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EMBRAER 190
AMENDED AND RESTATED PURCHASE AGREEMENT DCT-021/03
between
EMBRAER — EMPRESA BRASILEIRA
DE AERONÁUTICA S.A.
and
US AIRWAYS GROUP, INC.
Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement DCT-021/03
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1. DEFINITIONS
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2. SUBJECT
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3. PRICE
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4. PAYMENT
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5. DELIVERY
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6. CERTIFICATION
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7. ACCEPTANCE AND TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP
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8. STORAGE CHARGE
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9. DELAYS IN DELIVERY
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10. INSPECTION AND QUALITY CONTROL
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11. CHANGES
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12. WARRANTY
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13. PRODUCT SUPPORT PACKAGE
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14. ASSIGNMENT
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15. RESTRICTIONS AND PATENT INDEMNITY
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16. MARKETING PROMOTIONAL RIGHTS
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17. TAXES
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18. APPLICABLE LAW
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19. JURISDICTION
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20. TERMINATION
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21. PURCHASE OF OPTION AIRCRAFT
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22. INDEMNITY
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23. NOTICES
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24. CONFIDENTIALITY
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25. SEVERABILITY
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26. NON-WAIVER
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27. INTEGRATED AGREEMENT
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28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT
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29. COUNTERPARTS
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30. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
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ATTACHMENTS
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"A"
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"B"
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"C"
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"D"
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"E"
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Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement DCT-021/03
AMENDED AND RESTATED PURCHASE AGREEMENT DCT — 021/03
WHEREAS, on May 9, 2003 Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. ("Embraer") and US Airways Group Inc. ("Buyer") entered into Purchase Agreement DCT-021/03 ("Purchase Agreement DCT-021/03");
WHEREAS, Buyer and its various affiliates commenced bankruptcy cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division ("Bankruptcy Court") on September 12, 2004 in the matter entitled In re US Airways, et al., Case No. 04-13819;
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2005 the Bankruptcy Court entered an order ("Confirmation Order") confirming a Joint Plan of Reorganization of the Buyer ("Plan") which had an effective date of September 27, 2005;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Plan the Buyer was authorized to place the Purchase Agreement DCT-021/03 on a post effective date determination schedule;
WHEREAS, on February 16, 2006 the Bankruptcy Court approved a Settlement and Assumption Term Sheet dated February 9, 2006 ("Term Sheet") between the Buyer and Embraer, which among other things required the Parties to amend and restate the Purchase Agreement DCT-021/03; and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend and restate Purchase Agreement DCT-021/03 to comply with the Term Sheet as approved by the Bankruptcy Court on February 16, 2006;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged and agreed, the Parties hereto agree as follows this day of June 2006;
RESTATEMENT:
Purchase Agreement DCT-021/03 is hereby fully and completely amended and restated in its entirety pursuant to the terms hereof and shall be without any further force or effect, and the Parties' agreement in regard to the subject matter hereof shall be solely contained in this Agreement.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT BE EFFECTIVE UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED OFFICER OF US AIRWAYS GROUP, INC. AND EXECUTED BY TWO AUTHORIZED OFFICERS OF EMBRAER — EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE AERONçUTICA S.A.
