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Phenom Demand Pushes Up Embraer Bizjet Shipments
By: Kerry Lynch
Caption: Embraer delivered 13 executive jets in the first quarter, compared with nine a year earlier when rolling shutdowns were complicating shipments.
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As the light-jet market continues to strengthen during the pandemic, Embraer’s Phenom deliveries doubled in the first quarter to 10 aircraft, the Brazilian manufacturer reported today. At the same time, however, Embraer handed over one fewer Praetor midsize jets, for a total of three in the first quarter.

Overall, Embraer delivered 22 commercial and executive jets in the first quarter. This marked a jump from the 14 shipments logged in the same period in 2020, when the global rolling shutdowns were pushing off late-quarter deliveries at most aircraft manufacturers.

In the most recent quarter, Embraer handed over nine Phenom 300s, up from five a year earlier. In addition, Embraer handed over a Phenom 100 in the first quarter versus zero in first-quarter 2020. As for the Praetors, Embraer shipped two 600s and a single 500 in the quarter, compared with three 600s and one 500 in the same period a year ago.

Commercial deliveries, meanwhile, improved from five in the first quarter of 2020 to nine this year. The 195-E2 accounted for this increase, with five delivered in the first quarter, compared with a single copy in the same period of 2021.

While deliveries increased, backlog shrunk, from $15.9 billion a year ago to $14.2 billion in the most recent quarter.