Exhibit 10.39(t)
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2
Execution Version

Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.  The omitted materials have been filed separately with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

AMENDMENT No. 20 TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT DCT-014/2004

This Amendment No. 20 to Purchase Agreement DCT-014/2004, dated as of October
18, 2007 (“Amendment No. 20”) relates to the Purchase Agreement DCT-014/2004
(the “Purchase Agreement”) between Embraer - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica
S.A. (“Embraer”) and Republic Airline Inc. (“Buyer”) dated March 19, 2004 as
amended from time to time (collectively referred to herein as “Agreement”). This
Amendment No. 20 is between Embraer and Buyer, collectively referred to herein
as the “Parties”.

This Amendment No. 20 sets forth additional agreements between Embraer and Buyer
relative to the confirmation of 11 Option EMBRAER 170 Aircraft into 11 Firm
Aircraft, addition of 11 Option EMBRAER 170 and changes on the Firm and Option
Aircraft delivery schedules.

Except as otherwise provided for herein all terms of the Purchase Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect. All capitalized terms used in this
Amendment No. 20, which are not defined herein shall have the meaning given in
the Purchase Agreement. In the event of any conflict between this Amendment No.
20 and the Purchase Agreement the terms, conditions and provisions of this
Amendment No. 20 shall control.

WHEREAS, in connection with the Parties’ agreement above mentioned, the Parties
have now agreed to amend the Purchase Agreement as provided for below:

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration which is hereby acknowledged
Embraer and Buyer hereby agree as follows:

1.  
Subject: Article 2 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced as
follows:

 
“Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement:
 
2.1
Embraer shall sell and deliver and Buyer shall purchase and take delivery of
forty-eight (48) EMBRAER 170 Aircraft and fifty-four (54) EMBRAER 175 Aircraft
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2.2
Embraer shall provide to Buyer the Services and the Technical Publications; and

 
2.3
Buyer shall have the option to purchase up to 74 Option EMBRAER 170 Aircraft, in
accordance with Article 23.”

2.  
Price

2.1  
Article 3.1 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced by the
following:

 
"3.1
Buyer agrees to pay Embraer, subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, in United States dollars, the following amount per unit Basic Prices:

 

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Notes:
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Aircraft EMBRAER 170 #1 to #48 were already delivered;

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3. Firm Aircraft:
 
3.1
Delivery: The table containing the delivery schedule in Article 5.1 of the
Purchase Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:

 “Firm A/C
Delivery Month
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Delivery Month
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Note: The first 48 EMBRAER 170 Aircraft (Aircraft #1 to # 48) were already
delivered.
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4.      Payment:
 
4.1
The penultimate sentence of the last paragraph of Article 4.1 is hereby deleted
and replaced as follows:

 
“Any progress payment for *** otherwise be due *** shall be due ***

5.
Option Aircraft:

5.1
The opening paragraph of Article 23 and delivery schedule table of the Purchase
Agreement are hereby deleted and replaced by the following:

“Buyer shall have the option to purchase up to 74 additional Option Aircraft, to
be delivered on the last day of the applicable month set forth below or such
earlier date in such month specified pursuant to Article 7.1:

Option A/C
Delivery Month
Option A/C
Delivery Month
Option A/C
Delivery Month
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Mar 09
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6.
Attachment A-2:  Attachment “A-2” to the Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted
and replaced with Attachment “A-2” to this Amendment No. 20.

7.
Miscellaneous: All other provisions of the Agreement which have not been
specifically amended or modified by this Amendment No. 20 shall remain valid in
full force and effect without any change.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, EMBRAER and BUYER, by their duly authorized officers, have
entered into and executed this Amendment No. 20 to Purchase Agreement to be
effective as of the date first written above.

 
 
EMBRAER – Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A.
   
Republic Airline Inc.
           
