Monday, April 25, 2005 - 08.55 am/11.55 GMT

Embraer gets $400m order from Saudi Arabian Airlines

São Paulo, 25 - Brazil`s aircraft manufacturer Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica (Embraer) has received a firm order for 15 units of its EMBRAER 170 jet from Saudi Arabian Airlines.

In a news release Monday, Embraer said the final contract, worth some $400 million at list price, will be signed Wednesday, in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

All jets will be configured in a two-class layout with a total of 66 seats, six of which will be assigned to first class, Embraer said.

At the end of March, the Brazilian company had logged 357 firm orders and 387 options for its EMBRAER 170/190 family of jets.

Embraer is the world`s fourth-largest jet maker.