Embraer has sold two Legacy 600 super-midsize jets in the Middle East. The first aircraft will be delivered to Adnan Kassar, chairman and ceo of Fransabank SAL and chairman of Arab Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, based in Beirut, Lebanon. Kassar will receive the aircraft in the third quarter of

this year.

"As our business expands, the need for an efficient, safe, reliable and economical form of transportation becomes vitally important," he commented.

"The choice of aircraft for our corporate travel was made very carefully. We chose the Legacy 600 because it has the right mix of range, economy and reliability, with a very comfortable and spacious cabin."

Kuwait's Celtel International, a subsidiary of mobile phone service provider MTC, will take delivery of its Legacy 600 in the fourth quarter of 2006.

"In MTC's search for the right aircraft, Embraer was the best value for money in a super-midsize corporate aircraft, while meeting the company's requirements for safety, operational efficiency, as well as the high quality and luxurious finishing of the interior," said MTC Group of Companies chief financial officer Sam Deeb.

"The Legacy 600 offers the range capability we are looking for as we intend to fully use the aircraft to develop and support our business interests throughout the Middle East and Africa."

Embraer states that the Middle East is an important market for the Legacy 600. Of the 71 aircraft deliveries to date, seven are based in the region.