Embraer Opens New Nashville Maintenance Facility Hangar

April 12, 2006
The expansion will add up to 165 new jobs in Nashville and meet rising demand for full-service aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul.

NASHVILLE , Tenn., April 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Embraer (NYSE: ERJ) celebrates the grand opening of its new 78,000-square-foot hangar at Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services, Inc. (EAMS) with a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 13 at 11:30 a.m. The expansion will add up to 165 new jobs in Nashville and meet rising demand for full-service aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul, particularly for the growing EMBRAER 170/190 fleet in North America .

Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services, Inc. E-Jets Hangar Ribbon Cutting

When: 11:30 a.m., April 13

Where: Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services, 10 Airways Boulevard, Nashville, Tenn.

Speakers*:

Mauricio Botelho, President & CEO, Embraer

John McBryan, Managing Director and COO of Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services

Mayor of Nashville Bill Purcell

Congressman Jim Cooper

Matt Kisber, State Commissioner of Economic Development for the State of Tennessee

*Speakers subject to change.

Directions: I-40 West from the airport; exit Briley Parkway/Opryland; left at the light; exit 5 to 10 Airways Boulevard

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Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. - (NYSE: ERJ)(Bovespa: EMBR3 and EMBR4) is the world's leading manufacturer of Commercialjets up to 110 seats with 36 years of experience in designing, developing,manufacturing, selling and providing after sales support to aircraft for theglobal Airline, Business and Defense and Government markets. With headquartersin Sao Jose dos Campos, state of Sao Paulo , the Company has offices andcustomer service bases in the United States , France , Portugal , China and Singapore . Embraer is among Brazil's leading exporting companies. As of March31, 2006 , Embraer had a total workforce of 17,144 people, and its firm orderbacklog totaled US$10.4 billion.

This document may contain projections, statements and estimates regardingcircumstances or events yet to take place. Those projections and estimates arebased largely on current expectations, forecasts on future events andfinancial tendencies that affect the Company's businesses. Those estimates aresubject to risks, uncertainties and suppositions that include, among others:general economic, political and trade conditions in Brazil and in thosemarkets where the Company does business; expectations on industry trends; theCompany's investment plans; its capacity to develop and deliver products onthe dates previously agreed upon, and existing and future governmentalregulations. The words "believe," "may," "is able," "will be able," "intend,""continue," "anticipate," "expect" and other similar terms are supposed toidentify potentialities. The Company does not feel compelled to publishupdates nor to revise any estimates due to new information, future events orany other facts. In view of the inherent risks and uncertainties, suchestimates, events and circumstances may not take place. The actual results cantherefore differ substantially from those previously published as Companyexpectations.

SOURCE Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.

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