Company Delivered 25 Commercial And 23 Executive Jets in 2Q11

Embraer says it delivered 25 commercial and 23 executive jets in the second quarter of 2011, closing out the first six months of the year with 45 commercial jet and 31 executive jet deliveries. On June 30, 2011, the company reported its firm order backlog at $ 15.8 billion.

 
Embraer 190

In the months of April, May and June, Embraer saw three airlines buy their first E-Jets: People's Viennaline of Austria, Air Astana of Kazakhstan, and Bulgaria Air. The Company also contracted for the sale of another 18 E-Jets, which makes a total of 62 for the first half of 2011. Soon to be added to this total are ten aircraft sold in China to Hebei Airlines, and other agreements signed during the Paris Air Show in June, which should result in the sale of 42 more Embraer 190 jets.

Also in the second quarter, Embraer's executive aviation unit delivered ten Phenom 100 and ten Phenom 300 aircraft, totaling 20 light jets. For the first half of the year, that makes 12 Phenom 100s and 14 Phenom 300s delivered.

 
Phenom 100, 300

In the large jet segment, the second quarter saw the delivery of three Legacy 600 and Legacy 650 aircraft, for a total of five of these models delivered in the first six months. Other second-quarter highlights include certification by India of the largest executive jet in Embraer's portfolio, the Lineage 1000, and the 200th delivery of the Phenom 100 to Swift, of the U.S.

In June, Embraer Defense and Security announced the finalization of a contract for the sale of eight Super Tucano aircraft to Indonesia and, in April, the signing of an additional contract with the Brazilian Air Force for modernizing another 11 F-5 fighter jets. The KC-390 program entered the joint definition phase and in April two strategic partnerships for supplying parts were signed, one with Aero Vodochoy, of the Czech Republic, the other with FAdeA, of Argentina.

KC-390

In May, Embraer announced that the modern Pro Line Fusion avionics by Rockwell Collins will be installed on the KC-390. In June, at the Paris Air Show, other suppliers were also revealed, such as Liebherr, which will supply the cabin environmental control and pressure systems; Esterline, for the auto-throttle system; and Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, for the wheels, brakes, and system for raising and lowering the landing gear, and the hydraulic equipment for directional control on the ground.

FMI: www.embraer.com