EMBRAER EXHIBITS THE LEGACY 500 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN BRAZIL

August 6, 2009 by Rob Vogelaar

São José dos Campos, August 6, 2009 present a full-size mock-up of the Legacy 500 executive jet to the Brazilian public, for the first time, at the sixth Latin-American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE), August 13-15, at São Paulo’s Congonhas Airport. The Company will promote its entire portfolio of executive aircraft, and display the Legacy 600, Phenom 300, and Phenom 100 jets. The latter model went into operation in Brazil last June and three aircraft have already been delivered.

Visitors will be able to experience all of the comfort of the new midsize Legacy 500, which should go into operation in 2012. On August 12, at 2:00 p.m., in the Congonhas room, Embraer will hold a press conference to present recent advances in the programs under development, as well as updated information about the products in operation.

said Breno“In 2007, we presented Embraer’s executive jets have achieved huge success in Latin America. In Brazil, alone, there are ten Legacy 600s in operation. The Phenom family has logged over 800 firm orders, 100 of which are from Latin American customers.

Source: Embraer