Second Plane To Be Delivered Later This Year

On Friday, Brazilian planemaker Embraer delivered the first E-170 jet to Japan's Fuji Dream Airlines, a company of the Suzuyo Group. The airline has ordered another Embraer 170, which is scheduled for delivery later this year.

"Beginning deliveries to a new customer is always a challenging milestone for us. The specific case of Fuji Dream is more than that, since we're taking part in the birth of a brand-new airline in a highly competitive and demanding market like Japan," stated Mauro Kern, Embraer Executive Vice President, Airline Market. "We are proud to be a part of this business initiative headed by an energetic airline like Fuji Dream."

The Fuji Dream Embraer 170 will seat up to 76 passengers in a single-class layout, and will operate out of Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport, in central Japan.

The Embraer 170 -- plus the Embraer 175, the Embraer 190 and the Embraer 195 -- form the E-Jets family, which had logged 876 firm orders and 810 options by December 31, 2008. With more than 500 aircraft delivered, the E-Jets have surpassed 2.4 million flight hours, carrying over 100 million passengers.

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