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DEFINITIONS |
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For the purpose of this Agreement, the following definitions are hereby adopted by the Parties and, unless otherwise expressly provided, the singular includes the plural, the masculine includes the feminine and neutral genders: |
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1.1 "Actual Delivery Date"
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shall mean, with respect to each Aircraft, the date on which Buyer obtains title to that Aircraft in accordance with Article 7 hereof. |
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1.2 "Additional Aircraft"
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shall be the thirty-two (32) EMBRAER 190 Aircraft with deliveries scheduled to occur pursuant to Article 1.2 of Attachment E. |
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1.3 "ADs"
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shall mean Airworthiness Directives issued by either the CTA or the Air Authority, in connection with and with respect to any Aircraft. |
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1.4 "Agreement" or "Purchase Agreement"
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shall mean this Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement DCT-021/03, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with Article 30 and includes all attachments and schedules hereto. |
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1.5 "Air Authority"
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shall mean the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") in the United States or such other office of the United States that shall succeed to its functions. |
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1.6 "Aircraft Basic Price"
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shall mean the unit Aircraft price, as defined in Article 3.1. |
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1.7 "Aircraft Purchase Price"
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shall mean the Aircraft price, effective on the relevant Aircraft Contractual Delivery Month, resulting from the application of the relevant Escalation Formula to the Aircraft Basic Price as set forth in Article 3.3. |
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1.8 "Aircraft"
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shall mean each of the EMBRAER 190 Aircraft and, where there is more than one of such Aircraft, each of them. Aircraft shall include Initial Aircraft, Additional Aircraft and Option Aircraft unless the context requires otherwise. |
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1.9 "Business Day(s)"
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shall mean a day on which banks are open for business in S‹o JosŽ dos Campos, S‹o Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, New York, New York, USA, and Phoenix, Arizona, USA. |
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1.10 "Buyer"
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shall mean US Airways Group, Inc., a company with its corporate address at 4000 East Sky Harbor Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ, 85034, United States of America or any assignee that is assigned the right to purchase an Aircraft prior to its delivery in accordance with Article 14 hereof. |
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1.11 "Contractual Delivery Month"
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shall mean the delivery month referred to in Attachment E to this Agreement. |
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1.12 "CTA"
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shall mean the Aerospace Technical Center of the Brazilian Ministry of Aeronautics, or such other office of Brazil that shall succeed to its functions. |
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1.13 "Day(s)"
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shall mean natural calendar day(s). |
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1.14 "EMBRAER 190 Aircraft"
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shall mean each of the ERJ 190-100 IGW model aircraft manufactured by Embraer according ** (which, although not attached hereto, is incorporated herein by reference) and the Aircraft Specific Configuration, Finishing and Registration Marks described in Attachment "A", for sale to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, equipped with two GE CF34-10E6 model engines manufactured by General Electric Company (or, where there is more than one of such aircraft, each of such aircraft). |
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1.15 "Embraer"
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shall mean Embraer – Empresa Brasileira de Aeron‡utica S.A., a Brazilian corporation with its principal place of business at Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 2170 — Putim, S‹o JosŽ dos Campos, S‹o Paulo, Brazil. |
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1.16 "Escalation Formula"
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shall mean the escalation formula contained in Attachment "D" for the Aircraft. |
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1.17 "FAR"
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shall mean the Federal Aviation Regulations of the Air Authority. |
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1.18 " Initial Aircraft"
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shall be the twenty-five (25) EMBRAER 190 Aircraft with deliveries scheduled to occur pursuant to Article 1.1 of Attachment E. |
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1.19 "Initial Deposit"
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shall mean the initial ** deposit referred to in Article 4.1.1 hereof. |
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1.20 Letter Agreement DCT-022/03”
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shall mean the Amended and Restated Letter Agreement DCT-022/03 dated as of the date hereof. |
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1.21 "LIBOR"
