Brazilian airplane manufacturer Embraer announced three separate orders for its Legacy business jets here at MEBA yesterday, as well as the addition of Falcon Air Services of Abu Dhabi to its growing list of worldwide service centers.
Al Jaber Aviation (AJA), a subsidiary of the Al Jaber Group in Abu Dhabi, signed for four Legacy 450 and four Legacy 550 jets, for a total value of $134.6 million (January 2008 economic conditions). The order represents Embraer’s first Legacy fleet order from a customer in the Middle East and is AJA’s second Embraer order. At the Dubai Air Show last year, AJA ordered five Lineage 1000s and two Legacy 600s, with options for another two 1000s and one 600. AJA will receive its first Legacy 600 in early 2009 from last year’s order and the first delivery from the order announced yesterday in 2013. AJA plans to start VIP charter services from Abu Dhabi and Dubai in February 2009.
