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Monday, November 23 - 2009

Embraer receives environmental award at AVEX 2008, in Egypt

Embraer was granted the AVEX Award 2008, this week, at the Aviation Expo (AVEX) 2008 air show and aviation exhibition for its contribution to minimizing the impact of aviation greenhouse emissions on the Earth's climate.

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In a ceremony held at Martin Congress Center SSH, in the city of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Luiz Fuchs, Embraer Senior Vice President, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Airline Market, received the prize from Mr. Mohamed Khonji, of Naseba.

Fuchs, said:
"I am very honored to accept this award on behalf of Embraer. Embraer takes
its environmental responsibilities very seriously, and is committed to reducing emissions via fuel efficiency, aerodynamic design, new materials, and other technological advances developed for its aircraft. Last year, we announced a 3% fuel burn improvement for our
larger Embraer 190 and Embraer 195 jets, which means a significant reduction in carbon dioxide emissions."


Embraer uses cutting-edge construction technologies that result in lightweight structures and fuel-efficient aircraft. The Company is also introducing advanced materials, more composite applications and electrical systems, innovative joining technologies, latest-generation Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) design and analysis tools, Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO), and improved avionics and flight control systems, in order to further reinforce its environmental commitment.

In October 2007, Embraer created the Environmental Strategies and Technologies Office, under the leadership of Satoshi Yokota, Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning and Technology Development. The objective is to develop specific environmental policies and to support the Company's business units, as they establish strategies to reduce the environmental impact of the manufactured products and production processes.

The Company became the first manufacturer in the aeronautics industry to receive, in 2002, the ISO 14001 certification, attesting to the fact that it has environment-friendly attitudes and practices, controls impact, and is proactive in preventing pollution.
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About Aviation Expo (AVEX):
Endorsed by the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation, Aviation Expo (AVEX) is a lucrative platform for small and midsize companies from the aviation industry, focused on businessb deals and marketing. This unique four-day event devotes the first two days to "the trade", with an emphasis purely on business. The last two days are filled with public attractions and exciting surprises for thousands of people at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport.

AVEX 2008 brings together elite executives, royal families, government representatives and top investors from around the globe to participate in this exclusive networking latform set in at prime destination.

About Embraer:
Embraer is the world's largest manufacturer of commercial jets up to 120 seats, and one of Brazil's leading exporters. Embraer's headquarters are located in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, and it has offices, industrial operations and customer service facilities in Brazil, the United States, France, Portugal, China and Singapore. Founded in 1969, the Company designs, develops, manufactures and sells aircraft for the Commercial Aviation, Executive Aviation, and Defense and Government segments. The Company also provides after sales support and services to customers worldwide. On September 30, 2008, Embraer had a workforce of 23,745 employees and a firm order backlog of $21.6bn.

For further information ,kindly contact:
Rosana Dias
Tel.: +55 12 3927 1311
Fax: +55 12 3927 2411
or
Christine Manna
Tel.: +1 954 359 3879
Fax: +1 954 359 4755

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