Emb-170 Receives Full Certification

[BoeingBoy]

EMBRAER 170 Airliner Awarded CTA Final Type Certification
Thursday February 19, 10:03 am ET
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SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Embraer (NYSE: ERJ - News) announced today that it has been granted final type and production certification for the EMBRAER 170 airliner from the Brazilian Centro Tecnico Aerospacial (CTA). A letter of recommendation from the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) and issuance of a final type certification by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will follow shortly.

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[BoeingBoy]

Another article about the E-170 certification.

Embraer plans to deliver 60 units of 170 jet in ´04

São Paulo, 19 - Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica (Embraer) on Thursday said it plans to deliver 60 units of its EMBRAER 170 jet this year.

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Cliff notes version: 11 aircraft to be delivered in March to 3 customer airlines - US Airways, LOT, & Alitalia. No breakdown for each carrier.

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[BoeingBoy]

Embraer's new 170 jet gets green light from FAA
Friday February 20, 4:30 pm ET

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Brazil's Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (NYSE:ERJ - News; Sao Paolo:EMBR4.SA - News) said on Friday it had received the final certification it needs before its new Embraer 170 model jet is allowed to fly in the United States.

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[ManDachine]

On Friday, the FAA D-QUALED the 170 sim in YUL.