By /s/ Flavio Rimoli
   
By Bryan Bedford
 
Name: Flavio Rimoli
   
Name: Bryan Bedford 
 
Title: Executive Vice President & General Counsel 
   
Title: President
 

 

         
By /s/ José Luis D. Molina
   
 
 
Name: José Luis D. Molina
   
 
 
Title: Vice President Contracts Airline Market
   
 
 

 
 
Date: October 18, 2007
Date: October 18, 2007
Place: San José Dos Campos, S.P.
Place: Indianapolis, IN
    Witness: Fernanco Bueno Witness: Lars - Erik Arnell Name: Fernando Bueno
Name: Lars - Erik Arnell

 

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ATTACHMENT "A-2" - EMBRAER 175 AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION
 
Delta Configuration
 
 
1. EMBRAER 175 CONFIGURATION 
 
 EMBRAER 175 Standard Aircraft
 
 
The EMBRAER 175 Aircraft shall be manufactured according to (i) the standard
configuration specified in the Technical Description TD-175 Rev. 9 dated June
2007, which although not attached hereto, is incorporated herein by reference,
and (ii) the characteristics described in the items below.
 
 
2. EMBRAER 175 Optional Equipment
 
 
The EMBRAER 175 Aircraft will also be fitted with the following options selected
by Buyer:
 
2.1  Aircraft Model and Engines
 
a)  
EMBRAER 175 LR ***

b)  
 GE CF34-8E5 Engines

 
2.2 Options By Ata Chapter
 

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ATTACHMENT "A-2" - EMBRAER 175 AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION
 
 
Delta Configuration
 
 
2.3
EMBRAER 175 Interior Configuration (76 seats)

 
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3. FINISHING
 
The Aircraft will be delivered to Buyers as follows:
 
3.1
EXTERIOR FINISHING:

 
The fuselage of the Aircraft shall be painted according to Buyer’s color and
paint scheme which shall be supplied to Embraer by Buyer on or before *** to the
relevant Aircraft Contractual Delivery Date.
 
The wings and the horizontal stabilizer of all Aircraft shall be supplied in the
standard colors, i.e., gray BAC707.
 
3.2
INTERIOR FINISHING:

 
Buyer shall inform Embraer on or before *** prior to the relevant Aircraft
Contractual Delivery Date of its choice of materials and colors of all and any
item of interior finishing such as seat covers, carpet, floor lining on galley
areas, side walls and overhead lining, galley lining and curtain. The
above-mentioned schedule for definition of interior finishing shall only be
applicable if Buyer selects its materials from the choices offered by and
available at Embraer. In case Buyer opts to use different materials and or
patterns, such schedule shall be mutually agreed between the Parties at the time
of signature of the Purchase Agreement.
 
3.3
BUYER FURNISHED AND BUYER INSTALLED EQUIPMENT (BFE and BIE):

 
Buyer may choose to have carpets, tapestries, seat covers and curtain fabrics
supplied to Embraer for installation in the Aircraft as BFE. Materials shall
conform to the required standards and comply with all applicable regulations and
airworthiness requirements. Delays in the delivery of BFE equipment or quality
restrictions that prevent the installation thereof in the time frame required by
the Aircraft manufacturing process shall entitle Embraer to either delay the
delivery of the Aircraft or present the Aircraft to Buyer without such BFE, in
which case Buyer shall not be entitled to refuse acceptance of the Aircraft. All
BFE equipment shall be delivered to Embraer in DDP – Embraer facilities in São
José dos Campos, SP, Brazil (Incoterms 2000) conditions.
 
The Aircraft galleys have provisions for the following BIE items that, unless
timely agreed by the Parties, are not supplied or installed by Embraer:
Trolleys, ovens, coffee makers, hot jugs and standard units.
 

4.   REGISTRATION MARKS AND TRANSPONDER CODE

 
The Aircraft shall be delivered to Buyer with the registration marks painted on
them. The registration marks and the transponder code shall be supplied to
Embraer by Buyer no later than *** before each relevant Aircraft Contractual
Delivery Date.
 
IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND UNDERSTOOD BY THE PARTIES THAT IF THERE IS ANY CONFLICT
BETWEEN THE TERMS OF THIS ATTACHMENT “A-2” AND THE TERMS OF THE TECHNICAL
DESCRIPTION ABOVE REFERRED, THE TERMS OF THIS ATTACHMENT “A-2” SHALL PREVAIL.
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