Aircraft
Flexjet Takes Delivery of Embraer's 1,000th Bizjet
Milestone comes 14 years after the company began delivering a VIP version of the ERJ-135 and 11 years since forming a dedicated bizav division.
Marco Tulio Pellegrini, Embraer Executive Jets president (center left) and Michael Silvestro, Flexjet’s CEO celebrate the delivery of the 1,000th Embraer business jet (a Legacy 500) today in Melbourne, Fla.
Marco Tulio Pellegrini, Embraer Executive Jets president (center left) and Michael Silvestro, Flexjet’s CEO celebrate the delivery of the 1,000th Embraer business jet (a Legacy 500) today in Melbourne, Fla.

The Embraer Executive Jets delivered its 1,000th business jet today, some 14 years after the company began delivering a VIP version of the ERJ-135 regional jet and 11 years since forming a dedicated business aviation division. Cleveland-based Flexjet took delivery of the milestone aircraft—a Legacy 500.