Boeing, Embraer And Sao Paulo Research Foundation To Lead Aviation Biofuels Program In Brazil

In 2008, FAPESP announced a broad research program in bioenergy (BIOEN), through which the foundation supports more than 300 biomass and biofuels production scientists from Brazil and 11 other countries, as well as students and post-doctoral researchers.

Since 2008, flight tests conducted by airlines and military operators show that biofuels perform as well as or better than kerosene-based jet fuel.

About Boeing

Boeing is the world's leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. It also designs and manufactures rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems. Boeing Research & Technology, the company's advanced, central research-and-technology organization, works with top government, private and university research centers around the world to find and develop the most innovative and affordable aerospace solutions possible. For more information, please visit www.boeing.com.

About Embraer

Embraer S.A. (NYSE: ERJ; BM&FBOVESPA) is the world's largest manufacturer of commercial jets up to 120 seats, and one of Brazil's leading exporters. A global company founded in 1969, Embraer designs, develops, manufactures and sells aircraft and systems for the commercial aviation, executive aviation, and defense and security segments. It also provides after-sales support and services to customers worldwide. On Sept. 30, 2011, Embraer had a workforce of 17,204 employees – not counting the employees of its partially owned subsidiaries – and its firm order backlog totaled $16 billion (U.S. dollars).

About the Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)

Sao Paulo Research Foundation – FAPESP – is an independent public foundation with the mission to foster research and the scientific and technological development of the State of Sao Paulo. This is achieved through the support of research projects carried out in higher education and research institutions, in all fields of knowledge. For more information, please visit http://www.fapesp.br/en/.

Contacts: Marcia Costley, Boeing Communications, [phone], [e-mail] Tom Koehler, Boeing Communications, [phone], [e-mail] Seckles, Embraer, [phone], [e-mail] Samuel Antenor, FAPESP, [phone], [e-mail]

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