Embraer releases 2nd quarter orders and deliveries

Embraer delivered 69 jets to the airline and executive jets segments. Compared to the same period of last year, deliveries of executive jets increased from 19 to 40, and airlines dropped from 35 to 29 aircraft. On June 30, 2010, the firm order backlog totaled US$ 15.2 billion, which represented a 5.0% reduction from the US$ 16.0 billion of the previous quarter.