Embraer delivered 43 executive jets (23 light and 20 large) in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020, down 10 on the same period in 2019. The Brazilian OEM delivered a total of 130 jets last year , including 44 commercial aircraft and 86 executive jets (56 light and 30 large), a near 35% decrease compared withb 2019, when 198 jets were delivered.
Although deliveries picked up in Q4 2020, they were heavily impacted, mostly on the commercial side, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As of December 31st, the order backlog totalled $14.4bn.
During the past quarter, Embraer Executive Jets delivered the first of the Praetor 600 fleet to Flexjet, the fleet’s launch customer. And it launched a collaboration with Porsche to create Duet, a Phenom 300E and Porsche 911 TurboS supercar pairing.
Embraer also announced the completion and delivery of the first European conversion of a Legacy 450 to a Praetor 500. The conversion was performed at the Embraer Executive Jets Service Center at Le Bourget International Airport, Paris.
