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Need for Speed: Embraer Legacy 450 Sets Transatlantic Record
Embraer's Legacy 450 medium cabin bizjet set new speed record between Portland, Maine, and Farnborough, UK

Embraer's midsize Legacy 450 business jet set a new speed record on March 7 on a flight between Portland, Maine, and Farnborough, UK, the Brazilian airframer (Booth Z33, SD23) announced this week at EBACE 2018. The flight departed at 9:25 a.m. EST from Portland International Jetport Airport (KPWM) with two pilots and two passengers and landed at Farnborough Airport (EGLF) at 8:30pm GMT, achieving an average speed of 521.89 mph (840 kph).