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Embraer to assemble new Legacies in Florida
Certification of the fly-by-wire Legacy 500 is imminent.
 Jose Eduardo Costas, Embraer Executive Jets senior vice president.
Jose Eduardo Costas, Embraer Executive Jets senior vice president.

Embraer will begin assembling its new midsize Legacy 450 and 500 business jets at its Melbourne, Fla. campus by 2016, build a major new plant expansion there and add 600 jobs. Company executives announced the moves here at AirVenture on Wednesday. Embraer Executive Jets senior vice president Jose Eduardo Costas added that certification of the fly-by-wire Legacy 500 is “imminent.”

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