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| | MAURÍCIO BOTELHO, PRESIDENT & CEO, EMBRAER |
 | | Embraer, the upstart Brazilian that's emerged as the world's fourth-largest airframer and Brazil's biggest exporter, enjoyed a record year 2000, when it earned nearly $353 million on sales of $2.86 billion, both marking increases of more than 50% over 1999. |
 | | Embraer was arranging a dramatic flying exhibition over the Mississippi River in New Orleans, à la the Paris Air Show, by the first production Legacy when the September 11 terrorist attacks put the clamps first on the display, then on the NBAA gathering itself. |
 | | Embraer is prepared to boost Legacy output to four aircraft per month, but could turn out even more if it has to: even though it's a new jet, Legacy is based on an aircraft family with 500 units already in service, and another 800 on order, Botelho says. |
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