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shall mean the offered rate for deposits in US dollars, which appears on the Reuters Screen LIBO Page as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the day that is two (2) Business Days before the first day of a period, as applied on a pro rata basis based on a year of 360 days. |
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1.22 "Major Changes"
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shall mean the changes to the design of the Aircraft, as defined in Article 11.2.2 hereof. |
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1.23 "Mandatory Service Bulletins"
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shall mean service bulletins applicable to the Aircraft that are issued by Embraer to implement the ADs referred to under Article 11.4 herein. |
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1.24 "Minor Changes"
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shall mean the changes to the design of the Aircraft defined as per the terms and conditions of Article 11.2.1 hereof. |
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1.25 "Option Aircraft Basic Price"
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shall mean the unit price of the Option Aircraft, as per the terms and conditions of Article 21.3 hereof. |
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1.26 "Option Aircraft Contractual Delivery Month"
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shall mean the delivery schedule of the Option Aircraft referred to in Attachment E to this Agreement. |
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1.27 "Option Aircraft Initial Deposit"
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shall mean the initial deposit referred to under Article 21.7. |
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1.28 "Option Aircraft Purchase Price"
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shall mean the escalated price of the Option Aircraft, as per the terms and conditions of Article 21.4 hereunder. |
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1.29 "Option Aircraft"
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shall be the EMBRAER 190 Aircraft that Buyer shall have the option to purchase as per the terms of Article 21 hereof. |
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1.30 "Parties"
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shall mean Embraer and Buyer. |
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1.31 "Product Support Package"
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shall mean the products and Services to be provided by Embraer as per Article 13 herein. |
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1.32 "Scheduled Delivery Date"
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shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.1. |
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1.33 "Scheduled Inspection Date"
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shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.1. |
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1.34 "Services"
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shall mean the familiarization and on-site support for the Aircraft, part of the Product Support Package, as specified in Attachment "B". |
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1.35 "Technical Publications"
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shall mean the technical documentation pertaining and related to the Aircraft as listed in Exhibit 1 to Attachment "B". |
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1.36 "USD" or "US$"
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shall mean the legal currency of the United States of America. |
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1.37 "Working Day(s)"
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shall mean a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or holiday, on which Embraer in S‹o JosŽ dos Campos, SP, Brazil is open for business. |
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SUBJECT |
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Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement including but not limited to Attachment E hereto: |
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Embraer shall sell and deliver and Buyer shall purchase and take delivery of twenty-five (25) Initial Aircraft and thirty-two (32) Additional Aircraft; |
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Embraer shall provide to Buyer the Services and the Technical Publications; |
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Buyer shall have the option to purchase up to fifty (50) Option Aircraft, in accordance with Article 21 hereof. |
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PRICE |
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Buyer agrees to pay Embraer, in United States dollars, the following unit Aircraft Basic Price **. |
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EMBRAER 190 Initial Aircraft
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US$** |
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EMBRAER 190 Additional Aircraft
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US$** |
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The Services and Technical Publications are to be ** . Additional technical publications as well as other services shall be billed to Buyer in accordance with Embraer's rates prevailing at the time Buyer places a purchase order for such additional technical publications or other services. |
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The Aircraft Basic Price shall be escalated according to the Escalation Formula. Such price as escalated shall be the Aircraft Purchase Price and it will be provided to Buyer ** to the first day of each Aircraft Contractual Delivery Month. |
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The prices specified in the previous Article shall be paid by Buyer by wire transfer in immediately available United States dollars funds, to a bank account to be timely informed by Embraer to Buyer, as follows: |
4.1.1 **.
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4.1.2 ** .
