EMBRAER SIGNS LEASING CONTRACT WITH TRIP LINHAS AÉREAS
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ECC Leasing, an Embraer wholly owned subsidiary, delivers an EMBRAER 175 jet
São José dos Campos, July 22, 2009 – Embraer’s wholly owned subsidiary, ECC Leasing
Company Limited, delivered a pre-owned EMBRAER 175 jet, this month, to Brazil’s TRIP
Linhas Aéreas. The aircraft is part of a leasing contract signed by the two companies.
Besides this new commercial agreement with ECC, TRIP signed a contract with Embraer, in
June 2008, for the purchase of five EMBAER 175 jets, three of which have already been
delivered. The deal also includes options for another ten aircraft and purchase rights for 15 more.
“This additional contract with TRIP, just after
the beginning of operations of the aircraft of
the original contract, makes us very pleased,
because it shows the confidence the airline
has in Embraer and the E-Jets,” said Paulo
Estevão de Carvalho Tullio, Director of ECC
Leasing. “EEC’s customer portfolio is
growing every day, serving operators
worldwide, and this contract with TRIP is
even more special, because it is with a
Brazilian company that is the largest
regional operator in South America.”
“Embraer’s aircraft come with high technology, they are modern and appropriate for our
operations throughout Brazil. For that reason, we could not miss this opportunity to lease an
EMBRAER 175 jet, through ECC. This is another important step for moving up the expansion
of our routes,” states José Mário Caprioli, President of TRIP Linhas Aéreas.
About TRIP Linhas Aéreas
After over ten years of operation in Brazil, TRIP is now the largest regional airline in the country, and in South America, serving the most cities with the biggest fleet of regional aircraft.
It is controlled by the Caprioli and Águia Branca groups, both of which have a long history of
passenger transportation, solid results, and sustained growth. One of TRIP’s investors is the U.S.’s SkyWest, Inc., the largest regional airline in the world, with 450 aircraft, which acquired a 20% share of the company’s capital. With gross income in 2008 of R$ 322 million, the company
generates 1,500 direct and indirect jobs, has 27 aircraft, and operates in 73 cities throughout
Brazil. For more information, visit www.voetrip.com.br.
