Embraer’s commercial jet deliveries continue to fall

Embraer has witnessed a slip in delivers of commercial planes in the second quarter of 2019. The Brazil-based planemaker reported that 26 commercial planes were delivered during the period, slightly down from 28 planes in the same period in 2018 and 35 in 2017. Meanwhile, deliveries of executive jets rose slightly to 22 from 20 planes in the corresponding quarter last year. As of June 30th, the firm order backlog totalled $16.9 billion compared to $16 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2019. The planemaker is in the process of finalising the sale of 80% of its