Embraer delivers 69 jets in the 2nd quarter of 2010

Compared to the same period of last year, deliveries of executive jets increased from 19 to 40, and airlines dropped from 35 to 29 aircraft. On June 30, 2010, the firm order backlog totaled US$ 15.2 billion, which represented a 5.0% reduction from the US$ 16.0 billion of the previous quarter.

In the months of April, May and June, Embraer welcomed two new operators as members of the E-Jets family: Petro Air, of Libya, and Air Moldova, of the Republic of Moldova. Other highlights of the commercial aviation segment were the conversion of four firm orders for EMBRAER 175s to EMBRAER 195s by LOT Polish, that already operates the EMBRAER 170 and EMBRAER 175 models, and the delivery of the 20th E-Jet to Regional, of France, which is the biggest operator of this aircraft family in Europe. Lufthansa, from Germany, also converted three firm orders for EMBRAER 190s to EMBRAER 195s, keeping the original order for 30 jets, 21 of which had already been delivered by the end of the first half of the year.

In executive aviation, production of the Phenom jets moved ahead according to plan, as well as the development of the new programs. The first Brazilian customer of the Phenom 300 received his airplane, the Legacy 500 recorded the first metal cut, and certification for the Legacy 650 is approaching. Several announcements were made during the last European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE), in May, including one regarding the sale of a Legacy 650 to a customer in Jordan.

Another remarkable fact for the period was the delivery of the 1,100th Ipanema, which is the only airplane in the world that is certified to be fueled by ethanol. The Ipanema was displayed at Brazil's large agricultural fairs in 2010 and seen by rural producers as economic, bringing them greater income, and having a smaller impact on the environment.