China Trade War Risks Engulfing Embraer as Boeing Deal Nears

For Embraer Commercial, the escalating rift between the U.S. and China is making things difficult.

That’s because the commercial plane-making unit of Embraer SA counts China as its biggest market and is in the process of being taken over by the U.S.’s top exporter, Boeing Co. The unit, which will be renamed Boeing Brasil Commercial, is seeking antitrust approval from China for the deal and waiting for for two plane models to get certified by Beijing to deliver the aircraft to Chinese airlines.