Embraer Reports Second Quarter 2006 Deliveries and Total Company Backlog

SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Embraer (Bovespa: EMBR3) today announced its second quarter 2006 deliveries and Company backlog for the Commercial Aviation, Executive Aviation and Defense and Government segments.

Deliveries by segment were as follows: Deliveries by Segment * 2Q06 1H06 Commercial Aviation ERJ 145 5 9 EMBRAER 170 9 (1) 17 (2) EMBRAER 175 4 5 EMBRAER 190 12 20 Total Commercial Aviation 30 51 Executive Aviation Legacy 600 5 9 Total Executive Aviation 5 9 Defense and Government ** EMBRAER 170 -- 2 EMBRAER 190 1 1 Total Defense Market 1 3 Total 36 63 * Units identified in parentheses were aircraft delivered under operating leases ** Includes only deliveries of executive jets configured for authority transportation and aircraft delivered to state-run airlines

Out of the total 145 aircraft expected to be delivered in 2006, Embraer delivered 63 in the first half of 2006.

During the second quarter of 2006, South African Airlink canceled its contract for ERJ 135 aircraft and placed an order for two EMBRAER 170 jets.

Embraer maintains its delivery forecast of 145 aircraft in 2006 and 150 aircraft in 2007.

As of June 30, 2006, Embraer's firm order backlog, including the Commercial Aviation, Executive Aviation and Defense and Government segments, totaled US$10.2 billion.

Embraer's order book by product at June 30, 2006 was as follows: Aircraft Type Firm Orders Options Deliveries Firm Order Backlog ERJ 145 Family ERJ 135 108 2 108 -- ERJ 140 74 -- 74 -- ERJ 145 682 157 676 6 Total ERJ 145 Family 864 159 858 6 EMBRAER 170/190 Family EMBRAER 170 144 116 111 33 EMBRAER 175 22 -- 19 3 EMBRAER 190 253 286 33 220 EMBRAER 195 36 40 -- 36 Total EMBRAER 455 442 163 292 170/190 Family Total 1319 601 1021 298 Note: Backlog includes orders for the Defense segment placed by state-run airlines (Satena and TAME). Investor Relations Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail] Embraer

Embraer -- Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. -- (Bovespa: EMBR3) is the world's leading manufacturer of commercial jets up to 110 seats, with 36 years of experience in designing, developing, manufacturing, selling and providing after-sales support to aircraft for the global Airline, Executive, and Defense and Government markets. With headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos, state of Sao 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 June 30, 2006, Embraer had a total workforce of 17,538 people, and its firm order backlog totaled US$10.2 billion.

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