| EMBRAER-Brazilian Aviation Company, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and supply of commercial aircrafts, defense aircrafts, and corporate jets. Its commercial airline segment offers a variety of commercial aircraft. The company offers ERJ 145 regional jet family, including ERJ 145, a twin turbofan-powered regional jet; the ERJ 135, a 37-seat regional jet; and the ERJ 140, a 44-seat regional jet. Its EMBRAER 170/190 jet family consists of the EMBRAER 170, a 70-78 seat jet, and the EMBRAER 175, a 78-86 seat jet. It also develops the EMB 120 Brasília, a pressurized twin wing-mounted turboprop aircraft that accommodates up to 30 passengers. The company designs, develops, integrates, and manufactures a range of defense products, principally transport, training, light attack, and surveillance aircraft. It supplies defense aircraft to the Brazilian Air Force and also to military forces of 16 other countries in Europe and Latin America, including the United Kingdom, France, Greece, and Mexico. Its products include the Tucano, a single engine turboprop aircraft used for pilot training and armed reconnaissance missions; the AM-X, a subsonic ground attack and close air support aircraft; authority transport aircraft; and other projects. As of December 31, 2003, it sold 522 defense aircraft to the Brazilian government and 526 defense aircraft to other military forces. The company developed a line of corporate jets, the Legacy, based on its ERJ 135 regional jet. It offers corporate jets in executive and corporate shuttle versions. In addition, the company also provides services, such as the sale of spare parts, maintenance and repair, training and other product support services, as well as structural parts, and mechanical and hydraulic systems; and also manufactures general aviation propeller aircraft, such as executive aircraft and crop dusters. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in São José dos Campos, Brazil. |
