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     EMBRAER REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2005 DELIVERIES AND TOTAL COMPANY BACKLOG

     Sao Jose dos  Campos,  April 15,  2005 - Embraer  (Bovespa:  EMBR3 and
     EMBR4;  NYSE:  ERJ) today announced its  first-quarter  2005 deliveries and
     Company backlog for the Airline, Corporate and Defense markets.

     Deliveries by segment were as follows:

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                                                              1st. Quarter
                    Deliveries by Segment                         2005
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                    Airline Market
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                        ERJ 145                                    18
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                        EMBRAER 170                                10
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                    Total Airline Market                           28
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                    Corporate Market
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                    Legacy                                         2
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                    Total Corporate Market                         2
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                    Total                                          30
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                  Out of the total 145 aircraft expected to be delivered in
                  2005, Embraer delivered 30 aircraft in the first quarter of
                  2005.

                  Approximately 60% of the aircraft deliveries forecasted for
                  2005 will be concentrated in the second half of the year,
                  which is when the first deliveries of the EMBRAER 175 and
                  EMBRAER 190 are scheduled to begin.

                  Embraer maintains its forecast for deliveries of 145
                  Commercial, Corporate and Defense aircraft (including only
                  executive transport aircraft) in each of the years of 2005 and
                  2006.

                  As of March 31, 2005, Embraer's firm order backlog, including
                  the Airline, Corporate and Defense markets totaled US$ 9.9
                  billion.





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     Embraer's Commercial Aviation order book by product in March 2005 was as
     follows:

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   Product              Firm        Options     Deliveries       Firm Order
                       Orders                                       Backlog
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Commercial Airline
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ERJ 145 Family
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    ERJ 135               123           2          108               15
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    ERJ 140                94          20           74               20
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    ERJ 145               681          211         634               47
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Total ERJ 145 Family      898          233         816               82
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EMBRAER 170/190 Family
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    EMBRAER 170           172          137          56               116
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    EMBRAER 175            15           -            -                15
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    EMBRAER 190           155          230           -               155
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    EMBRAER 195            15          20            -                15
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Total EMBRAER 170/190     357          387          56               301
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Total                    1255         620          872               383
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Note to Editors
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Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. - NYSE: ERJ; Bovespa: EMBR3 and
EMBR4) is the world's leading manufacturer of Commercial jets up to 110 seats
with 35 years of experience in designing, developing, manufacturing, selling and
providing after sales support to aircraft for the global airline, Defense and
Corporate markets. With headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos, state of Sao Paulo,
the Company has offices and customer service bases in China, France, Portugal,
Singapore and the United States.  Embraer is among Brazil's leading exporting
companies. As of March 31, 2005





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Embraer had a total workforce of 16,409 people, including the employees of
recently-acquired OGMA in Portugal, and its firm order backlog totaled US$ 9.9
billion.



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Fax 55 (12) 3922 6070
e-mail: investor.relations@embraer.com.br




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  are based largely on current expectations, forecasts on future events and
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  Company expectations.
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Attachment:


                               FIRM ORDER BACKLOG
                           COMMERCIAL AVIATION MARKET
                                 March 31, 2005



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   Program Customer                Firm Orders     Delivered      Firm Backlog

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ERJ 135                                123           108               15
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  American Eagle (USA)                  40            40                -
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  British Midland (UK)                   3             3                -
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  City Airline AB (Sweden)               2             2                -
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  ExpressJet (USA)                      30            30                -
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  Flandiar (France)                      3             3                -
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  Jet Magic (Ireland)                    1             1                -
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  Luxair (Luxembourg)                    2             2                -
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  Pan Europeenne (France)                1             1                -
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  Proteus (France)                       3             3                -
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  Regional Airlines (France)             3             3                -
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  Republic Airwarys (USA)               15            15                -
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  South Africa Airlink (South Africa)   20             5                15
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   Program Customer                Firm Orders     Delivered      Firm Backlog

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ERJ 140                                 94            74               20
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  American Eagle (USA)                  59            59                -
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  Midwest (USA)                         20             -               20
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  Republic Airways (USA)                15            15                -
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   Program Customer                Firm Orders     Delivered      Firm Backlog

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ERJ 145                                681           634               47
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  Aerolitoral (Mexico)                   5             5                -
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  Air Caraibes (Guadalupe)               2             2                -
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  Alitalia (Italy)                      14            14                -
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  American Eagle (USA)                 118           107                11
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  Axon (Greece)                          3             3                -
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  British Mildand (UK)                   9             9                -
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  British Regional Airlines (UK)        23            23                -
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  Brymon (UK)                            7             7                -
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  China Southern (China)                 6             6                -
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  China Eastern Jiangsu (China)          5             -                5
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  Cirrus (Germany)                       1             1                -
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  ExpressJet (USA)                     245           221                24
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  ERA (Spain)                            2             2                -
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  Flandre Air (France)                   7             5                2
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  GECAS (PB Air - Thailand)              2             2                -
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  KLM EXEL (Holland)                     2             2                -
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  Lot Polish (Poland)                   14            14                -
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  Luxair (Luxembourg)                    9             9                -
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  Mesa (USA)                            36            36                -
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  Portugalia (Portugal)                  8             8                -
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  Proteus (France)                      11             8                3
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  Regional (France)                     17            15                2
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  Republic Airways (USA)                60            60                -
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  Rheintalflug (Austria)                 3             3                -
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  Rio Sul (Brazil)                      16            16                -
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  Sichuan (China)                        5             5                -
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  Skyways (Sweden)                       4             4                -
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  Swiss (Switzerland)                   25            25                -
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  Transtates (USA)                      22            22                -
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   Program Customer                Firm Orders     Delivered      Firm Backlog

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Embraer 170                            172            56              116
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  Alitalia (Italy)                       6             6                -
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  Cirrus (Germany)                       1             1                -
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  Finnair (Finland)                     12             -               12
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  Gecas (USA)                            8             4                4
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  Lot Polish (Poland)                    6             4                2
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  Republic Airline (USA)                39            16               23
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  Swiss (Switzerland)                   15             -               15
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  US Airways (USA)                      85            25               60
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   Program Customer                Firm Orders     Delivered      Firm Backlog

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Embraer 175                             15             -               15
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  Air Canada (Canada)                   15             -               15
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   Program Customer                Firm Orders     Delivered      Firm Backlog

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Embraer 190                            155             -              155
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  Air Canada (Canada)                   45             -               45
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  Copa (Panama)                         10             -               10
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  Jet Blue (USA)                       100             -              100
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   Program Customer                Firm Orders     Delivered      Firm Backlog

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Embraer 195                             15             -               15
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  Swiss (Switzerland)                   15             -               15
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