Embraer Delivers 56 Aircraft in the Second Quarter of 2009

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Tue Jul 7, 2009 3:20pm EDT

Firm order backlog closes the month of June at US$ 19.8 billion

    SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Embraer
(NYSE: ERJ; Bovespa: EMBR3) delivered 56 aircraft to the Commercial,
Executive, and Defense segments during the second quarter of 2009 (2Q09). On
June 30, 2009, the Company's firm order backlog was US$ 19.8 billion.
    Of the 56 aircraft delivered by Embraer in 2Q09, 35 went to the Commercial
Aviation segment, 19 to Executive Aviation, and two to Defense.

    Deliveries by Segment              2Q09           2009

    Commercial Aviation                 35             67
     ERJ 145                             2              3
     EMBRAER 170                         7             12
     EMBRAER 175                         3              6
     EMBRAER 190                        16             33
     EMBRAER 195                         7             13

    Executive Aviation                  19             27
     Phenom 100                         13             19
     Legacy 600                          5              7
     Lineage 1000                        1              1

    Defense                              2              2
     Phenom 100                          2              2

    TOTAL                               56             96


    During 2Q09, Embraer signed KLM Cityhopper, KLM's regional subsidiary, for
seven firm orders for the EMBRAER 190 jet, confirming options from the
original contract, which was released in August 2007. The Dutch airline has 11
purchase options for Embraer jets, as well. The Company also signed a contract
with Argentina's Austral Lineas Aereas for the sale of 20 EMBRAER 190 jets.
The value of this contract still is not included in the Company's firm order
backlog for the quarter. Embraer also sold a third E-Jet -- an EMBRAER 175 --
to Japan's Fuji Dream Airlines, from the Suzuyo Group. This order is already
included in Embraer's firm order backlog for the first quarter of 2009.
    In 2Q09, Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 190 jet to NIKI Luftfahrt
GmbH, from Austria; an EMBRAER 195 to Augsburg Airways, which is a partner of
Lufthansa Regional; an EMBRAER 170 to Airnorth, with headquarters in Darwin,
Australia; and three EMBRAER 175s to TRIP Linhas Aereas, which is the largest
regional airline in Brazil. During the same period, via its wholly owned
subsidiary ECC Leasing Company Limited, Embraer delivered the first ERJ 145
jet to Passaredo Linhas Aereas in April.
    After 12 years in service, the worldwide fleet of Embraer's ERJ 145
platform has accumulated over 15 million flight hours. Furthermore, the
Company delivered the 1,100th aircraft of the ERJ 145 family, a Legacy 600
executive jet.
    In the executive segment, the entry level Phenom 100 jet received type
certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The Company
also delivered the first Phenom 100 jet to Executive AirShare, of the United
States, and the first Lineage 1000 extra-large executive jet to HE Aamer Abdul
Jalil Al Fahim, of Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.
    In the defense segment, Embraer signed two important contracts in April.
The first was with the Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira - FAB) for
the program for developing and manufacturing the KC-390 military transport
aircraft. The second was a contract for modernizing 12 Brazilian Navy jets --
nine AF-1 (single-seat) and three AF-1A (two-seat). The Company also delivered
the 100th Super Tucano it has produced. The commemorative aircraft was
received by the FAB, which has ordered that 99 of this model be built.
    Also in 2Q09, Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry Company, Ltd. (HEAI) signed
a contract with Hainan Airline Company, Ltd. (HNA) to adjust the existing
contract, signed on August 31, 2006, from 50 to 25 firm orders for the ERJ 145
jet.
    On June 30, 2009, Embraer's firm orders, separated according to products,
for the Commercial Aviation segment, were as follows.

    Aircraft Model           Firm      Options     Deliveries     Firm Order
                            Orders                                 Backlog

    ERJ 145 Family
     ERJ 135                  108         -           108              -
     ERJ 140                   74         -            74              -
     ERJ 145                  708        25           696             12

    Total - ERJ 145 Family    890        25           878             12

    EMBRAER 170/190 Family
     EMBRAER 170              193        91           160             33
     EMBRAER 175              135       173           120             15
     EMBRAER 190              443       454           234            209
     EMBRAER 195              111        76            40             71

    Total - EMBRAER 170/190   882       794           554            328
             Family

    TOTAL                   1,772       819         1,432            340


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    Note to Editors
    Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. - NYSE: ERJ; Bovespa:
EMBR3) is the world's largest manufacturer of commercial jets up to 120 seats,
and one of Brazil's leading exporters. Embraer's headquarters are located in
Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, and it has offices, industrial operations and
customer service facilities in Brazil, the United States, France, Portugal,
China and Singapore. Founded in 1969, the Company designs, develops,
manufactures and sells aircraft for the Commercial Aviation, Executive
Aviation, and Defense segments. The Company also provides after sales support
and services to customers worldwide. On June 30, 2009, Embraer had a workforce
of 17,237 employees -- not counting the employees of its subsidiaries OGMA and
HEAI -- and its firm order backlog totaled US$ 19.8 billion.
    This document may contain projections, statements and estimates regarding
circumstances or events yet to take place. Those projections and estimates are
based largely on current expectations, forecasts on future events and
financial tendencies that affect Embraer's businesses. Those estimates are
subject to risks, uncertainties and suppositions that include, among others:
general economic, political and trade conditions in Brazil and in those
markets where Embraer does business; expectations on industry trends; the
Company's investment plans; its capacity to develop and deliver products on
the dates previously agreed upon; and existing and future governmental
regulations. The words "believe," "may," "is able," "will be able," "intend,"
"continue," "anticipate," "expect" and other similar terms are supposed to
identify potentialities. Embraer does not feel compelled to publish updates
nor to revise any estimates due to new information, future events or any other
facts. In view of the inherent risks and uncertainties, such estimates, events
and circumstances may not take place. The actual results can therefore differ
substantially from those previously published as Embraer expectations.
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