SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- During the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13), Embraer (NYSE: ERJ; BM&FBOVESPA: EMBR3) delivered 17 jets to the commercial aviation market and 12 to business aviation, for a total of 29 aircraft. On March 31, 2013, the firm order backlog totaled USD 13.3 billion, an increase of USD 800 million over December 31, 2012.
Deliveries by Segment | 1Q13 |
Commercial Aviation | 17 |
EMBRAER 170 (E170) | 1 |
EMBRAER 175 (E175) | 2 |
EMBRAER 190 (E190) | 8 |
EMBRAER 195 (E195) | 6 |
Executive Aviation | 12* |
Light jets | 8 |
Large jets | 4 |
TOTAL | 29 |
*5 Phenom 100, 3 Phenom 300, 4 Legacy 650 |
As previously announced by the Company, this backlog includes an order for 47 E175 jets from Republic Airways Holdings Inc., disclosed on January 24 and confirmed on March 26, and also a contract signed by Embraer Defense and Security to supply 20 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft for the Light Air Support (LAS) program for the U.S. Air Force (USAF).
Backlog - Commercial Aviation (March 31, 2013) | ||||
Model | Firm Orders | Options | Deliveries | Firm Order Backlog |
E170 | 193 | 27 | 184 | 9 |
E175 | 245 | 313 | 165 | 80 |
E190 | 556 | 264 | 459 | 97 |
E195 | 142 | 20 | 117 | 25 |
TOTAL | 1,136 | 624 | 925 | 211 |
Note: Deliveries and firm order backlog include orders for the Defense segment placed by State-run airlines (Satena and TAME).
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