It was only the opening day of EBACE and Embraer’s order book was already in a growth mode, with firm orders for a Legacy 600 and three Phenom 100s logged.
VLJ Consultancy Ltd. ordered one Phenom 100 on behalf of private investors and took options on two more, with the first delivery scheduled for 2012. The aircraft will be operated by VLJ Consultancy in a private charter and air taxi role out of Oxford Airport in the UK.
The Phenom 100 program got another shot in the arm with an agreement with the Finnish Aviation Academy for two aircraft to be used in flight training. They will replace the academy’s fleet of aging turboprops, with first delivery set for 2010.
Embraer’s sales of the Legacy 600, an executive/VIP variant of its ERJ 135 regional jet, are now well past the 115 mark and the latest order was won yesterday, from Linxair Business Airline. The airplane is to be delivered this year and will be the second in service with the Slovenian charter operator. Flying out of the capital city of Ljubljana, the Legacy 600 has allowed Linxair to expand its operations well across most of central Europe.
