Despite Soft Market, JPMorgan Still Bullish on Business Jets

JPMorgan downgraded Embraer yesterday from overweight to neutral, in large part due to concerns about Embraer’s airliner business. However, the investment firm noted that “continued weakness” in flight operations and other indicators “are leading us to dial back our business jet delivery forecast,” but it still predicts healthy growth in this segment. “Despite the reduction in…

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JPMorgan: Business Jet Market Outlook Good in 2012, but Low End to Lag

“We expect a bounce in 2012, though we believe the [business jet] recovery will start slowly and we forecast delivery growth of 8 percent,” JPMorgan Equity Research said in its latest monthly business jet market report, released today. However, evidence of a recovery on the low end is still “not compelling,” it noted. Meanwhile, U.S.…

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JPMorgan: Business Jet Recovery Path Is ‘Uneven’

“We remain guardedly optimistic about a recovery in new business jet demand this year, but the path is a winding one and data points are mixed,” JPMorgan aerospace analyst Joseph Nadol III said in his firm’s latest monthly business jet report, released late last week. “In March, for example, used inventory ticked up for the…

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