4.1.3 ** .
4.1.4 Intentionally left in blank.
4.1.5 ** .
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Interest will accrue at the rate of ** on any amount not paid to Embraer as set forth in Articles 4.1.1 through 4.1.4, of this Article from the date ** days after the date on which such payments should have been made as therein set forth, until the actual receipt by Embraer of such amounts. For the payments referred to under Article 4.1.5 hereof, interest shall be calculated as per Article 7.8 hereunder. Without prejudice to Embraer's rights set forth in Article 4.3 below, interest accrued will be invoiced by Embraer on a monthly basis, beginning one month after date on which payments should have been made, and payment thereof shall be made by Buyer in accordance with the instructions contained therein. |
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Termination for failure to make payments: |
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Without prejudice to the payment of interest on late payments set forth above, should Buyer fail to make any payment on or before the due date, Embraer shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to either (i) postpone, at its sole criteria, the relevant Aircraft Contractual Delivery Month; or (ii) terminate this Agreement in relation to the affected Aircraft in accordance with Article 20.3 hereinafter, if such failure shall not have been cured within ** Days after the date on which Embraer has issued a written notice to Buyer of such failure. |
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All payments to be made by Buyer under this Agreement shall be made without set-off or withholding whatsoever. If Buyer is obliged by law to make any deduction or withholding from any such payment, the amount due from Buyer in respect of such payment shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, Embraer receives a net amount equal to the amount Embraer would have received had no such deduction or withholding been required to be made. |
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Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, payment of the amounts referred in Articles 4.1.2, 4.1.3, and 4.1.4 shall be made by Buyer on or before the last Business Day prior to the ** Day of the month in which each of such payments is due. |
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Subject to payment in accordance with Article 4 hereof and the provisions of Articles 7 and 9 hereof, the Aircraft shall be offered by Embraer to Buyer, by means of a written notice, for inspection, acceptance and subsequent delivery in ** , according to schedules provided on Attachment E hereto. |
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The EMBRAER 190 Aircraft is type certified according to FAR Part 25 amendments 25-1 through 25-117, except section 25.981(c) of Amendment 25-102, Amendment 25-106, Section 25.735(h) of Amendment 25-107, Amendment 111, Amendment 115 and Amendment 116. On the Scheduled Delivery Date, Embraer will provide evidence reasonably acceptable to Buyer that each Aircraft is in compliance with these requirements, as well as the operational requirements of FAR Part 121 (Subparts J and K), except for the items that are under Buyer/operator's regulatory responsibility pursuant to the FARs and are not otherwise required to be provided by Embraer under this Agreement. |
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ACCEPTANCE AND TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP |
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Unless Buyer is notified otherwise and subject to this Agreement, the Aircraft shall be delivered in accordance with the provisions and schedules specified in Article 5 herein. Embraer shall give Buyer advance notice of the delivery of each Aircraft as follows: (a) ** . |
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On the Scheduled Inspection Date, Buyer shall promptly start inspecting the relevant Aircraft and Embraer shall provide complete Aircraft delivery documentation for Buyer's inspection. **. Buyer shall be allowed a reasonable period of time but in no event greater than ** Working Days ** to inspect and conduct an acceptance flight of each Aircraft prior to its delivery. The fuel and insurance for the Aircraft's acceptance flight(s) and ground inspections will be provided by Embraer in accordance with Embraer insurance policy. |
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If Buyer finds an Aircraft acceptable it shall execute a certificate of acceptance of the Aircraft and shall promptly make the due payments, if any, according to Article 4 hereof and accept delivery of such Aircraft, whereupon the necessary title and risk transfer documents shall be executed in order to effect title transfer. ** . |
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Buyer may decline to accept an Aircraft which does not materially comply with the specification set forth in the relevant Attachment "A" or is not in an airworthy condition. For the purposes of this Article 7, an Aircraft shall be deemed not to be materially compliant when one or more of the Aircraft characteristics identified in Article 11.2.1 (i) through (viii) are adversely affected by such non-compliance vis-ˆ-vis the specification set forth in the relevant Attachment A **. |
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If Buyer declines to accept an Aircraft, Buyer shall immediately give Embraer written notice of all specific reasons for such refusal and Embraer shall have ** Working Days, commencing on the first Day after receipt of such notice, to take all necessary actions in order to resubmit the Aircraft to Buyer for re-inspection. |
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Buyer shall be allowed ** additional Working Days to re-inspect the Aircraft, starting immediately upon receipt of notice from Embraer that all necessary actions were taken. The period required for inspection as well as the one mentioned in item 7.5 above shall not be considered as part of the grace period provided for in item 9.2.1 hereof. In the event Buyer declines to accept an Aircraft after this procedure is repeated **, the Parties shall convene immediately following final refusal to accept the Aircraft in order to negotiate possible solutions. If within ** Days counted from the date in which Embraer receives notice of such final refusal to accept the Aircraft, Embraer and Buyer fail to reach an agreement, then either Party may terminate this Agreement with respect to the affected Aircraft without liability to either Party, ** . |
