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Embraer S.A. delivered 32 commercial and 53 business jets during the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13), thus closing out the year with 90 airplanes delivered to the airline market and 119 to executive aviation, that is, 90 light and 29 large jets.
Therefore, Embraer met the estimated aircraft delivery guidance proposed for 2013, for both commercial jets and executive jets from the light and large categories. At the end of the year, the firm order backlog stood at USD 18.2 billion.
The main highlight of the quarter was the signing of a contract with American Airlines, Inc. for 60 E175 jets, with options to buy an additional 90 jets of the same model.
