During FIDAE 2016, Embraer said he is confident about the future of the KC-390 and satisfied with the way the test flight. The company is committed to achieving certification KC until the end of 2017, with start of operations already in 2018 by the FAB, according to Paul Gaston, director of the KC-390 program, the first test aircraft (pictured above) has held more than 150 hours of flight, while the second prototype is close to fly for the first time, after being approved in ground tests.
Embraer Defense will still add 2 more prototypes for static testing, focused on the structure of the aircraft, an important item to make sure its similar resistance to best freighters in the world this requirement, such as Hercules and C-17. The first two prototypes will be used only for flight tests and ground, while the last two, as described above, will collaborate with the evolution of reliability.
In the statement of Paul Gaston to press it further states that the government has already transferred $ 1.2 billion to the project, but Embraer continues to invest money to keep the current schedule and perform deliveries as soon as possible. The Defense Ministry has delayed the transfers.
Currently the KC-390 has 28 orders for the Brazilian Air Force with over 32 choices made by other countries, but according to Embraer has already been possible to obtain interests of other countries, but nothing has been formalized or may be disclosed at the time.