CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC /DE/
EXHIBIT 10.39(M)
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">AMENDMENT No. 13 TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT DCT-054/98</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">This Amendment No.13 (&quot;Amendment 13&quot;) dated as of October 10, 2001 is between EMBRAER - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (&quot;EMBRAER&quot;) and ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. (&quot;BUYER&quot;) (formerly known as Continental Express, Inc.), and relates to Purchase Agreement No. DCT-054/98 between EMBRAER and BUYER dated December 23, 1998, as amended from time to time (the &quot;Purchase Agreement&quot;) for the purchase of up to fifty (50) newly manufactured EMB-135 aircraft (the &quot;AIRCRAFT&quot;).</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">This Amendment 13 sets forth the further agreements between EMBRAER and BUYER relative to the EMB-135 Purchase Agreement and certain changes requested by BUYER in the Aircraft configuration described in Exhibit &quot;1&quot; of Amendment 5 to the Purchase Agreement and the incorporation of </FONT><B><FONT FACE="CG Times">[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT]</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">, pursuant to Article 11 of 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 Amendment 13 and the Purchase Agreement, this Amendment shall control.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, which is hereby acknowledged,  EMBRAER and BUYER do hereby agree as follows:</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><LI>Incorporation of an </FONT><FONT FACE="CG Times">[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT]</LI></P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Each of the newly manufactured AIRCRAFT from the THIRTIETH (30th) through the FIFTIETH (50th), shall include the installation of </FONT><B><FONT FACE="CG Times">[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT]</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">.</P>
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</FONT><B><FONT FACE="CG Times"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><LI>[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT]</LI></P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Each of the newly manufactured AIRCRAFT from the THIRTY-SECOND (32nd) through the </FONT><B><FONT FACE="CG Times">[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT]</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">. </P>
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<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><LI>Incorporation of </FONT><FONT FACE="CG Times">[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT]</LI></P></OL>

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</FONT><FONT FACE="CG Times (PCL6)"><P>Each of the newly manufactured AIRCRAFT from the THIRTY-FIRST (31st) through the FIFTIETH (50th) shall incorporate </FONT><B><FONT FACE="CG Times">[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT]</B></FONT><FONT FACE="CG Times (PCL6)">.</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">4. The following paragraphs are inserted  in  Article 2 of  Amendment 12:</P>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Univers"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">For each affected Aircraft Buyer shall deliver </FONT><B><FONT FACE="CG Times">[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT]</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">. </P>
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<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">5.&#9;BASIC PRICE OF AIRCRAFT</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">As a result of the changes in Aircraft configuration and Aircraft Basic Prices specified in this Amendment 13, the Aircraft Basic Price  will be:</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">All other terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, which are not specifically amended by this Amendment 13, shall remain in full force and effect without any change.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, EMBRAER and BUYER, by their duly authorized officers, have entered into and executed this Amendment 13 to the Purchase Agreement to be effective as of the date first written above.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">EMBRAER - Empresa Brasileira&#9;&#9;&#9;EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC.</P>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">By&#9;:<U>   &#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;</U>&#9;&#9;By:&#9;<U> /s/ Frederick S. Cromer&#9;       </P>
</U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Name&#9;:<U>   &#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;</U>&#9;&#9;Name&#9;:<U>  Frederick S. Cromer&#9;         </P>
</U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Title&#9;:<U>  &#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;</U>&#9;&#9;Title&#9;:<U> VP &amp; CFO    &#9;&#9;</U> </P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">By&#9;:<U>   &#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;</U>&#9;&#9;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Name&#9;:<U>   &#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;</U>&#9;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Title&#9;:<U>  &#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;</U>&#9;&#9;</P>
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</U></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Date&#9;:</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3>__________________________&#9;&#9;</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">Date</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3>:   <U> October 10, 2001&#9;&#9;</P>
</U></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Place&#9;</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3>:__________________________  &#9;&#9;</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">Place</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3>:  <U>  Houston, Texas&#9;&#9; </P>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Witness</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3>: <U>&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;</U>&#9;&#9;</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">Witness</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3>:<U> &#9;/s/ Amy K. Sedano&#9;</P>
</U></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Name&#9;</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3>:    <U>  &#9;&#9;&#9;&#9; </U>&#9;           </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">Name</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3>:    <U>   Amy K. Sedano&#9;&#9;</P>
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