Embraer

The Brazilian OEM celebrated its golden anniversary in 2020 by giving its popular business jet some impressive enhancements.

In a week of updates for the company, Embraer unveiled a medevac version of the Phenom 300 series—aptly called the Phenom 300MED—on August 4, and it presented its second-quarter financial results on August 5. Embraer talked to Flying about the proposed medevac model during our flight test of the newest 300E back in March—and the […]

GE Aviation named John Slattery as president and CEO of the division, effective July 13, replacing David Joyce, who is retiring from the company after 40 years. Joyce has been in the leadership roles for 12 years, overseeing the “complete renewal of [GE Aviation’s] product portfolio, including 10 different engine families, resulting in groundbreaking improvements […]

News released over the weekend is traditionally bad. A Boeing announcement on Saturday, April 25, certainly fit that bill. The aerospace giant said it had “terminated its Master Transaction Agreement (MTA) with Embraer, under which the two companies sought to establish a new level of strategic partnership. The parties had planned to create a joint […]

The newest Super Tucano took its first flight for the Nigerian Air Force program, Embraer and Sierra Nevada Corporation announced on April 17. Embraer Defense & Security joined forces with SNC on the project, which is undergoing testing at the venture’s production facility in Jacksonville, Florida. The A-29 Super Tucano is the first of 12 […]

With a speed well-suited to its shiny new Mach number, the updated version of the Embraer Phenom 300E attained certification this week—and not just under FAA authority, but also with the blessing of EASA and Brazil’s ANAC. Embraer Executive Jets reports that the new 300E met its goals with the intercontinental range extended to beat […]

Three major themes took center stage on February 19, 2020, at the annual meeting of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Leaders from OEMs and a broad range of associations and industry executives met for GAMA’s release of its 2019 sales report—but the increase in shipments and billings […]

Brazilian airplane maker Embraer has announced an upgraded version of its Phenom 300 light business jet. The Phenom 300E has reached Mach 0.80, which, the company claims, makes the airplane the fastest single-pilot business jet on the market. High-speed cruise for the Phenom 300E is listed at 464 knots, an increase from 453 knots in […]

In an earnings call this week, Embraer (NYSE:ERJ) reported a 3Q19 net loss of $77.2 million, results that were impacted by separation costs of $34.8 million related to the carve out of their commercial aviation business in a deal with Boeing. Embraer reported an adjusted net loss for 3Q19 of $48.4 million, compared to $16.5 […]

Embraer has signed Flexjet as the fleet launch customer for the Praetor 500 and 600, building on 16 years of cooperation between the two companies. The announcement came at NBAA-BACE on Monday, October 21. “[It’s] an enhanced and renewed opportunity for us to work long into the future, across all of our products,” said Michael […]