EMBRAER DELIVERS 56 AIRCRAFT IN SECOND QUARTER

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Embraer 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. Included in the Executive Aviation sales were 13 Phenom 100s, five Legacy 600s and one Lineage 1000. This brings total Executive Aviation aircraft sales up to 27 for the year.
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.