SAO PAULO, July 25 (Reuters) – Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer (EMBJ3.SA), said on Friday its firm order backlog hit a record of $34.5 billion at the end of the second quarter, up 16% from a year earlier.
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The commercial aviation backlog stood at $15.1 billion in April-June quarter, up 15%, while executive aviation backlog rose 5% to $7.8 billion.
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The remaining backlog came from Embraer’s defense unit, at $6.1 billion, and its services and support business, at $5.5 billion.
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Embraer reported earlier this month the delivery of 65 aircraft in the second quarter, up some 7%.
Reporting by Andre Romani; Editing by Chris Reese and Natalia Siniawski.
