RTTNews | Oct 21, 2021 08:27AM EDT

08:26 Thursday, October 21, 2021 (RTTNews.com) - Embraer (ERJ), a Brazilian multinational aerospace manufacturer, on Thursday said it delivered 30 jets in the third quarter of 2021, of which 9 were commercial aircraft and 21 were executive jets. In addition, as of September 30, the firm order backlog totaled $16.8 billion.

During the third quarter, in the executive aviation segment, Embraer delivered its 1,500th business jet. The milestone aircraft was a Phenom 300E that was delivered to Haute Aviation, a Swiss company focused on charter, brokerage, and aircraft management.

In the commercial aviation segment, Embraer sold 16 new E175 jets to SkyWest, Inc. for operation in the Delta Air Lines network, adding to the 71 E175 jets SkyWest already operates for Delta.

The E175 aircraft is expected to fly for Delta under a Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA). The value of the contract, which is included in Embraer's third quarter backlog, is $798.4 million, based on list price.

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