The C-390 has been marketed as a jet-powered alternative to the C-130 Hercules produced by Lockheed Martin. As of December 2020, Brazil, Portugal and Hungary have signed orders for a total of 35 C-390s, while a further four countries have expressed their interest in procuring the aircraft (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and the Czech Republic).[66]
In 2007, Correios, the Brazilian postal service, was interested in buying five or more aircraft to replace commercial freight service for mail transport.[67] In September 2009, France could buy 10 C-390s to compensate the Dassault Rafale sale to Brazil.[68] In May 2011, Correios was to buy 15 Embraer aircraft.[69][clarification needed]
In October 2009, Sweden was to evaluate the C-390 in connection to its F-X2 offer on JAS 39 Gripen.[70]
In August 2010, the Chilean Air Force planned to order six C-390s.[71] In September, Colombia intended to order 12 C-390s.[25] Later that month, the Czech Air Force expressed a need for two C-390s.[72] That month, the UAE were negotiating an agreement for military cooperation, which would involve sales of the C-390.[73]
In October 2010 the Argentine Air Force expressed interest in buying six C-390s.[74]
In February 2012 Peru expressed interest in the C-390.[75]
In June 2013, Boeing agreed to market the C-390 in the US, UK, and Middle East, building on the June 2012 MoU.[76] In August, the Colombian Air Force announced that it would acquire a fleet of C-390s to replace its Lockheed C-130 Hercules fleet.[77]
In February 2018, aviation services company SkyTech signed a letter of intent for up to six aircraft.[78]
In October 2019, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, expressed his country's interest in the C-390 during a meeting with President Jair Bolsonaro.[79]
