EMBRAER DELIVERS 57 JETS DURING THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2009

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This total includes 29 commercial, 27 executive, and one defense aircraft

São José dos Campos, October 7, 2009 – Embraer delivered 57 jets during the third quarter of
2009 (3Q09), 29 of which to the commercial aviation segment, 27 to executive aviation, and one
to defense, representing an increase of 18.8% over the 48 jets delivered during the same period in 2008. So far, in 2009, Embraer has delivered 153 jets. On September 30, 2009, the Company’s firm order backlog totaled US$ 18.6 billion, or 6% less than the US$ 19.8 billion recorded on June 30, 2009.

In the airline segment, the family of Embraer aircraft operators welcomed British Airways, from
the United Kingdom, with the EMBRAER 170; Mozambique Airlines (LAM), with the
EMBRAER 190; and Lufthansa CityLine, from Germany, with the EMBRAER 195, thus
increasing the family of operators to 49 in 34 countries. The 600th aircraft of the EMBRAER
170/190 E-Jets family was delivered to Lot Polish Airlines.

The highlight of executive aviation was the growth in the number of deliveries of the Phenom
100 jet, for the third quarter in a row: two in 4Q08, six in 1Q09, 13 in 2Q09, and 22 in 3Q09,
for a total of 43 aircraft. The aircraft was also certified for operation in Australia and went
into service in Brazil. The network of authorized service centers continues to grow, with the
addition of Starlink, in Canada, and Inflite, in the United Kingdom.

In the defense area, Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 190 jet to the Brazilian government.

The aircraft is configured especially for the use of the President of the Republic and is operated
by the Special Transportation Group (Grupo de Transporte Especial – GTE) of the Brazilian Air
Force (Força Aérea Brasileira – FAB).