Article: Maggi invests US$256,000 in ag plane.

Article: Brazil: Embraer/Neiva launches alcohol-powered ag ...
South American Business Information;  October 19, 2004 ;     349 words ... ... Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer launches today the first alcohol-powered plane of the world produced in series. The Ipanema model will be manufactured by Embraer subsidiary Neiva, specializing in agricultural aviation. Each Ipanema is priced at US ...

Article: Neiva tests alcohol-fueled ag plane.
South American Business Information;  October 3, 2002 ;     291 words ... ... COMTEX) The Industria Aeronautica Neiva, from Botucatu (Sao Paulo), subsidiary of Embraer, is to test the alcohol-fueled ag plane Ipanema over the next days. The company has invested US$300,00 to develop the engine, which will be sent to CTA (Centro ...

Article: Neiva' sales double.
South American Business Information;  December 8, 2003 ;     404 words ... ... Sao Paulo state) and a subsidiary of the aircrafts manufacturer Embraer, registered almost 100% boost in the sales of Ipanema model between 2002 and 2003, the domestic single airplane targeted at the agribusiness industry. Last year the company posted ...

Article: Embraer boosts sales of ag planes.
South American Business Information;  June 27, 2003 ;     445 words ... ... the soy, cotton and rice crops in 2002, the Brazilian aircrafts manufacturer Embraer doubled the expectation of sales of Ipanema model, light airplane that is used to spread pesticides in the plantations. According to Industria Aeronautica Neiva, Embraer ...

Article: More planes being used in agriculture.
South American Business Information;  April 13, 2004 ;     381 words ... ... manufacturer Embraer, with headquarters in Botucatu (Sao Paulo countryside). The company almost doubled the sales of its Ipanema model over the last year, jumping from 29 to 56 units. Each aircraft costs US$225,000. Copyright (c) 2004, South American ...

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds up a replica...
Getty Images;  November 21, 2008 ;     291 words ... ... holds up a replica ... Full Size JPG (2184 KB) Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds up a replica of the 'Ipanema" model, a 100 percent ethanol powered aircraft made in Brazil by manufacturer jets Embraer, at a fair as part of the International ...

Article: Neiva expands plant.
South American Business Information;  January 28, 2004 ;     358 words ... ... end 2008 with 2,000 workers. Besides the components targeted at the Embraer jets, Neiva will go on manufacturing the Ipanema model, a light airplane that is used to spread pesticides in plantations. Copyright (c) 2004, South American Business Information ...