Embraer signs authorised service centre agreement with Metrojet

Embraer has signed an authorised service centre agreement
with Metrojet in a ceremony held today in Hong Kong.
It is expected that Metrojet will be fully equipped to provide line and base
maintenance for Embraer’s Legacy 600, Legacy 650 and Lineage 1000 customers by
November 2011.

“We are very glad to
cooperate with Metrojet, one of the best maintenance organizations in Asia. This cooperation not only indicates Embraer’s
strong business growth in the Greater China region, which includes mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, as well as in the
People’s Republic of Mongolia,
but also demonstrates the Company’s commitment to continuously improve support
and services for all its customers. We have full confidence that Metrojet will
provide efficient and top-quality services for our customers in this market,”
said Siu Ying Yeung, chief
operating officer of Embraer China Aircraft Technical Services, Embraer’s
wholly owned subsidiary in China.

“We are delighted to
become Embraer’s first authorized service center for private and business jets
in the Greater China region. With more than 30 years of maintenance, repair and
overhaul experiences in the Asia Pacific region, Metrojet will be able to
extend our superior levels of operating standards and customer services to the
Embraer fleet in the region. Metrojet is looking forward to welcoming Embraer
business jets to the MRO facility in Hong Kong,”
said Bjorn Naf, chief executive
officer of Metrojet.