Exhibit 10.14(e)

                AMENDMENT NUMBER 5 TO LETTER AGREEMENT GCT-026/98

This Amendment Number 5 to Letter Agreement GCT-026/98, dated as of October ___,
2000 ("Amendment No. 5") relates to the Letter Agreement GCT-026/98 (the "Letter
Agreement") between EMBRAER - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. ("Embraer")
and Solitair Corp. ("Buyer") dated June 17, 1998, which concerns the Purchase
Agreement GCT-025/98 (the "Purchase Agreement"), as amended from time to time
(collectively referred to herein as the "Agreement"). This Amendment No. 5 is
between Embraer and Buyer, collectively referred to herein as the "Parties".

This Amendment No. 5 sets forth further agreements between Embraer and Buyer
[*] of Aircraft #13 through 22 to be provided by General Electric Capital
Corporation ("GE Capital").

This Amendment No. 5 constitutes an amendment and modification of the Letter
Agreement. All terms defined in the Agreement and not defined herein shall have
the meaning given in the Agreement when used herein, and in case of any conflict
between this Amendment No. 5 and the Agreement, the terms of this Amendment No.
5 shall control.

WHEREAS, in connection with the Parties' agreements as described above, the
Parties have agreed to modify some conditions described in the Letter Agreement
as provided below;

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

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3.    MISCELLANEOUS

      All other provisions of the Agreement which have not been specifically
      amended or modified by this Amendment No. 5 shall remain valid in full
      force and effect without any change.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Embraer and Buyer, by their duly authorized officers, have
entered into and executed this Amendment No. 5 to be effective as of the date
first written above.

EMBRAER - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.    Solitair Corp.

By  /s/ Frederico Fleury Curado                     By  /s/ Doug Lambert
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Name: Frederico Fleury Curado                       Name: Doug Lambert
Title: E.V.P.                                       Title: V.P.

By  /s/ Romualdo Monteiro de Barros
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Name: Romualdo Monteiro de Barros                   Date:  10/18/00
Title: E.V.P.--Defense Market                       Place: Greenwich, CT USA

Date:  10-18-00
Place: Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil