Embraer Reports 244 Deliveries in 2009

Wed, 13 Jan '10

Surpassed Goal Set For The Year

Embraer delivered 91 jets to the airline, executive and defense markets during the fourth quarter of 2009, bringing total deliveries to 244 airplanes for the year.  The figure surpasses the company's estimate of 242 deliveries. The Company’s firm order backlog totaled $16.6 billion on December 31, 2009.

In the last three months of 2009, Embraer delivered 23 E-Jets and three ERJ 145 jets to the airline market; six Legacy 600 super midsize jets, 52 Phenom 100 entry level jets, two Lineage 1000 ultralarge jets, and the first Phenom 300 light jet to the executive jets market; and one ERJ 135 jet, two Phenom 100 jets, and one EMBRAER 190 jet to the defense market.

In the commercial aviation segment Embraer signed contracts with Oman Air, in the Persian Gulf, for the sale of five EMBRAER 175 E-Jets, and with Austria’s NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH airline, which confirmed purchase rights for two more EMBRAER 190 EJets. During the last three months of the year, Embraer welcomed Kazakhstan’s Air Astana, that will operate two EMBRAER 190s in Asia, via a leasing contract with U.S.-based Jetscape, Inc.

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