Japan Airlines Purchases 10 Embraer 170 Jets

Released on Monday, June 18, 2007

S�o José dos Campos, June 18, 2007 � Embraer has signed with Japan Airlines (JAL) to deliver ten EMBRAER 170 jets, with options to acquire another five aircraft, as part of the Japanese airline's restructuring plan and rightsizing strategy. The contract value, if all options are exercised, could come to US$ 435 million, at list price, based on January 2007 economic conditions.

The aircraft will be fitted with a single-class interior and the first delivery is scheduled in 2008. The EMBRAER 170 E-Jet will fly for J-AIR, a wholly-owned JAL subsidiary, serving the airline's regional network routes throughout Japan.

"The introduction of the EMBRAER 170 will enable the JAL Group to promote optimal aircraft size, depending on the scale of demand of each domestic route, develop business operations more efficiently, and increase convenience to customers," said Haruka Nishimatsu, JAL Group CEO.

"We are deeply honored by JAL's choice of the EMBRAER 170. As one of the world's largest and most traditional flag carriers, JAL is a world reference for high quality service and top reliability," said Frederico Fleury Curado, Embraer President and CEO. "The airline's wellknown emphasis on excellence represents an important endorsement of Embraer's E-Jets in the stringent Asian market."