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Embraer Displays Ipanema Plane at International Biofuel Exposition

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November 17, 2008

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 Ipanema: first series airplane in the world to be certified for flying on alcohol

Alcohol-powered airplane will shown be at the event that occurs simultaneously with the 1st
International Conference on Biofuels
São José dos Campos, November 14, 2008 – Embraer will showcase its alcohol-powered
Ipanema aircraft at the “International Biofuel Exposition”, to be held at the Hyatt Hotel, in
São Paulo, Brazil, November 17 to 21. Simultaneously to the Exposition, the “1st
International Conference on Biofuels” will take place, under the theme of “Biofuels as a
vector of sustainable development.”
“Embraer believes that the growth of the aviation industry will use sustainable biofuels in
the mid- to long-term,” said Satoshi Yokota, Executive Vice-President, Strategic Planning
and Technology Development of Embraer. “That is why the Company invests in research
and development of environmentally efficient products, including biofuels. The Ipanema is
proof of that fact, and is the first airplane in the world to be produced in series that is
certified to fly on alcohol.”
The objective of the event is to contribute to the international discussion of the challenges and
opportunities presented by biofuels, and it will be attended by representatives of governments,
international agencies, lawmakers, the scientific and academic community, private enterprise,
corporations and NGOs, among others. As the leader of the Brazilian agricultural market,
with around a 75% share, the Ipanema is manufactured by Embraer and sold by Neiva, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Embraer located in the
city of Botucatu, in outstate São Paulo. After 35 years of uninterrupted production, over 1,000 units
have been delivered.
The Ipanema aircraft is a crop-duster, and it can also be used to fight fires, pull gliders, and for
other applications. Originally gasoline-powered, the Ipanema is the first series airplane in the
world to be certified for flying on alcohol. Since 2005, 54 of the alcohol-powered models
have been delivered, totaling a fleet of 224 flying in Brazil with this type of fuel, which is two
or three times cheaper than aviation fuel. Alcohol improves the overall performance of the airplane and reduces operating and maintenance costs, as well as having a considerably lower
impact on the environment.
This is one of the practices implemented by Embraer in recent years, in order to ease the
emission of greenhouse gases and other environmental problems. Therefore, the Company
was the first in the worldwide aviation industry to receive ISO 14001 environmental
certification, which stands in witness to correct environmental practices.

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