There was a lot of pressure from the industry looking at this program, because early in the program there was a milestone of 300 firm orders, we have surpassed that number, so from that standpoint the pressure's off.

Fred Cromer

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We should be targeting half or better. That's a good target for u... by Fred Cromer

We should be targeting half or better. That's a good target for us, half or more.

I think there was a perception, depending on which version of the CRJ that the airline was operating, that the Embraer was new and an upgraded cabin versus the CRJ experience and I think we responded to that very effectively with the Atmosphere cabin, there's no reason why we shouldn't be saying we can attack half the market.

We've got lots of interest coming out of Europe and we also have a lot of interest in Asia, the conversations are going very well.

Let's target the back half of the year and I think we'll be very successful in the back half of the year.

Once you check a box, then that's a step forward. You don't have to worry about that anymore, i wouldn't necessarily call it a sigh of relief; it just means you're moving onto the next box.

We're looking at partnerships if it's good for Bombardier, but more importantly, if it's good for our customers, you can find ways to get creative for the right deal.

If there was any question about whether or not the airplane would make it to the market, I think we’ve largely put those issues aside.