Embraer delivers 20 commercial and 8 executive jets in 1Q

SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil – During the first quarter of 2011 (1Q11), Embraer delivered 20 jets to the commercial aviation market and eight to executive aviation. On March 31, 2011, the firm order backlog totaled US$ 16 billion, an increase of US$ 400 million over December 31, 2010.

Deliveries by Segment
1Q11

Commercial Aviation
20

EMBRAER 170
1

EMBRAER 175
2

EMBRAER 190
11

EMBRAER 195
6

Executive Aviation
8

Light jets
6

Large jets
2

TOTAL
28

The first three months of the year were marked by important Embraer sales to the commercial aviation market. In January, Dniproavia, from Ukraine, purchased ten EMBRAER 190 jets. In March, three customers made new E-Jets acquisitions: Brazil’s TRIP chose four EMBRAER 190s, one of which was already included in the backlog of 4Q10 as an “undisclosed” customer; Italy’s Alitalia took 15 EMBRAER 175s and five more EMBRAER 190s; and The Netherlands’ KLM confirmed five options for the EMBRAER 190, announced in early April. In all, Embraer closed out the first quarter of the year with the sale of 44 new E-Jets.

The second quarter began with the announcement of two new orders from China, indicating that the market continues its recovery in 2011. The orders by CBD Leasing and Hebei Airlines will be added to the backlog, as soon as all contractual provisos have been complied with.

Furthermore, in March, the family of E-Jets operators welcomed Oman Air, from the Sultanate of Oman. On March 31, 2011, Embraer’s firm order backlog for the commercial aviation segment, detailed according to product, stood as shown in the following table.

Aircraft Model
Firm Orders
Options
Deliveries
Firm Order Backlog

ERJ 145 Family

ERJ 135
108
–
108
–

ERJ 140
74
–
74
–

ERJ 145
708
–
706
2

Total – ERJ 145 Family
890
–
888
2

EMBRAER 170/190 Family

EMBRAER 170
191
35
182
9

EMBRAER 175
189
290
135
54

EMBRAER 190
502
335
332
170

EMBRAER 195
105
45
70
35

Total – EMBRAER 170/190 Family
987
705
719
268

TOTAL
1,877
705
1,607
270

In the executive aviation segment, the Legacy 650 jet was certified in the United States, in February. That same month, Embraer began operations at the new industrial plant in Melbourne, Florida, in the United States, which will deliver Phenom jets to the North American market.