Embraer SA : Embraer Delivers 106 Commercial and 99 Executive Jets In 2012

SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Embraer S.A. (NYSE: ERJ; BM&FBOVESPA: EMBR3) delivered 23 commercial and 53 business jets during the fourth quarter of 2012 (4Q12), thus closing out the year with 106 airplanes delivered to the airline market and 99 to executive aviation. At the end of the year, the firm order backlog stood at USD 12.5 billion.

      Deliveries by Segment      4Q12           2012

       Commercial Aviation            23         106
          EMBRAER 170 (E170)           1           1
        EMBRAER 175 (E175)             3          20
        EMBRAER 190 (E190)            10          62
        EMBRAER 195 (E195)             9          23

       Executive Aviation*            53          99
        Light jets                    37          77
        Large jets                    16          22


      TOTAL                           76         205
      -----                          ---         ---
    *13 Phenom 100, 24 Phenom 300, 15 Legacy 650,
     1Lineage 1000

On December 31, 2012, the firm order backlog totaled USD 12.5 billion. This backlog total includes a 20 E-Jets order (5 E175 + 15 E190) to an as of yet undisclosed client, and other Embraer Defense & Security contracts, such as the Sisfron Phase I contract announced by Embraer on November 26th 2012.

Backlog - Commercial Aviation (December 31, 2012)

    Model      Firm Orders     Options     Deliveries  Firm Order Backlog
    E170                  193         29          183                       10
    E175                  198        266          163                       35
    E190                  560        265          451                      109
    E195                  142         20          111                       31
    ----                  ---        ---          ---                      ---
    TOTAL               1.093        580          908                      185
    -----               -----        ---          ---                      ---
    Note: Deliveries and firm order backlog include orders for the
     Defense segment placed by State-run airlines (Satena and TAME).

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