...new jet orders are typically placed months in advance of delivery. It is entirely likely that the original order was placed before any of this current financial crisis started, and they would likely have had to pay a penalty if the order was cancelled this far into production.

It's unfortunate on the timing of these jets being delivered, since business jets do actually serve a legitimate purpose. Which isn't to say that there aren't corporations abusing their spending power at the top, but we shouldn't be too quick to judge either.

Surface to Air Missile

"Embraer" is the short name of "Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S. A.", Brazilian Aeronautics Enterprise -- "Embraer-Empresa of Brazil" doesn't sound right.

If it's something someone bought with their own money 2 years ago, why even bother with a comment about the jet unless there's some pent-up antagonism about NetApp's successful history.