Orders Total 8 Aircraft

Embraer and KLM Cityhopper, KLM’s regional subsidiary, signed a contract for another seven Embraer 190 jets, confirming the options in the original contract, announced in August 2007. The Dutch airline still has 11 options to buy Embraer jets. The initial deliveries of this  new order should take place during the first semester of 2010.

“We could not be more honored and proud than we are of this confirmation by KLM Cityhopper and the Air France KLM Group,” said Mauro Kern, Embraer Executive Vice President, Airline Market. “With this deal, KLM, which is one of the world’s most admired and respected airline companies, confirms that the E-Jets are the aircraft of choice for modernizing its regional fleet.”

Meanwhile, the company has sold a third E-Jet – an Embraer 175 – to Japan’s Fuji Dream Airlines, a company of the Suzuyo Group. The original contract,  signed in November 2007, covered a firm order for two Embraer 170s and purchase rights for another aircraft of the same model. That contract was amended, opening the way for Fuji Dream to order the Embraer 175.

This transaction is already included in Embraer’s first quarter firm order backlog. “Demonstrating Fuji Dream’s confidence in our E-Jets family, the confirmation of this purchase is remarkable,” stated Mauro Kern, Embraer Executive Vice President, Airline Market. “Brazil and Japan have a long-standing cultural and business partnership, which we are proud to expand, and we will continue working hard to exceed Fuji Dream’s expectations.”

Fuji Dream already received its first two Embraer 170s, and will start revenue services in July. The delivery of the new aircraft model, the Embraer 175, is scheduled to take place in 2010. It will be configured in a single class with 84 seats, enhancing the flexibility of the airlines’ fleet. Currently, more than 250 aircraft of these models are flying, worldwide, including Japan.

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