Exclusive: Jet buyers back Boeing-Embraer deal as Airbus expands reach
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Some of the world's biggest aircraft buyers are urging the European Union to clear Boeing's tie-up with Embraer, fearing Embraer's commercial aviation business would struggle on its own now Airbus has swallowed its main competitor in regional jets. Airbus , Europe's biggest planemaker, on Thursday increased its controlling stake in the A220 regional jet programme - Embraer's main rival - as Canada's Bombardier sold out of the project it had set up.That deal leaves Embraer..