Northwest Airlines Takes Delivery of First Embraer 175 Jet

Released on Tuesday, July 17, 2007

S�o José dos Campos, July 17, 2007 � Embraer has delivered the first EMBRAER 175 jet to the U.S.-based carrier, Northwest Airlines. The airline has placed a firm order for 36 EMBRAER 175 jets. The new E-Jets will be operated by Northwest's regional subsidiary, Compass Airlines, and will fly under the Northwest Airlink brand name.

"We are happy to welcome Northwest Airlines and its regional subsidiary, Compass Airlines, into the growing group of E-Jets operators, as the EMBRAER 175 aircraft joins its fleet," said Mauro Kern, Embraer's Executive Vice President, Airline Market. "It is a distinct pleasure to see one of our E-Jets taking part in Northwest's plan for offering its passengers an aircraft of superior comfort and reliability. In addition to that, I am sure our aircraft will bring them robust performance, high operational efficiency, and outstanding economics."

Northwest's new EMBRAER 175 will be configured with 76 seats, 12 first-class and 64 coach. "The fuel-efficient EMBRAER 175 allows Northwest to offer first-class seating to more customers and to open new routes that were not feasible to operate with larger aircraft," said Neal Cohen, Chief Executive Officer - Regional Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Inc.

The EMBRAER 175 is the second of four members of the E-Jets family, a new generation of aircraft designed specifically for the 70 to 120 seat segment. Adopting a clean sheet design, Embraer's E-Jets are engineered to maximize passenger comfort with exceptional performance and superior operating economics. The E-Jets family program started deliveries in 2004 and has accumulated more than 650 firm orders from over 35 customers around the globe.