Embraer Hits Six-Year High in Deliveries During 2016



Embraer delivered 32 commercial and 43 executive jets, 25 of which are light jets and 18 which are large, during Q4/16. The company ended the year with 108 aircraft delivered to the commercial aviation market and 117 to the executive aviation market, totaling 73 light and 44 large executive jets.

These numbers are aligned with the estimates reported to the market throughout the year (105 to 110 commercial jets, 70 to 80 light executive jets and 35 to 45 large executive jets).

The total of 225 aircraft for these two markets represents the highest volume of deliveries in the last six years. As of December 31, the backlog totaled $19.6 billion.

“2016 was a year of major challenges in the aviation industry due to global economic and political uncertainties. In response to this scenario, Embraer is implementing important actions and making adjustments to be well positioned in all business segments it operates,” said Embraer President and CEO Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva. “In executive aviation, for example, we now have a stronger presence with larger executive jets, which indicates a more balanced mix.”

In commercial aviation, the highlights of the last quarter of 2016 included the delivery of the 1,300th E-Jet to China’s Tianjin Airlines and the beginning of E170 operations in Russia with S7 Airlines, which signed an agreement with GE Capital Aviation Services to lease 17 pre-owned E170 jets. Another highlight was the signing of a contract with United Airlines for the firm sale of 24 E175 jets, transferring aircraft that were previously assigned to Republic Airways Holdings in Embraer’s backlog.

In executive aviation, Airsprint, a privately held fractional aircraft ownership company based in Canada, received the first two Legacy 450 jets of the purchase agreement for up to 12 jets of the same model, announced in July.


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