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Embraer Delivers First EMBRAER 190 Jet to TACA Airlines

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August 29, 2008

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EMBRAER DELIVERS FIRST EMBRAER 190 JET TO TACA AIRLINES

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Embraer and TACA executives raise a toast to the delivery of the first EMBRAER 190 jet 

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Mauro Kern, Embraer Executive Vice President, Aviation Market, during the delivery ceremony of the first EMBRAER 190 to TACA

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 Arnulfo Avelar, TACA’a Corporate Treasury Vice President, during the delivery ceremony of the first EMBRAER 190 to TACA

TACA will use the aircraft on several routes in the Caribbean and Central America
São José dos Campos, August 29, 2008 – Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 190, today,
to TACA Airlines, from El Salvador. The deal was announced last October, and the aircraft
will be used on several routes in the Caribbean and Central America. TACA has a total of 11
firm orders for the EMBRAER 190, with options to purchase another 15.
“We are especially proud to deliver the first aircraft to one of the most important and fastest
growing airlines in Latin America,” said Mauro Kern, Embraer Executive Vice President,
Airline Market. “We are certain that the EMBRAER 190 is the right airplane for TACA’s
expansion on the continent, providing the right capacity for midsize markets, where TACA is
growing very quickly.”
In order to offer even more convenience to travelers, TACA’s new EMBRAER 190s have a
dual-class layout, comfortably seating 96 passengers – eight in executive class and 88 in coach.
“The EMBRAER 190 incorporates all of the advanced technologies and is an economically
efficient airplane, as well as having an undeniably high level of comfort, which is one of the big
reasons for our choice,” stated Roberto Kriete, TACA Chairman and CEO. “With point-to-point
flights, the EMBRAER 190 will help us increase our profitability, since they allow us to better
adapt to our operations by increasing frequencies, or serving growing or developing markets.”
On June 30, 2008, the EMBRAER 170/190 family of E-Jets had logged 847 firm orders and 827
options, totaling 1,674 aircraft, with more than 400 E-Jets delivered to over 45 customers in 30
countries, worldwide, surpassing 1.5 million flight hours.
About TACA
TACA is one of the most important airlines in Latin America, connecting Central America to
the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America, with flights to 38
destinations in 21 countries. The airline has more than 5,500 employees who operate 140
daily flights, for an average of 12 hours per day for each airplane and a 93% punctuality rate,
and provide world-class service with a Latin flavor. In 2007, TACA carried approximately 4
million passengers and recorded sales of around US$ 1 billion. More information about the
company and its services are available at www.taca.com.

About the EMBRAER 170/190 Family of E-Jets
The EMBRAER 170/190 family of E-Jets consists of four commercial jets with 70 to 122
seats, featuring advanced engineering design, efficient performance, outstanding operating
economics, low emissions levels, and a spacious cabin.
The E-Jets can fly at a maximum cruising speed of Mach 0.82, at 41,000 feet (12,497 meters),
with ranges of up to 2,400 nautical miles (4,448 km). The high degree of commonality among
the four aircraft results in exceptional reductions for carriers, in terms of crew training, spare
parts and maintenance costs. Another key feature of the E-Jets is the fly-by-wire technology
used in the flight control systems, similar to that deployed on larger commercial jets and
advanced military aircraft.
The EMBRAER 170/190 family provides superior comfort with its double-bubble fuselage
design that includes two main passenger entrances and two service doors that minimize
aircraft turn-around time. The E-Jets offer much more space for passengers, in a single or
dual-class layout, than other aircraft with similar seating capacities.

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