Embraer Release Aircraft Delivery Figures Marking an Increases of Jet Deliveries in First Quarter 2012
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
São José dos Campos, Brazil, during the first quarter of 2012 (1Q12), Embraer delivered 21 jets to the commercial aviation market and 13 to business aviation. This result surpassed the 20 commercial and eight executive jets recorded in the same period of 2011. On March 31, 2012, the firm order backlog totaled USD 14.7 billion.

          • Backlog on March 31, 2012: 14.7 billion
          • E-Jets ordered by 60 companies in 42 countries
          • 300 jets of the Phenom now in operation
          • 100th executive jet delivered to the Brazilian market

Deliveries by Segment

1Q12

Commercial Aviation

21

E170

-

E175

2

E190

13

E195

6

Executive Aviation

13

Light jets

12

Large jets

1

TOTAL

34

The E-Jets orders rose to 1,063, with 60 companies in 42 countries. During the last quarter, Embraer closed sales for 12 new commercial jets: ten E195s to Azul, one E190 to BA CityFlyer, and one E170 to JAL (customer disclosed on April 4). The family of E-Jets operators continued to grow and welcomed two new airlines – Bulgaria Air and Estonian Air.

Backlog – Commercial Aviation (March 31, 2012) 

Model

Firm Orders

Options

Deliveries

Firm Order Backlog

E170

189

31

182

7

E175

189

290

145

44

E190

552

344

402

150

E195

133

24

94

39

TOTAL

1,063

689

823

240


In executive aviation, the development of the midsize Legacy 500 jet is on schedule to go into service in the second half of 2013. According of Embraer, the first engine run was successfully performed and ground tests have begun. In 1Q12, the Company delivered the 300th jet of the Phenom family and the 100th executive jet to the Brazilian market, which also was the first Phenom 300 in a MEDEVAC version. During the period, four Phenom 100s, eight Phenom 300s, and one Legacy 600/650 came to a total of 13 jets delivered. The highlight was the sale of three ultra-large Lineage 1000 jets to Minsheng, of China, and the delivery of a large Legacy 650 jet to movie star Jackie Chan, who is the ambassador for Embraer Executive Jets. In the area of customer support, Embraer announced the creation of a dedicated business aviation service center in the city of Sorocaba, located 90 kilometers from São Paulo’s State capital.

Source: Embraer  

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