Austria, Embraer discussing C-390 purchase at Rio defense fair -sources

FILE PHOTO: Men look at KC-390 aircraft as they visit the Embraer's exhibition stand during LAAD, the biggest military industry expo in Latin America in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 2, 2019. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/File Photo

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Austria is looking to advance in talks with Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA at the LAAD defense and security fair on purchasing four or five KC-390 military cargo aircraft, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

The move is part of the Embraer Defense unit's goal to expand its foreign revenue share this year, focusing on foreign sales of the C-390 Millennium - as the jet-engine transport plane is also known - as reported by Reuters this year.