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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
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Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of October 2017
Commission File Number: 001-15102
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Embraer S.A.
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Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 2170
12227-901 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Embraer Announces Delivery of the First E190-E2 in April of 2018
Athens, Greece, October 18, 2017 –Embraer confirmed today April of 2018 as the delivery date of the first E190-E2 toWiderøe, the aircraft’slaunch operator.The announcement was made at a press briefing in Athens, Greece, during the annual general meeting of the European Regional Airline Association (ERA –www.eraa.org). Widerøe, the largest regional airline in Scandinavia, will begin revenue service with the aircraft shortly afterwards.
“Since the program was launched, the first half of 2018 has been our target, and now we are making good on this commitment. This was only possible thanks to the excellence of our engineering process due to our unique experience in certifying 12 new aircraft in the last 17 years,” said John Slattery, President & CEO, Embraer Commercial Aviation. “From the beginning the E2 program has been, and remains on time, on budget and better than the initial specification. We’ll deliver to the market a mature and robust aircraft.”
Widerøe signed a contract with Embraer for up to 15 E2 jets consisting of three firm orders for the E190-E2, the first member of the second generation of the E-Jets family, and purchase rights for 12 further E2s. The order has a potential list price value of up to USD 873 million, with all orders being exercised. The airline is configuring the E190-E2s in a comfortable single-class layout with 114 seats.
Stein Nilsen, Chief Executive Officer of Widerøe, said, “We have been working very closely with Embraer teams in order to guarantee a very smooth Entry Into Service. We are eager for the coming months, when will intensify the familiarization with the aircraft, with immersion training for the technical teams, ground handling, flight operations and cabin attendants.”
Embraer is the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial jets with up to 150 seats. The Company has 100 customers from all over the world operating the ERJ and the E-Jet families of aircraft. For the E-Jets program alone, Embraer has logged more than 1,800 orders and almost 1,400 deliveries, redefining the traditional concept of regional aircraft by operating across a range of business applications.
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About Widerøe
Widerøe is the largest regional airline in Scandinavia, with a staff of 3,000 and a turnover of NOK 4.4 billion. The company carries close to 3 million passengers annually and flies to 46 domestic and international destinations.
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Corporate Communications Cell: +55 12 98152 4845 Tel.: +55 11 3841 6085
| Alyssa Ten Eyck ayeck@embraer.com Cell: +1 954 383 0460 Tel.: +1 954 359 3847
| Guy Douglas guy.douglas@nl.embraer.com Cell: +31 (0)657120121 | Mirage Zhong mirage.zhong@bjs.embraer.com Cell:+86 185 1378 5180 Tel.: +86 10 6598 9988
| Nilma Missir-Boissac nilma.boissac@sin.embraer.com Cell: +65 9012 8428 Tel.: +65 6305 9955
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Widerøe operates more than 450 flights every day and operates to more than twice as many airports in Norway than any other airline. Today our network consists of 60% commercial routes, and 40% PSO routes (Public Services Obligations).
About Embraer
Embraer is a global company headquartered in Brazil with businesses in commercial and executive aviation, defense & security. The company designs, develops, manufactures and markets aircraft and systems, providing customer support and services.
Since it was founded in 1969, Embraer has delivered more than 8,000 aircraft. About every 10 seconds an aircraft manufactured by Embraer takes off somewhere in the world, transporting over 145 million passengers a year.
Embraer is the leading manufacturer of commercial jets up to 150 seats. The company maintains industrial units, offices, service and parts distribution centers, among other activities, across the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe.
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Corporate Communications Cell: +55 12 98152 4845 Tel.: +55 11 3841 6085
| Alyssa Ten Eyck ayeck@embraer.com Cell: +1 954 383 0460 Tel.: +1 954 359 3847
| Guy Douglas guy.douglas@nl.embraer.com Cell: +31 (0)657120121 | Mirage Zhong mirage.zhong@bjs.embraer.com Cell:+86 185 1378 5180 Tel.: +86 10 6598 9988
| Nilma Missir- Boissac nilma.boissac@sin.embraer.com Cell: +65 9012 8428 Tel.: +65 6305 9955
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 18, 2017
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