Embraer’s Jet Deliveries Down by a Third after Fallout with Boeing

Embraer delivered 14 jets in the first quarter of the year, down from 22 planes delivered during the same period in 2019, partly due to Boeing’s scrapping of a strategic partnership with the company in April.

“Embraer seasonally has fewer deliveries during the first quarter of the year, and in 2020 in particular, the commercial aircraft deliveries in the first quarter were also negatively impacted by the conclusion of the separation of Embraer's Commercial Aviation unit in January,” the company said Tuesday.

The 14 delivered jets include five commercial aircraft and nine executive jets (5 light / 4 large). In Q1 2019, the company delivered 11 commercial jets and 11 executive jets (8 light / 3 large).

As of March 31st, the firm order backlog, a gauge of future revenue, totalled $15.9 billion.

During the first quarter, Embraer Executive Jets announced that the new Phenom 300E was granted its Type Certificate by ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil), EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) and the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). The new Phenom 300E is the recently enhanced version of the Phenom 300 series, which was the most delivered business jet series in the 2010s.