**Exhibit 8.1**

**Subsidiaries of Embraer – Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A.**

| **Name**                                                     |   | **Jurisdiction   of    Incorporation** |                |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|
|                                                              |   |                                        |                |
| Embraer   Aircraft Holding, Inc – EAH                   |   |                                   | Delaware, U.S.A.    |   |
| Embraer Aircraft Customer Services, Inc. – EACS         |   |                                   | Florida, U.S.A.     |   |
| Embraer Aircraft Marketing Corp. – EMC                  |   |                                   | Florida, U.S.A.     |   |
| Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services, Inc. – EAMS      |   |                                   | Delaware, U.S.A.    |   |
| Embraer Services, Inc. – ESI                            |   |                                   | Delaware, U.S.A.    |   |
| Embraer Engineering Services, Inc. – EEI                |   |                                   | Delaware, U.S.A.    |   |
| Embraer Investments LLC.                                     |   |                                   | Delaware, U.S.A.    |   |
| Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva Ltda. – Neiva     |   |                                   | Brazil              |   |
| ELEB-Embraer Liebherr Equipamentos do Brasil S.A.            |   |                                   | Brazil              |   |
| Trumpeter,   Inc.                                            |   |                                   | Delaware, U.S.A.    |   |
| Embraer Aviation Europe -   EAE                              |   |                                   | France              |   |
| Embraer Aviation   International – EAI                  |   |                                   | France              |   |
| Embraer Europe SARL                                          |   |                                   | France              |   |
| Embraer Australia Pty Ltd. – EAL                        |   |                                   | Australia           |   |
| Embraer Credit Ltd. – ECL                               |   |                                   | Delaware, U.S.A.    |   |
| Embraer   Representations, LLC – ERL                    |   |                                   | Delaware, U.S.A.    |   |
| Harbin   Embraer Aircraft Industry Company, Ltd. – HEAI |   |                                   | China               |   |
| Embraer   Spain Holding Co., SL – ESH                   |   |                                   | Spain               |   |
| ECC Investment Switzerland AG – SWIN                    |   |                                   | Switzerland         |   |
| ECC Leasing Company Ltd.                                     |   |                                   | Ireland             |   |
| ECC Insurance & Financial Company Ltd.                   |   |                                   | Cayman Islands, BWI |   |
| Embraer Finance Ltd. - EFL                                   |   |                                   | Cayman Islands, BWI |   |
|   Embraer Merco S/A - EMS                          |   |                                   | Uruguay             |   |
| Air Holding SGPS, S.A.                                       |   |                                   | Portugal            |   |
| OGMA – Ind. Aeronáutica de   Portugal S.A.         |   |                                   | Portugal            |   |
| Canal   Investments LLC                                      |   |                                   | Delaware, U.S.A.    |   |
| ECC do Brasil Cia de Seguros                                 |   |                                   | Brazil              |   |