Embraer sells 17 E175 jets to Air Alaska, SkyWest

Brazilian planemaker Embraer said in a securities filing on Wednesday it had received a firm order for nine E175 jets from Alaska Air Group and subsidiary Horizon Air, which exercised a previously agreed purchase option. In a separate filing, Embraer said it had also sold eight new E175 jets to SkyWest, which will operate them for Alaska Airlines.<br/>