TACA Airlines Takes Delivery of its First Embraer 190 Jet

Released on Friday, August 29, 2008

S�o José dos Campos, August 29, 2008 � Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 190, today, to TACA Airlines, from El Salvador. The deal was announced last October, and the aircraft will be used on several routes in the Caribbean and Central America. TACA has a total of 11 firm orders for the EMBRAER 190, with options to purchase another 15.

"We are especially proud to deliver the first aircraft to one of the most important and fastest growing airlines in Latin America," said Mauro Kern, Embraer Executive Vice President, Airline Market. "We are certain that the EMBRAER 190 is the right airplane for TACA's expansion on the continent, providing the right capacity for midsize markets, where TACA is growing very quickly."

In order to offer even more convenience to travelers, TACA's new EMBRAER 190s have a dual-class layout, comfortably seating 96 passengers � eight in executive class and 88 in coach.

"The EMBRAER 190 incorporates all of the advanced technologies and is an economically efficient airplane, as well as having an undeniably high level of comfort, which is one of the big reasons for our choice," stated Roberto Kriete, TACA Chairman and CEO. "With point-to-point flights, the EMBRAER 190 will help us increase our profitability, since they allow us to better adapt to our operations by increasing frequencies, or serving growing or developing markets."

On June 30, 2008, the EMBRAER 170/190 family of E-Jets had logged 847 firm orders and 827 options, totaling 1,674 aircraft, with more than 400 E-Jets delivered to over 45 customers in 30 countries, worldwide, surpassing 1.5 million flight hours.