Embraer begins final production today of what will be the first U.S.-assembled Phenom 300 at its Melbourne, Florida, facility. Scheduled for delivery in early 2013, the aircraft is one of more than a dozen 300s slated for production in Melbourne next year.
It was less than two years ago when the company broke ground on the final assembly facility, located at the Melbourne International Airport, for the entry-level Phenom 100 bizjet line and, now the Phenom 300, its light jet entry. The complex includes an 80,000-square-foot assembly hangar, a 20,000-square-foot paint facility and a 58,000-square-foot Customer Center.
