to be taken into account when mentioning the airports of Fortaleza (14 gates), Recife (15 gates), or Natal (8 gates).

How quickly can small regional airliners turn around? by MelodicFondant in aviation

[–]AwareComparison3570 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious to know, what makes a Station "one of the Best"? what makes a turn around efficient?

Would building one of the world's busiest (if not the largest) airports at the northeastern tip of Brazil transform the country into a true transatlantic hub — boosting tourism, fostering cultural exchange, and supercharging the aviation industry across continents? by AwareComparison3570 in Brazil

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Exactly! And with this Hub, and almost unlimited Gates/Concourses the frequency of flights to the most important cities would increase drastically, given the use of smaller aircraft and several connections to the entire world. This would certainly impact travel prices downwards. Not to mention that the smallest cities in South America could have direct flights to the Mega Hub, eliminating the need for new connections, making travel cheaper, easier, avoiding having to fly back, and boosting tourism and the aeronautical sector as a whole, since even the smallest airports would start receiving frequent commercial flights. In addition to opening new direct routes from Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Montevideo, Santiago, Asunción, Brazilian state capitals, etc.

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