New Portuguese facility ships first Legacy 500 empennage
Embraer’s Portugal composite facility completes first composite shipset for the Legacy 500 business jet.
Embraer has completed the first shipset in composite material in its Embraer Compósitos factory in Évora, Portugal. This first part, a Legacy 500 empennage, has been shipped to Embraer headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil.
“As serial production of the new Legacy 500 aircraft approaches, the completion and shipment of this first empennage from Portugal to Brazil represents a major and important milestone for Embraer and a great achievement by the whole Embraer Compósitos team,” said Paulo Marchioto, president of Embraer Portugal and board member at Embraer Compósitos. “With close support from Brazil, the team at Embraer Compósitos has demonstrated great skill allowing us, in a very short time since inauguration, to deliver such a sophisticated part.”
“This first delivery from Évora is a landmark in Embraer’s globalization strategy and our activities in Europe, reflecting our commitment to call on local expertise to support us in the development and manufacturing of our products,” added Hélio Bambini, vice president, Embraer Industrial Operations.
Embraer announced Évora as the chosen location for Embraer Compósitos in 2008. The new centre was completed and inaugurated in September 2012, together with Embraer Metálicas, also located in Évora.
