Embraer

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Company Snapshot:

Embraer, the Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A., is a Brazilian aerospace conglomerate. The company produces commercial, military, and corporate aircraft, as well as providing related aerospace services. From 1999 to 2001 it was Brazil's largest exporter and is one of the three main exporters in Brazil. Among all aircraft manufacturers, it currently has the third largest yearly delivery of commercial aircraft (behind Boeing and Airbus) and the fourth largest workforce (behind Boeing, Airbus and Bombardier). The company's headquarters, main production facilities, and engineering/design offices are in São José dos Campos, São Paulo. Embraer also has a production plant and flight testing facility in Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo state. This facility includes a 16,400 foot runway, the third-longest in the world. Embraer has maintenance and commercial sites in the USA and commercial offices in France, Singapore and China. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer

Ownership status:

Publicly traded

Number of employees worldwide:

23,770

Chief executive officer:

Frederico Fleury Curado

Website:

http://www.embraer.com/english/content/home/

Financial information

Stock ticker symbol:

ERJ [NYSE]; EMBR3 [Bovespa]