In October 2001, Embraer 2001 was rolled out. Eventually it flew, entered service, and lots of 170, 175, 190 and 195 planes are in service now.
In March 2002, Dornier 728 was rolled out.
Embraer 170 and Dornier 728 are similar in having a low wing in the span range of 26…29 m, twin underwing engines, target take-off weights of 35…40 tons, versions for 70…80 and 90…100 passengers.
One difference is fuselage width – cabin width 274 cm for 170 and 325 cm for 728.
Dornier 728 had 125 firm orders, including customers like Lufthansa.
And Dornier 728 has not flown to date.
Why did 170 succeed and 728 fail?
By: Cliff Barnes - 29th September 2007 at 18:28
Dornier failed because Embraer was backed up with money from Brazilian government?
Regards,
Cliff
By: Ren Frew - 29th September 2007 at 02:53
A good regional market makes for a good ‘regional’ jet IMHO… 😉
By: tenthije - 29th September 2007 at 00:59
Simply put Dornier failed for the same reason why the granddaddy of all regionals, Fokker, went under. A simple lack of money.
Why no-one was interested in taking over the Dornier or Fokker programme is beyond me. There is a lot of inherent risk in picking up the pieces of a failed manufacturer. Especially an aircraft builder that has customers and suppliers the world over. Remember also that the Dornier (and Fokker) bankruptcy happened in periods of economic downturn.
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September 28, 2007 at 10:36 pm