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Exhibit 10.13(i)
AMENDMENT NUMBER 9 TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT GCT-025/98
This Amendment Number 9 to Purchase Agreement GCT-025/98, dated as of November
30, 2000 ("Amendment No. 9") relates to the Purchase Agreement GCT-025/98 (the
"Purchase Agreement") between EMBRAER - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.
("Embraer") and Solitair Corp. ("Buyer") dated June 17, 1998 as amended from
time to time (collectively referred to herein as "Agreement"). This Amendment
No.9 is between Embraer and Buyer, collectively referred to herein as the
"Parties".
This Amendment No.9 sets forth certain additional agreement between Embraer and
Buyer relative to the change on the date of one Aircraft in the delivery
schedule in Article 5.a of the Purchase Agreement.
This Amendment No.9 constitutes an amendment and modification of the Purchase
Agreement. Except as otherwise provided for herein all terms of the Purchase
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
All terms defined in this Amendment No.9 which are not defined in the Purchase
Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in this Amendment No.9.
All capitalized terms used in this Amendment No.9 which are not defined herein
shall have the meaning given in the Purchase Agreement. In the event of any
conflict between this Amendment No.9 and the Purchase Agreement the terms,
conditions and provisions of this Amendment No.9 shall control.
WHEREAS, [*]
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration which is hereby acknowledged
Embraer and Buyer hereby agree as follows:
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1. AIRCRAFT DELIVERY SCHEDULE: The delivery schedule contained in Article
"5.a" shall be deleted and replaced with the following:
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A/C # DELIVERY MONTH A/C # DELIVERY MONTH A/C # DELIVERY MONTH
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01 Apr-99* 16 Nov-00* 31 24 Aug-01
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02 Jun-99* 17 4 DEC-00 32 31 Aug-01
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03 Aug-99* 18 15 Dec-00 33 21 Sep-01
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04 Nov-99* 19 19 Jan-01 34 28 Sep-01
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05 Jan-00* 20 24 Jan-01 35 12 Oct-01
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06 Feb-00* 21 31 Jan-01 36 26 Oct-01
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07 Mar-00* 22 28 Feb-01 37 16 Nov-01
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08 May-00* 23 30 Mar-01 38 30 Nov-01
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09 Jun-00* 24 27 Apr-01 39 20 Dec-01
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10 Jul-00* 25 30 Apr-01 40 18 Jan-02
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11 Aug-00* 26 17 May-01 41 31 Jan-02
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12 Aug-00* 27 31 May-01 42 15 Feb-02
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13 Sep-00* 28 29 Jun-01 43 28 Feb-02
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14 Oct-00* 29 20 Jul-01 44 15 Mar-02
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15 Nov-00* 30 27 Jul-01 45 28 Mar-02
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REMARKS: *Delivered to Buyer as of the date hereof.
2. MISCELLANEOUS: All other provisions of the Agreement which have not been
specifically amended or modified by this Amendment No.9 shall remain valid
in full force and effect without any change.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, EMBRAER and BUYER, by their duly authorized officers, have
entered into and executed this Amendment No.9 to be effective as of the date
first written above.
EMBRAER - Empresa Brasileira de Solitair Corp.
Aeronautica S.A.
By /s/ Satoshi Yokota By /s/ Douglas J. Lambert
Name: Satoshi Yokota Name: Douglas J. Lambert
Title: Executive Vice-President Title: Vice President
Industrial
By /s/ Flavio Rimoli Date: December 15, 2000
Name: Flavio Rimoli Place: Greenwich, CT USA
Title: Director of Contracts
Date: December 20, 2000.
Place: Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil.