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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 third largest workforce (behind Boeing and Airbus). The company's headquarters, main production facilities, and engineering/design offices are in Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo. Embraer also has a production plant and flight testing facility in Gaviao Peixoto, São Paulo state. This facility includes a 16,400-foot (5,000 m) runway, the third-longest in the world. Embraer has maintenance and commercial sites in the USA and commercial offices in France, Singapore and China. Partnerships with other companies such as Parker Hanifin, Allison Engine Company and Honywell ensured enough investments for the development of the ERJ 145. The outstanding sales of the new regional jet allowed Embraer to finally recover and regain its position as one of the world's most important aircraft manufacturers. More than 1,000 ERJ 145 and aircraft based on the ERJ 145 platform (ERJ 135, ERJ 140, Legacy, 145 AEW/AGS and P-99) were delivered up to late 2007. On July, 1999, Embraer announced the development of a new family of aircraft: the E-Jets Series, comprising the Embraer 170, 175, 190 and 195 aircraft. With this decision, Embraer advanced to the 70-110 seat market. The inaugural flight of the first model, the Embraer 170, was made on February 19, 2002. Today, Embraer attempts to expand its presence in the Business jets category with an array of jets of varying sizes: the Lineage 1000, the Legacy 600, the Legacy 500, the Legacy 450, the Phenom 300 and the Phenom 100, which has made it the world's third-largest producer commercial aircraft.
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