BRASILIA, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA said on Monday it has completed the sale of 16 new E175 jets to the U.S. airline SkyWest in a contract worth $798.4 million.

Embraer said the new planes will be operated exclusively by Delta Air Lines under a CPA contract. They will be included in Embraer's order book for the third quarter, it said.

(Reporting by Anthony Boadle Editing by Chris Reese)