Brazil-based Embraer delivered 20 commercial aircraft and eight business jets during the first three months of the year.
On March 31, the company had an order backlog of $16 billion, an increase of $400 million over its backlog on Dec. 31.
In February, Embraer’s Legacy 650 business jet was certified in the U.S., and the company began operations at its new industrial plant in Melbourne, Fla., where it will deliver Phenom jets to the North American market.
The first group of 787 pilots began training today.
All Nippon Airways, the launch customer for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, has started training 10 pilots to fly the airplane.
The first training program for the ANA pilots will be completed May 17. Eighty ANA pilots are scheduled for training this year.
The airline has 50 787s on order. The first plane is scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of this year.
Boeing has received the qualifications for its 787 simulators and flight training devices for its five 787 training campuses around the world, the company said.
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