EMBRAER DESIGNATES 1ST PHENOM SERVICE CENTER IN CALIFORNIA
February 4, 2010 by Marcel van Leeuwen · Leave a Comment
Embraer has named Clay Lacy Aviation (CLA) as the Company’s authorized service center for the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 jets in Southern California. Located at Van Nuys Airport, in the Los Angeles Basin, CLA is one of the most prominent, well-established corporate aviation service providers in the world.
“With the appointment of this new support base, Embraer has met the need for Phenom authorized service in the Southern California market,” President, Customer Support, USA, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean – Executive Jets.
said Scott Kalister, Embraer Vice “Clay Lacy’s reputation as a premier executive aviation provider and its location at Van Nuys Airport make it an ideal choice for the support of our Phenom jet customers.”
Operating from their 8-acre (32,400-square meter) facility, CLA has one of the largest Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Diamond Award and Class III and IV certified maintenance repair stations in the western U.S. Five large hangars are available to Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 customers who will be offered inspections, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, paint touchups, and interior shop services.
“We are excited to work with Embraer, whose creativity and experience brought the Phenom to the market in a timely manner, at a very competitive price and with a performance greater than originally specified,” opportunity to strengthen our relationship with one of the premier aviation manufacturers in the world, since we already operate its aircraft.”
said Clay Lacy, founder and CEO of CLA. “We see this as an A total of 64 Phenom jets are currently registered with the FAA. The entry level Phenom 100 has been operating in North America since December 2008. The Phenom 300, which was certified in December 2009, is also flying in the region. The certification results for both cleansheet, state-of-the-art aircraft boast significant improvements in runway length, range, speed, and fuel consumption.
Source: Embraer
EMBRAER 190 JET CERTIFIED FOR OPERATING AT LONDON CITY AIRPORT
February 2, 2010 by Rob Vogelaar · Leave a Comment
Embraer has received steep approach certification for another member of its E-Jets family, the EMBRAER 190, to operate at London’s premier business airport, London City (LCY). The EMBRAER 170 received the same certification in 2007 and is currently operated by British Airways at LCY.
The EMBRAER 190 uses a software solution developed on the existing fly-by-wire system, which means better flight qualities and control, reduced pilot workload, and lower fuel consumption. The range of the EMBRAER 190 out of LCY is over 800 nautical miles (1,500 km), covering all current routes and bringing important European business destinations within reach.
British Airways’ CityFlyer, Switzerland’s Geneva-based Baboo Airlines, and Germany’s Lufthansa Cityline will be the first to operate the EMBRAER 190 out of LCY. The current aircraft fleet flying from this airport is mostly composed of old, out-of-production jets and turboprops that serve a sophisticated business public that relies on a fast and comfortable ride between the bigger European cities and London’s financial center. Because of their high level of comfort, reliability, reduced operating cost, and low emissions, the E-Jets are the perfect solution. Compared to aircraft with similar capacity now operating at LCY, the EMBRAER 190 reduces fuel burn by 25%, which is mirrored by aircraft missions and brings an additional savings of 50% in maintenance costs.
By the end of 2010, a total of 15 E-Jets are expected to be operating out of LCY, and will have transported one million passengers.
EMBRAER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2010 SINGAPORE AIRSHOW
January 28, 2010 by Marcel van Leeuwen · 1 Comment
Company will promote its full portfolio at Asia’s largest aviation and defense event
São José dos Campos, January 27, 2010
The Legacy 600 and Phenom 100 executive jets will be in the static display, as well as fullscale mock-ups of the Legacy 500 – for the first time in Asia – and the Phenom 300. A Company press conference, focused on the executive aviation market, is scheduled for Monday, February 1, at 2:00 p.m., in Function Room 4.
In Asia Pacific, the Embraer’s footprint has grown steadily, since its first commercial aircraft, the Bandeirante, started flying in 1978. Today, more than 45 E-Jets – a family of jets seating 70 to 122 passengers – are in operation, with one taking off every four minutes. In 2009, these aircraft carried nearly 5 million passengers to 105 destinations and logged over 100,000 flight hours in the region, which continues to be a very important market for Embraer. In addition to airline, executive and defense aircraft sales, the Company has designated authorized service centers to provide maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO).
Customers in Asia Pacific include Air North, Skippers Aviation, Network Aviation, Regional Pacific Airlines, Aerolink, and Virgin Blue (Embraer’s largest E-Jet operator in the region), from Australia; Air Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands; Southwest Air, from Papua New Guinea; Premiair, in Indonesia; Mandarin Airlines, in Taiwan; Paramount Airways, in India; JAL and Fuji Dream Airlines, in Japan; and the Royal Thai Navy and Royal Thai Army.
