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Embraer Executive Jets Reaches New Backlog High
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: Phenom and Praetor backlog now stands at $7.6 billion
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Embraer has set a new backlog record high for its Executive Jets division. In its first-quarter delivery numbers released this week, the Brazil-based airframer reported that its business jet backlog rose to $7.6 billion, 3% higher than its previous record just established in the fourth quarter.
The company delivered 23 business jets in the first quarter—14 Phenoms light jets (two Phenom 100EXs and 12 Phenom 300s) and nine midsize Praetors (three Praetor 500s and six Praetor 600s). This was 28% higher than in the same period a year ago, reflecting continuing progress in the OEM’s plan to even out its deliveries throughout the year rather than backloading them to the fourth quarter.
Those 23 aircraft deliveries represent 15% of the 150-aircraft midpoint of Embraer’s anticipated 2025 delivery total (between 145 and 155 business jets), up from its average of 11% of its yearly deliveries in the first quarter for the past five years.
“Our production-leveling initiative, bolstered by the expansion of our industrial capacity, aligns well with Embraer Executive Jets’ market guidance for this year, and we’re very excited to see this increase of 28% in the first quarter customer deliveries,” said Michael Amalfitano, the division’s president and CEO.
In February, the Phenom 300 was announced as the most-delivered jet in its class for the 13th consecutive year, as well as the most-delivered twinjet for the fifth year in a row, according to statistics from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.