Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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Fractional provider Flexjet expects to take delivery of its first Embraer Legacy 500 by the end of this month, company CEO Michael Silvestro told AIN. In May, Flexjet <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2015-05-18/flexjet-celebrates-20th-anniversary-and-orders-legacy-450s-and-500s">placed an order for an unspecified number of fly-by-wire Legacy 450 and 500 midsize jets</a> to augment the company’s order for 60 Bombardier Learjet 85s, a program now in limbo after Bombardier “paused” it in January.

 


Silvestro declined to reveal how many fly-by-wire Legacy 450s and 500s Flexjet has on order, though he did say the fractional provider will take delivery of five Legacy 500s by year-end. Deliveries of the Legacy 450, which recently earned its Brazil, FAA and EASA certifications, will begin in June next year for Flexjet . All will be LXi models, meaning they will have specially outfitted "bespoke" interiors exclusive to Flexjet, as well as onboard Wi-Fi capability.

 


“We’re excited about [the Legacy 500],” Silvestro said. “It really rounds out our fleet, and I can’t wait to get it in the program.” Flexjet crews have already completed Legacy 450/500 training and customer flights in the first Legacy 500 will start later next month, following conformity testing, he said. Flexjet is currently evaluating if the Legacy 450/500s will be added to its recently announced <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2015-07-16/flexjet-aims-higher-red-label">Red Label program</a>.

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