- published: 10 Mar 2016
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Embraer S.A. (Portuguese pronunciation: [ẽbɾaˈɛɾ]) is a Brazilian aerospace conglomerate that produces commercial, military, and executive aircraft and provides aeronautical services.
Headquartered in São José dos Campos, Embraer is the third-largest commercial aircraft manufacturer in the world, and the fourth-largest aircraft manufacturer after Canada's Bombardier when including business jets into account, and it is Brazil's top exporter of industrial products.
Embraer is a member of the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG). Its CEO, Frederico Curado, is the 2012 recipient of the Tony Jannus Award, given annually for distinguished contributions to commercial aviation.
Seeking a domestic aircraft manufacturer, the Brazilian government made several investments in this area during the 1940s and '50s, but it was not until 1969 that Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica (Embraer) was created as a government-owned corporation.
The company's first product was a turboprop transport, the Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante.