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EMBRAER ANNOUNCES ITS DELIVERY FORECAST FOR 2006 and 2007
Sao Jose dos Campos, Nov. 18, 2005 - During the 6th Embraer Day held November 17
and 18 at its headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, Embraer (BOVESPA:
EMBR3 e EMBR4) (NYSE: ERJ) announced its airline and business jet delivery
forecast for 2006 and 2007.
Embraer maintains its forecast to deliver 145 aircraft in 2006 and expects to
deliver 150 aircraft in the airline segment, business jet segment and
authorities transportation portion of the defense segment in 2007. This estimate
takes into consideration airlines filing for bankruptcy protection,
cancellations in the 50-seats segment and the growth trend of 70-to 110-seats
jets.
In terms of percentages, it is worth highlighting that, in accordance with the
new Embraer market forecast, the share of deliveries for jets of the EMBRAER
170/190 family is expected to increase in the coming years. Embraer expects
these will represent, starting in 2006, more than 70 percent of the deliveries
forecast.
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Note to Editors
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 36 years of experience in designing, developing, manufacturing, selling and
providing after sales support to aircraft for the global Airline, Defense and
Business jet 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 September 30, 2005, Embraer had a total workforce of
17,046 people, and its firm order backlog totaled US$ 10.4 billion.
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circumstances or events yet to take place. Those projections and estimates are
based largely on current expectations, forecasts on future events and financial
tendencies that affect the Company's businesses. Those estimates are subject to
risks, uncertainties and suppositions that include, among others: general
economic, political and trade conditions in Brazil and in those markets where
the Company does business; expectations on industry trends; the Company's
investment plans; its capacity to develop and deliver products on the dates
previously agreed upon, and existing and future governmental regulations. The
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revise any estimates due to new information, future events or any other facts.
In view of the inherent risks and uncertainties, such estimates, events and
circumstances may not take place. The actual results can therefore differ
substantially from those previously published as Company expectations.
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