Aircraft
Embraer To Assemble Bulk of Legacy 450/500s in Florida
This would mirror the decision announced in 2015 that it would assemble all Phenoms at the Melbourne, Florida plant.
The first Legacy 500 to be assembled at Embraer Executive Jets' Melbourne, Florida facility is expected to be completed and delivered later this year. A second 500 started rolling on the assembly line late last week. (Photo: Chad Trautvetter/AIN)
The first Legacy 500 to be assembled at Embraer Executive Jets' Melbourne, Florida facility is expected to be completed and delivered later this year. A second 500 started rolling on the assembly line late last week. (Photo: Chad Trautvetter/AIN)

Embraer Executive Jets plans to eventually assemble most Legacy 450s and 500s at its Melbourne, Florida facility, though there is no timetable yet for this transition, company president and CEO Michael Amalfitano told AIN last week. The company announced in 2015 that it would assemble all Phenoms at the Florida plant, and this took effect on July 1 last year.