Embraer takes delivery of aircraft parts for first Phenom 100 business jet to be built in the United States
Embraer employs 69 engineers at the Executive Jets facility, some of whom are former NASA employees. The company expects to hire 200 employees by the end of 2012, says Phil Krull, managing director of Embraer Executive Jets. The company built the Florida business jet facility to get closer to U.S. customers, officials say.
The Embraer Phenom 100 business jet is 42 feet long, 14.4 feet high, has a 40.5-foot wing span, seats pilot, co-pilot, and as many as six passengers, and cruises at 380 knots.
Embraer first announced plans to locate the facility in Melbourne, Fla., in May 2008, and broke ground on the jet factory seven months later. The $50 million facility will total 150,000 square feet, with hangar and administrative building. The facility also will have a show room to help customers design their aircraft interiors.
For more information contact Embraer online at www.embraer.com.
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