Embraer Receives FAA Production Certificate

Melbourne, Florida – In a ceremony at Embraer Executive Jets’ Melbourne Campus, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) presented Embraer its Production Certificate to assemble Phenom 100s in the United States. Previously, Phenom jets assembled in Melbourne have been certified under the FAA type certificate granted to those produced in Brazil.

“This is a significant milestone for Embraer and is the culmination of a series of achievements in the last year,” said Ernest Edwards, President, Embraer Executive Jets. “We opened this facility just over a year ago, delivered the first U.S.-produced Phenom 100 in December and the first U.S.-produced aircraft to go to an international customer in March."

The presentation caps four years of work by a dedicated team of professionals at Embraer and the FAA at both its FAA Manufacturing Inspection District Office (MIDO) office in Orlando and its Small Aircraft Directorate in Kansas City that inspects and certifies aircraft companies to manufacture products under an FAA-approved type design.

"The production certificate is a testament to the hard work of a team of Embraer employees," said Phil Krull, Managing Director, Melbourne Production.  “We are justly proud of this facility in which we combined highly educated, high-tech people with advanced production techniques that are on the leading edge of modern aircraft production. Melbourne is Embraer’s first 'paper-less' line, a leaner, cleaner and faster process. Our employees here are proving these concepts and are leading the way. This FAA certification is recognition of that."

The Production Certificate is an approval under 14 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 21 and managed by the Small Aircraft Directorate. The Embraer and FAA teams worked on quality manuals, procedures and product audits, as well as, internal and external supplier visits to ensure all facets of production met the highest quality and safety standards. 

Harbin Embraer to build Legacy 600/650s

Embraer has signed a new agreement with its Chinese joint venture partner Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) to build Legacy 600 and 650 business jets in China.

The aircraft will be built by the two parties’ existing joint venture, Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry Co (HEAI), which started operations in 2002 building regional jet aircraft for the Chinese market.

ICBC Leasing will be the first customer for the Chinese built Legacy 650, with a firm order for five aircraft plus five options announced on June 21. The first delivery from the Harbin line will take place by the end of 2013.

“HEAI’s Legacy 600/650 program and an immediate order from its first customer is solid proof of the faith our Chinese customers place in Embraer,” said Guan Dongyuan, president of Embraer China.

“China’s fast growing economy has been cultivating its business aviation market, which is expected to require some 635 executive jets in the next decade. We believe that Embraer Executive Jets will play an important role in China’s executive aviation market.”

Item by australianaviation.com.au at 2:20 pm, Monday June 25 2012 

Robb Report Cites Embraer Phenoms as Best of the Best for 2012

Robb Report magazine named Embraer’s Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 as best in the entry-level and light business aircraft categories, respectively, in its just-published Best of the Best 2012 report.


“Robb Report is an authority for sophisticated, affluent consumers and showcases the most prestigious luxury brands around the globe,” said Ernest Edwards, President, Embraer Executive Jets. “This is the second year in a row that our executive jets have been cited by this discerning brand which confirms what we have long been saying. The entry-level Phenom 100 and the light Phenom 300 offer the best in class on any number of points including operating costs, interiors and performance.”


The magazine cited the Phenom 100 for its capabilities and cost savings, noting they have made it the world’s most-delivered business aircraft in recent years. Robb Report also confirmed the Phenom 300’s game-changing status.


The latest awards follow a similar designation by Robb Report China in which the Legacy 650 was chosen as the Best of the Best in the large executive jet category in 2011. In addition, Embraer Executive Jets adds the latest Robb Report accolades to a number of awards it has achieved for design and engineering.


In 2011, Embraer Executive Jets won Flying Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award for the Phenom 300, which the magazine cited as a true game changer in business aviation.

In 2010, Flightglobal cited the Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 executive jets, now in development, for its Innovation of the Year achievement award for the development of the electronic fly-by-wire flight commands. Embraer also received the IDEA/Brazil 2010 design award, the Brazilian version of the IDEA/USA award – one of the most prestigious design awards in the world – for the Legacy 450 and Legacy 500, the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 and the Lineage 1000.

The Embraer Phenom 100 was cited by the Brazilian Innovation Agency (Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos - FINEP) which gave the company its FINEP 2007 Award for Technological Innovation. The award is designed to encourage entrepreneurial projects throughout Brazil and is one of the most prestigious awards in the country.