Source: Embraer
EMBRAER’S LEGACY 450 AND LEGACY 500 PROGRAMS MOVE FORWARD
January 25, 2010 by Rob Vogelaar · Leave a Comment
Embraer’s midlight Legacy 450 and midsize Legacy 500 executive jet development programs continue moving full ahead. The concepts were presented at the 2007 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Annual Meeting and Convention, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. The Company maintains its unflagging commitment to developing these aircraft.
Embraer’s commitment to the environment is built into the design of the Legacy 450 and the Legacy 500. The aircraft will comply with worldwide certification limits for aviation noise and emissions, as established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP), and with very significant margins.
The certification process is well underway with Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil – ANAC), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the U.S., and the European Aviation Safety Association (EASA).
The new-generation Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion™ avionics system will provide extensive situational awareness with a highly intuitive interface. Honeywell’s HTF7500E stateof- the-art engines incorporate the latest technologies for meeting performance requirements with improved efficiency, in terms of fuel consumption, facilitated maintenance, low operating costs, and reduced noise and pollution emissions. The jets will be the fastest in their categories and the only ones equipped with cutting-edge fly-by-wire electronic flight controls that increase operating safety and passenger comfort, while reducing pilot workload and fuel consumption.
The Legacy 450 is designed to carry up to nine passengers. Its range will be 2,300 nautical miles (4,260 km) with four passengers, or 2,200 nautical miles (4,070 km) with eight passengers, and Mach 0.78, both including NBAA IFR fuel reserves, meaning the jet will be able to fly nonstop from London (U.K.) to Moscow (Russia) or Rabat (Morocco); from Delhi (India) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) or Hong Kong; or from Jakarta (Indonesia) to Calcutta (India).
The Legacy 500 will carry up to nine passengers. It is designed for a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,560 km) with four passengers, or 2,800 nautical miles (5,190 km) with eight passengers, and Mach 0.80, both including NBAA IFR fuel reserves. These characteristics will allow customers to fly nonstop from New York to Los Angeles, in the U.S.; or from Moscow (Russia) to Mumbai (India).
EMBRAER SIGNS PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT WITH GULF AIR
January 21, 2010 by Rob Vogelaar · Leave a Comment
São José dos Campos, January 21, 2010 – Embraer and Gulf Air signed a preliminary agreement, today, during the Bahrain International Airshow, by which two EMBRAER 170 jets would be operated by the airline through an operating lease.
EMBRAER DELIVERS 244 JETS IN 2009
January 12, 2010 by Rob Vogelaar · Leave a Comment
EMBRAER DELIVERS FIRST LINEAGE 1000 JET TO AL JABER AVIATION
January 7, 2010 by Rob Vogelaar · Leave a Comment
São José dos Campos, January 7, 2010 – Embraer delivered the first Lineage 1000 executive jet to Al Jaber Aviation (AJA) of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the end of December, in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The aircraft will begin operations for on-demand charter service in March 2010. AJA will be the largest Lineage 1000 operator, with a fleet of five aircraft.
Al Jaber Aviation operates two Legacy 600 jets and has firm orders for four additional Lineage 1000s, plus four Legacy 450s and four Legacy 500s.
EMBRAER DELIVERS FIRST PHENOM 300 EXECUTIVE JET
January 6, 2010 by Marcel van Leeuwen · Leave a Comment
Executive Flight Services receives Embraer light jet in São José dos Campos, Brazil
São José dos Campos, January 6, 2010
Embraer has begun delivering its recently certified Phenom 300 executive jet, just one year after the first Phenom 100 customers received their aircraft. The first Phenom 300 was delivered at the Company’s headquarters, on December 29, 2009, to Executive Flight Services, a wholly owned aircraft management subsidiary of Executive AirShare, which received the aircraft on behalf of an undisclosed customer.
“As the first FAA Part 135 operator to take delivery of the Phenom 300, Executive Flight
Services will be managing an aircraft that has met all design specifications and improved on
its targets, in terms of runway take-off length, range, speed, and landing distance, making it
the ideal tool for corporate use in this category,” said Ernest Edwards, Embraer Vice
President, Marketing and Sales, USA, Mexico and the Caribbean – Executive Jets.
“The Embraer delivery team has attended to every detail to ensure a smooth delivery of this
aircraft,” said Keith D. Plumb, President and Chief Operating Officer, Executive AirShare.
“As the world’s leading operator of Phenom 100 aircraft, we have been extremely pleased
with the performance and low direct operating costs of this entry level jet, and hold similarly
high expectations for the Phenom 300.”
In preparation for entering service, Embraer CAE Training Services (ECTS), based in Dallas,
Texas, successfully qualified four Phenom 300 customer pilots, in December 2009, to operate
the new Embraer Phenom 300 jet. Due to the level of commonality between the Phenom
aircraft models, and because all pilots had previously obtained their Phenom 100 type ratings,
only a transition course for the Phenom 300 was required.
