Firm Order Backlog Closes June At $19.8 Billion
Embraer delivered 56 aircraft to the Commercial, Executive, and
Defense segments during the second quarter of 2009. On June 30,
2009, the Company's firm order backlog was $19.8 billion.
Of the 56 aircraft delivered by Embraer this quarter, 35 went to
the Commercial Aviation segment, 19 to Executive Aviation, and two
to Defense.
For the period, 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. 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.
The first EMBRAER 190 jet was delivered 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.
Finally, 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.
ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.13.24)
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