Business Jet Deliveries at Embraer Climb 25 Percent

Embraer delivered 61 executive jets during the fourth quarter, bringing the delivery total for Phenom, Legacy and Lineage aircraft to 144 in 2010. While the fourth-quarter tally exactly matched that of 2009, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer shipped 29 more airplanes in total last year which is a 25% increase. Last year Embraer delivered 100 Phenom 100s (93 in 2009), 26 Phenom 300s (one in 2009), 10 Legacy 600/650s (18 Legacy 600s in 2009) and eight Lineage 1000s (three in 2009). Embraer's firm order backlog, which includes executive, commercial and military aircraft, stood at $15.6 billion at the end of 2010. This backlog was boosted in the last quarter, when the aircraft manufacturer inked a firm order in October with NetJets for 50 Phenom 300s, as well as options for another 75.