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Embraer Delivers First EMBRAER 170 Jet to Régional

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September 5, 2008

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Air France subsidiary has nine EMBRAER 170 Jets on firm order
São José dos Campos, September 5, 2008 – Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 170 jet
to Régional – Compagnie Aérienne Européenne, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Air
France Group. This is the first of a total of nine firm orders it has for the EMBRAER 170
from the French airline.
“The delivery of the first EMBRAER 170 to our
largest customer in Europe, just two years after the
airline received its first EMBRAER 190, is an
especially proud moment for us,” said Mauro Kern,
Embraer Executive Vice President, Airline Market. “It
is gratifying to see that the operational flexibility and
the commonality gains of the two E-Jets models in the
same fleet will maximize the benefits to Régional and
its discerning customers.”
Régional’s EMBRAER 170 is configured in a 76-seat single-class layout. It will enter service
this week on its domestic and intra-European networks.
“We are very pleased to take delivery of our first EMBRAER 170 jet,” said Jean-Yves
Grosse, Régional/Air France President and CEO. “The combination of the EMBRAER 170
and the EMBRAER 190 in the same fleet will give us greater flexibility, enabling us to rightsize
aircraft to meet route demand and ensure optimum comfort for our passengers.”
As Embraer’s largest customer in Europe, Régional currently operates a total fleet of 48 Embraer
aircraft (six EMBRAER 190s, 28 ERJ 145s, nine ERJ 135s, and five EMB 120 Brasilias).
About Régional/Air France
Régional – Compagnie Aérienne Européenne (www.regional.com) was created in March 2001
with the merger of Flandre Air, Proteus Airlines, and Régional Airlines. The company serves
46 cities: 20 in France and 26 in other European countries. Régional’s headquarters are
located in Nantes, in the West of France. The airline operates 62 aircraft, including 48 by
Embraer, and is supported by two company-owned maintenance centers in Clermont Ferrand
and in Lille. Régional is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Air France Group.

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