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EMBRAER LAUNCHES LEGACY 650 LARGE EXECUTIVE JET AT NBAA 2009

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October 23, 2009

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Long-range version of the Legacy 600 is already flying and will be certified in the second half of 2010
São José dos Campos, October 19, 2009 –
Embraer presented the new Legacy 650 jet, today, during a press conference at the 62nd
Annual Meeting and Convention of the National Business Aviation Association
(NBAA), being held October 20-22, in the Orange County Convention Center, in
Orlando, Florida, U.S. The large executive jet category Legacy 650 is based on the
successful platform of the super midsize Legacy 600 and will provide longer range
for up to 14 passengers.
Currently, two Legacy 650s are performing flight tests, with certification and first deliveries
scheduled for the second half of 2010. The cost of developing the Legacy 650 is already
included in Embraer’s research and development plan for 2009 and 2010 and, therefore, does
not affect the estimates released by the Company for this year.
The Legacy 650 will fly up to 3,900 nautical miles (7,223 km) nonstop with four passengers, or
3,800 nautical miles (7,038 km) with eight passengers, meaning approximately 500 nautical
miles (926 km) farther than the Legacy 600. This significant increase in range was
accomplished through extensive airframe modifications, such as reinforced wing and landing
gear, larger fuel capacity, and new highly efficient and more powerful Rolls-Royce AE 3007A2
engines. Honeywell’s new Primus EliteTM avionics suite will equip the Legacy 650 and future
Legacy 600s. All of this is done while maintaining the same comfortable and functional interior
of the Legacy 600, with its three distinct cabin zones and spacious galley, as well as the largest
inflight accessible baggage compartment of any executive jet. Cabin noise levels were reduced
with a state-of-the-art sound insulation package and the high-speed Internet datalink has been
upgraded to Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband System. Important city pairings now possible for this
large business jet are London (UK) to New York (US); Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to
London or Singapore; Miami (US) to São Paulo (Brazil); Singapore to Sydney (Australia); or
Mumbai (India) to central Europe.

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