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ERJ 145 jets family reaches ten million flight-hour milestone
14 November 2006

São José dos Campos: Embraer announces that the ERJ 145 platform has reached an historical ten million flight-hour milestone after a decade in service. The total number of cycles (take-off and landing procedures) is around 8.5 million. The first aircraft delivered have already achieved 20,000 flight cycles and continue to operate with sound structural integrity.

The ERJ 145 family, in operation since 1996, has represented a completely new market offering, with jets tailored to the specific needs of the regional airline customer. As a result of efficient product design and effective customer support, the worldwide fleet has experienced excellent dispatch reliability levels, plus the low operational and maintenance costs valued by operators.

Nearly 1,000 aircraft based on the ERJ 145 platform have been delivered by Embraer, to this date, and fly for 87 operators: 26 in North America, ten in Latin America, 36 in Europe, three in Africa, and 12 in Asia. China's HNA Group recently ordered 50 ERJ 145 jets from Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry (HEAI), a joint venture with China's AVIC II.

The ERJ 145 family aircraft are suited for high-frequency use and operate up to 3,000 hours per year. The unique family design offers airlines a 95 percent commonality of parts and systems, plus the same flight crew type rating. The ERJ 145 regional jet family comprises the 37-seat ERJ 135, the 44-seat ERJ 140, the 50-seat ERJ 145 and the ERJ 145 XR, which is an extended-range version of the original ERJ 145.

Embraer regional jets (ERJs) have been a very flexible tool for airlines to adapt their operations to different scenarios. When markets are in expansion, ERJs increase the actuation area by adding more spokes to carrier hubs, in addition to offering more route frequencies, supplementing mainline jet capacity, introducing secondary-to-secondary market services, and opening new, long and thin routes with small, low-risk capacity. On the other hand, in more critical market scenarios, ERJs have been instrumental in helping mainline carriers defend their competitive market position by maintaining high route frequencies, preserving network integrity and overall market presence, replacing unprofitable mainline jet services and right-sizing aircraft capacity to demand.

ERJ 145 XR jet Based on the ERJ 135 platform, the Legacy business jet, available in both executive (Legacy 600) and shuttle versions, introduced Embraer to the executive jet market and is also used for transporting government authorities. Currently, 85 Legacy jets fly in 18 countries worldwide.

The ERJ 145 platform was also the basis for developing the highly successful Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft family, already in operation in the air forces of Brazil, Mexico and Greece ERJ 145 jets carry over 150,000 passengers every day worldwide, transporting more passengers at greater speeds and over longer distances than turboprops. They facilitate right-sizing the routes on which larger aircraft are under-booked, continually creating business opportunities for airlines.

Note to Editors:
Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A. - NYSE: ERJ; Bovespa: EMBR3) is the world's leading manufacturer of Commercial jets up to 110 seats with 37 years of experience in designing, developing, manufacturing, selling and providing after sales support to aircraft for the Commercial aviation, Executive aviation, and Defense and Government segments. With headquarters in São José dos Campos, State of São Paulo, the Company has offices and customer service bases in the United States, France, Portugal, China and Singapore. Embraer is among Brazil's leading exporting companies. As of September 30, 2006, Embraer had a total workforce of 18,336 people, and its firm order backlog totaled $13.3 billion.