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Embraer Earns Phenom 100 Certification

Embraer Phenom 100
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Key Takeaways:

  • The Embraer Phenom 100 very light jet received FAA certification, allowing for immediate deliveries.
  • It offers the largest cabin in its segment, competitive speeds (390 knots), and surpassed performance projections in range (1,178 nm), fuel efficiency, and hot/high operations.
  • Embraer is building a new 150,000 sq ft assembly, sales, and service plant in Melbourne, Florida, for its Phenom jets, expected to begin operations in 2010 to meet strong order demand.
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Late last year Embraer earned FAA certification for its Phenom 100 very light jet. Deliveries were expected to begin immediately.

Based on the unofficial 10,000-pound cutoff for the very light jet segment, the twinjet is technically a VLJ. But with the largest cabin in the segment and a top speed of 390 knots, it’s also a serious entry level jet that puts up numbers that are competitive with some larger and more expensive models.

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