Charter & Fractional
NetJets Takes Delivery of Its First Embraer Phenom 300
NetJets took delivery of its first "Signature Series" Phenom 300 on May 1 at the Embraer Executive Jets' customer center in Melbourne, Fla. Taking part in the handover ceremony were (l-r) Embraer Executive Jets senior vice president of operations and COO Marco Tulio Pellegrini, Embraer Executive Jets president Ernest Edwards, NetJets CEO Jordan Hansell and NetJets senior vice president of aircraft management Chuck Suma. (Photo: Chad Trautvetter)
NetJets took delivery of its first "Signature Series" Phenom 300 on May 1 at the Embraer Executive Jets' customer center in Melbourne, Fla. Taking part in the handover ceremony were (l-r) Embraer Executive Jets senior vice president of operations and COO Marco Tulio Pellegrini, Embraer Executive Jets president Ernest Edwards, NetJets CEO Jordan Hansell and NetJets senior vice president of aircraft management Chuck Suma. (Photo: Chad Trautvetter)

Embraer Executive Jets delivered the first of up to 125 “Signature Series” Phenom 300s to NetJets during a ceremony yesterday at the aircraft manufacturer’s Phenom assembly facility in Melbourne, Fla. In October 2010 NetJets placed a firm order for 50 of the specially outfitted light jets, with options for 75 more. Including all options, the order is worth more than $1 billion.