Source: Embraer
EMBRAER Delivers 1st Super Tucano Airplanes To Chile’s Air Force
December 24, 2009 by Rob Vogelaar · 1 Comment
(Sao Jose dos Campos, December 23, 2009) — Embraer delivered the first four Super Tucano airplanes, of a total of 12, this week, to the Chilean Air Force (FACH). The contract, which was announced in August 2008, is the result of a competitive public bid let by the FACH, which chose the airplane manufactured by Embraer as the best solution for the tactical training of its pilots.
“A first delivery always has special meaning, because it represents the beginning of a longterm relationship with our customer and an opportunity to assist them with services that ensure their satisfaction,” said Orlando Jose Ferreira Neto, Embraer Executive Vice President, Defense Market. “The Chilean Air Force will now have the most advanced equipment, in terms of training for its pilots, and the flexibility of the best light-attack aircraft four counter-insurgency and irregular warfare.”
Embraer’s proposal, which was chosen by FACH, includes a broad Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) package and an advanced Training and Operation Support System (TOSS), covering not only the aircraft, but also the ground support stations. The FACH’s TOSS consists of three systems: a Mission Planning Station (MPS), a Mission Debriefing Station (MDS), and a Flight Simulator (FS).
Eighty-three Super Tucanos have already been delivered to the Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira – FAB), 25 to the Colombian Air Force (FAC), and two to the Dominican Republic, which are successfully used for border patrol, combating the drug traffic, and on combat missions. In all, 172 airplanes have been sold to seven customers
EMBRAER SELLS TWO EMBRAER 190 JETS TO AIRCRAFT ASSET MANAGEMENT
December 23, 2009 by Rob Vogelaar · 1 Comment
Aircraft will be operated by Augsburg Airways in the network of Lufthansa Regional
São José dos Campos, December 23, 2009 – Embraer and Germany’s Aircraft Asset Management AAM GmbH & Co. KG have signed a firm order for two EMBRAER 190 jets. The deal is valued at US$ 79 million, at list price, and is already included in Embraer’s firm order backlog for the third quarter of 2009 as “undisclosed”. The first aircraft was delivered to the operator, Augsburg Airways, last September, and the second is expected to join the airline’s fleet in 2010.
Augsburg Airways is a long-established turboprop operator. The airline received the first EMBRAER 195 jet in June 2009, building on a very successful relationship with Lufthansa, which signed a contract for 30 E-Jets in June 2007. Today, Augsburg operates five 116-seat EMBRAER 195s for Lufthansa and one 110-seat EMBRAER 190 for AAM. All jets are configured in a dual-class layout, separated by a movable divider, with no middle seats.
EMBRAER DELIVERS SECOND EMBRAER 190 JET TO BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT
December 21, 2009 by Rob Vogelaar · Leave a Comment
First airplane of the same model was delivered to the FAB last September
São José dos Campos, December 18, 2009– Embraer has delivered the second EMBRAER 190 jet to the Brazilian government. Like the first of this model, which was delivered in September of this year, the aircraft is specially configured for missions by the President of the Republic, and it will also be operated by the Special Transport Group (Grupo de Transporte Especial – GTE) of the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira – FAB). The contract between Embraer and the Aeronautics Command (Comando da Aeronáutica – COMAER) for the two jets was signed in June 2008.
The second EMBRAER 190 jet has the same features as the first, such as a special secure communications system, seats for 54 people, including passengers and crew, and a range that reaches anywhere in South America, nonstop from Brasilia.In order to ensure the support and appropriate availability of the two EMBRAER 190 jets, the FAB signed a five-year contract with Embraer for Embraer Support Solutions for Governments (Embraer Soluções de Suporte para Governos – ESSG). This is a logistical support package covering maintenance, materials, specialized engineering labor in the field, and administration of repairs and warranties.
Source: Embraer
EMBRAER SELLS A PHENOM 100 JET TO PURDUE UNIVERSITY, IN THE U. S.
December 16, 2009 by Rob Vogelaar · Leave a Comment
World’s first collegiate turbofan pilot training program obtains Embraer’s new best-in-class jet
São José dos Campos, December 15, 2009 – Embraer is pleased to announce that Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., has purchased one Phenom 100 as part of the Department of Aviation Technology’s fleet replacement program. The jet was chosen after an extensive evaluation and selection process.
The Department of Aviation Technology’s current fleet is over 10 years old and is expected to be replaced by mid-2010. Purdue’s partnership with Embraer, through the acquisition of the Phenom 100 entry level jet, will allow the university’s students the distinction of graduating with an FAA jet type rating that no other program provides.
