Virgin Blue gets first EMBRAER 170.

Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 170 jet to Australia s Virgin Blue Airlines on 3 September. Virgin Blue--E-Jet launch customer for the Pacific region--has six firm orders for the EMBRAER 170 and 14 for the EMBRAER 190. The E-Jets will be the backbone of the airline's expansion.

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Based in Brisbane, Virgin Blue and its sister carriers, Pacific Blue and Polynesian Blue, currently operate a fleet of 53 aircraft and fly to 23 domestic destinations, including the capital cities of every State and territory in Australia, and six international destinations in New Zealand, Vanuatu, the Cook Islands, Fill, Tonga, and Samoa.

In other E-Jet news, Air France/KLM group made its first joint purchase, signing a contract for 20 Embraer E-Jets, consisting of four EMBRAER 190 and six EMBRAER 170 jets for Regional, an Air France subsidiary, and ten EMBRAER 190s for KLM cityhopper. The deal also includes options for another three EMBRAER 190 and six EMBRAER 170 jets for Regional/Air France and nine more EMBRAER 190s for KLM cityhopper.

The contract value of the firm orders is $657 million, at list price, based on January 2007 economic conditions, and could reach $1.245 billion, if all options are exercised. The first aircraft will be delivered in November 2008 to KLM cityhopper. Both Regional/Air France and KLM cityhopper EMBRAER 190 jets will be configured in a single-class layout, seating up to 100 passengers. Regional/Air France's EMBRAER 170s will seat up to 76 passengers in a single class layout.

Regional/Air France already has three EMBRAER 190s in operation and will receive its first EMBRAER 170 in August 2008. The airline is the largest operator of Embraer jets in Europe, with a fleet of 39 aircraft.