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Should Buyer fail (other than pursuant to Article 7.4 or 7.6) to perform the acceptance and transfer of title to the Aircraft within the periods provided for and in accordance with this Article 7, Embraer shall be entitled, at its reasonable discretion, to either re-negotiate the terms of this Agreement with Buyer or terminate this Agreement with regard to the affected Aircraft pursuant to Article 20.3. Embraer's rights to re-negotiate or terminate this Agreement shall only become effective if such default of Buyer has not been cured within ** Days counted from the Scheduled Inspection Date. |
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 7.7 above and in addition to Embraer's rights pursuant to Article 20.3 should Buyer fail (other than pursuant to Article 7.4 or 7.6) to perform the acceptance and transfer of title to the Aircraft within the time period specified in Articles 7.2, 7.3, 7.5 and 7.6 above, as applicable, interest will accrue at the rate of ** per month over the unpaid balance of the relevant Aircraft Purchase Price, prorated from the date on which Buyer should have completed the inspection or re-inspection of the Aircraft, as the case may be, until the date in which transfer of title occurs or until the date Embraer terminates this Agreement pursuant to Article 7.7 above, whichever occurs first. Without prejudice to Embraer's rights set forth in Article 7.7 above, interest accrued will be invoiced by Embraer on a monthly basis, beginning one month after the date on which the Aircraft acceptance or transfer of title should have been performed, and payment thereof shall be made by Buyer in accordance with the instructions contained therein. |
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A storage charge equal to USD ** per Day shall be charged by Embraer to Buyer commencing on: |
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Buyer's failure to be present to perform inspection or re-inspection of an Aircraft, per the date or time period specified in writing by Embraer, according to Articles 5 and/or 7 hereof, as applicable. |
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Buyer's acceptance of an Aircraft when Buyer defaults in the fulfillment of any payment due and in taking title to such Aircraft immediately thereafter. |
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Buyer's failure to remove an Aircraft from Embraer's facilities within ** days after title transfer has occurred. |
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If however, Buyer notifies Embraer in writing ** Days in advance of its expected delay in the performance of its obligations set forth in Articles 8.1.1, 8.1.2 and 8.1.3 above, the storage charge shall commence on the ** Day after the occurrence of the events set forth in Articles 8.1.1, 8.1.2 or 8.1.3 above, as applicable. |
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In the event that an Aircraft Contractual Delivery Month, Scheduled Inspection Date or Scheduled Delivery Date must be extended by Embraer from that which is designated in Articles 5 and 7 hereof, due to Buyer's failure to perform any action or provide any information contemplated by this Agreement other than the ones specified in the preceding paragraphs, the storage charge shall commence on the ** Day after the Contractual Delivery Month, Scheduled Inspection Date or Scheduled Delivery Date relative to such Aircraft, as applicable. |
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Buyer shall pay the storage charge as set forth in Articles 8.1. or 8.3. hereinbefore, as applicable, in United States dollars, per each month of delay or prorated for part thereof, within ** Business Days after the presentation of each invoice by Embraer. |
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Excusable Delays: |
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Embraer shall not be held liable or be found in default for any delays in the delivery of an Aircraft or in the performance of any act to be performed by Embraer under this Agreement, resulting from, but not restricted to, the following events or occurrences (hereinafter referred to as "Excusable Delays"): (a) force majeure (including, but not limited to, war or state of war, civil war, insurrection, fire, accident, explosion, flood, act of government, requisition, strike, labor disputes causing cessation or interruption of work, including but not limited to walkouts, sick-outs, protests or slowdowns), (b) any delay resulting from any failure by Buyer to perform any action or provide any information contemplated by this Agreement or (c) delays resulting from any other cause to the extent it is reasonably beyond Embraer's control ** . |
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Within a reasonable period of time (not to exceed ** Days) after the occurrence of any of the above mentioned events which constitute causes of Excusable Delays in delivery of an Aircraft or in the performance of any act to be performed by Embraer under this Agreement, Embraer shall send a written notice to Buyer including a description of details involved and an estimate of |
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the effects expected upon the timing of the performance of its contractual obligations. |
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Any such delays shall ** . Embraer undertakes to use all commercially reasonable efforts whenever possible to avoid or remove any such cause of delay and to minimize its effect on the Scheduled Delivery Date of an Aircraft. ** . |
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If the cause of such Excusable Delay is such as to last longer than ** Days or to render the performance of this Agreement impossible, then the Parties shall within ** Days following the last Day of Excusable Delay as provided for herein, re-negotiate the terms of this Agreement accordingly; failing which, either Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement ** . |
