Aircraft
Embraer Breaks Ground for Legacy 450/500 Plant in U.S.
Expansion project for the midsize Legacy jets will increase the company’s existing footprint by 2.5 times at Melbourne, Fla.
With company executives and local/state officials on hand, Embraer Executive Jets broke ground October 9 on an expansion project its Melbourne (Fla.) International Airport campus that will allow Legacy 450/500 assembly to begin there in the second half of 2016. (Photo: Embraer)
With company executives and local/state officials on hand, Embraer Executive Jets broke ground October 9 on an expansion project its Melbourne (Fla.) International Airport campus that will allow Legacy 450/500 assembly to begin there in the second half of 2016. (Photo: Embraer)

Embraer Executive Jets broke ground today on an expansion project at its Melbourne (Fla.) International Airport campus that will allow Legacy 450/500 assembly to begin there in the second half of 2016. The company plans to deliver at least one Legacy 500 from the facility in 2016 and has a planned production capacity of six per month. The aircraft manufacturer has assembled and delivered nearly 80 Phenom 100s and 300s from the Florida facility since 2012.