The Brazilian National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) concluded the financing contract for the export of 32 Embraer E175 commercial jets to American Airlines. The operation, worth around R$4.5 billion, takes place through BNDES Exim Post-shipment, a direct credit line from the Bank to commercialization of national goods destined for export.
The announcement was made today in a ceremony at Embraer’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, interior of São Paulo state, which was attended by the Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian Vice-President, Geraldo Alckmin, the Minister of Ports and Airports, Silvio Costa Filho, and the president of BNDES, Aloizio Mercadante, among other authorities.
The support of BNDES has been fundamental to the Brazilian aeronautical industry, which is considered strategic due to its high technological content, generation of high-skilled jobs, and development of innovations with positive societal impacts.
“This financing will contribute to accelerating the production and export of our aircraft to American Airlines and boosts Brazil’s neo-industrialization process, increasing the country’s innovation and competitiveness,” said Francisco Gomes Neto, president and CEO of Embraer. “BNDES, with its strategic vision, has been fundamental to the development of national industry through financing exports, access to working capital resources and investment in research and development.”
At the beginning of the year, American Airlines announced a firm order for 90 E175 jets, with purchase rights for an additional 43 aircraft. The jets will be delivered with 76 seats. If all purchase rights are exercised, the agreement will exceed US$ 7 billion in value, according to list price. The value of the firm orders was included in Embraer’s backlog in the first quarter of 2024.
“BNDES is Embraer’s largest partner and has supported the export of more than 1,300 aircraft since 1997. This is financing that exceeds the sum of US$25 billion over the years. The maintenance of this support, under President Lula’s government, contributes to the Brazilian company remaining one of the three largest in the world in aircraft production, generating qualified jobs and income in Brazil,” says the Bank’s president, Aloizio Mercadante.