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If an Aircraft is not made available for inspection for more than ** Business Days after Scheduled Inspection Date without an Excusable Delay, Buyer will be entitled to claim from Embraer liquidated damages equal to **, for each Day of delay in excess of the above mentioned ** Business Days, up to the date that the Aircraft is available for inspection and acceptance by, and subsequent delivery as per Article 7 hereof, ** . |
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Upon the occurrence of any event which constitutes causes of non Excusable Delays in delivery of an Aircraft, Embraer shall send a written notice to Buyer, within a reasonable period of time (not to exceed ** Days), including a description of details involved and an estimate of the effects expected upon the delivery of the Aircraft. ** . |
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It is agreed between the Parties that if, with respect to a delayed Aircraft, Embraer does not receive a claim for liquidated damages as mentioned in Article 9.2.1 above, from Buyer, within ** Days after the Actual Delivery Date of such Aircraft, Buyer shall be deemed to have fully waived its right to such liquidated damages. |
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Delay Due to Loss or Structural Damage of the Aircraft: |
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This Purchase Agreement shall in all respects be governed by the laws of the State of New York, including all matters of construction, validity and performance, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws other than section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations law. This Purchase Agreement is being delivered in the State of New York. |
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Each party hereto hereby irrevocably agrees, accepts and submits to, for itself and in respect of any of its property, generally and unconditionally, the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in the City and County of New York and of the United States for the Southern District of New York, in connection with any legal action, suit or proceeding with respect to any matter relating to or arising out of or in connection with this Purchase Agreement or any other operative agreement and fully waives any objection to the venue of such courts. Furthermore to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above named courts, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, or that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper. |
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EMBRAER — Empresa Brasileira de Aeron‡utica S.A.
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 2170
12.227-901 S‹o JosŽ dos Campos – SP — Brazil
Telephone: (+55-12) 3927-1410
Facsimile: (+55-12) 3927-1257
US Airways Group, Inc.
4000 East Sky Harbor Boulevard, CH-VTR
Phoenix, AZ 85034 — USA
Telephone: (480) 693-0800
Facsimile: (480) 693-5886
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Deputy General Counsel
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Phoenix, AZ 85034 — USA
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers and to be effective as of the day and year first above written.
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AMENDED AND RESTATED LETTER AGREEMENT
DCT-022/03
WHEREAS, on May 9, 2003 Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. ("Embraer") and US Airways Group Inc. ("Buyer") entered into Letter Agreement DCT-022/03 ("Letter Agreement DCT-022/03");
WHEREAS, Buyer and its various affiliates commenced bankruptcy cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division ("Bankruptcy Court") on September 12, 2004 in the matter entitled In re US Airways, et al., Case No. 04-13819;
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2005 the Bankruptcy Court entered an order ("Confirmation Order") confirming a Joint Plan of Reorganization of the Buyer ("Plan") which had an effective date of September 27, 2005;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Plan the Buyer was authorized to place the Letter Agreement DCT-022/03 on a post effective date determination schedule;
WHEREAS, on February 16, 2006 the Bankruptcy Court approved a Settlement and Assumption Term Sheet dated February 9, 2006 ("Term Sheet") between the Buyer and Embraer, which among other things required the Parties to amend and restate the Letter Agreement DCT-022/03; and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend and restate the Letter Agreement DCT-022/03 to comply with the Term Sheet as approved by the Bankruptcy Court on February 16, 2006;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged and agreed, the Parties hereto agree as follows this ___ day of June 2006;
RESTATEMENT:
Letter Agreement DCT-022/03 is hereby fully and completely amended and restated in its entirety pursuant to the terms hereof and shall be without any further force or effect, and the Parties' agreement in regard to the subject matter hereof shall be solely contained in this Amended and Restated Letter Agreement DCT-022/03 and the Attachments hereto ("Agreement").
This Agreement constitutes an amendment and modification of the Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement DCT-021/03 ("Purchase Agreement") and sets forth additional agreements of the Parties with respect to the matters set forth in the Purchase Agreement. All terms defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the same meaning when used herein, and in case of any conflict between this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement, this Agreement shall govern.
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Embraer shall provide a service life policy for the Aircraft pursuant to the terms and conditions of Schedule ** to this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers and to be effective as of the day and year first above written.
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