Aircraft
Embraer Legacy 450 Wings Its Way To Europe
The airplane made the journey here from the company’s base in São José dos Campos, Brazil, in 12 hours 36 minutes.
The Embraer Legacy 450 landed here in Geneva on Sunday afternoon, making its European debut. It made three stops along the journey from the company’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. Photo: David McIntosh
The Embraer Legacy 450 landed here in Geneva on Sunday afternoon, making its European debut. It made three stops along the journey from the company’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. Photo: David McIntosh

Embraer’s flight-test Legacy 450 landed here at Geneva International Airport on Sunday afternoon, marking the midsize jet’s debut in Europe. The airplane–flown by company test pilot William Souza and demonstration pilot Rafael Menezes Ricardo–made the journey from the company’s base in São José dos Campos, Brazil, in 12 hours 36 minutes, stopping for fuel at Recife International Airport in Brazil, Amílcar Cabral International Airport on Sal Island, Cape Verde, and Málaga–Costa del Sol Airport in Spain.