Embraer To Build Phenoms In Florida

Editorial Staff

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 12:00 AM ET

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Embraer is investing $51 million to build a new assembly plant for its Phenom 100 and 300 jets in Melbourne, Florida.
The Melbourne facility, located at Melbourne International Airport, will create approximately 200 jobs and handle assembly, flight testing, engineering, design, and delivery preparation.
The Phenom 100 very light jet is in its final certification stage with production already started in Brazil, while the Phenom 300 prototype recently completed its first flight and is slated for service in 2010.

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Embraer will build a $51 million plant in Melbourne, Fla. to assemble Phenom 100 and 300 models. The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon in Melbourne, According to TCPalm.com, the Brazilian planemaker could break ground within weeks on a 15-acre site at Melbourne International Airport. The plant would employ about 200. Flight testing would also be carried out there as would various engineering and design functions and delivery preparation.

The Phenom 100 very light jet is in the final stage of certification and production has started at facilities in Brazil. A prototype has spent the last month in the U.S. undergoing cold soak and airframe icing tests. The Phenom 300 prototype flew for the first time two weeks ago and is expected to go into service in 2010.