Embraer delivers first Phenom 300 to NetJets
Embraer Executive Jets has delivered the first of up to 125 Phenom 300 light jets to NetJets.
Embraer Executive Jets has delivered the first of up to 125 Phenom 300 light jets to NetJets.
“The NetJets delivery is a significant milestone in the Phenom 300 program,” said Ernest Edwards, president Embraer Executive Jets. “NetJets’ US$1 billion order came just a year after the aircraft entered service. It was a significant validation that Embraer Executive Jets had delivered to the market an aircraft that meets NetJets increasingly demanding requirements for safety, comfort, economics, performance and reliability. We are especially pleased that we will begin producing the NetJets’ Signature Series Phenom 300s on the Melbourne production line in 2014.
”The delivery was part of an order that included 50 firm orders and 75 options, signed in October 2010 creating a partnership that would develop into the NetJets’ Signature Series Phenom 300. Currently, NetJets has over 700 business jets around the world.
“We are pleased to partner with Embraer to deliver our customers the NetJets Signature Series Phenom 300, an outstanding light-cabin jet designed exclusively for NetJets,” said Jordan B. Hansell, NetJets chairman and CEO. “The high-performance aircraft is ideally suited to our customers’ needs for safety, reliability, interior comfort and operating efficiency. The addition of the Signature Series™ Phenom 300 will expand the unparalleled offerings and capabilities of the NetJets global fleet.”
Production of the NetJets’ Signature Series Phenom 300 will be moved to Embraer Executive Jets’ Melbourne, FL assembly and paint facility in 2014.
Photograph: NetJets Signature Series Phenom 300 is unveiled during delivery ceremonies at Embraer Executive Jets global headquarters in Melbourne, FL.
