Aircraft
Embraer Delivers First Florida-assembled Legacy 500
Besides today’s Legacy 500 handover, the Florida facility has assembled and delivered two Legacy 450s and more than 250 Phenoms.
Embraer Legacy 500 in flight (Photo: Embraer)
Embraer Legacy 500 in flight (Photo: Embraer)

Embraer Executive Jets delivered the first midsize Legacy 500 assembled at its recently expanded Melbourne, Florida, plant to an undisclosed U.S. customer today. The facility assembles all Phenoms and some Legacy 450/500s, with the remainder of the midsize jets produced at Embraer’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil.