Aircraft
With Brazilian Cert, Embraer's Praetor Heads North
The aircraft flew 3,678 nm, flying around Venezuelan airspace, and still landed with NBAA IFR reserves.
Embraer's Praetor 600 showed off its distance capabilities on its inaugural flight from Brazil to the U.S. (Photo: Embraer)
Embraer's Praetor 600 showed off its distance capabilities on its inaugural flight from Brazil to the U.S. (Photo: Embraer)

The recently certified Praetor 600 demonstrated its distance capabilities during its first flight to the U.S. on May 8, arriving in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (FLL) from São Paulo International Airport in Brazil (GMU). The route spanned 3,678 nm but involved a detour around Venezuelan airspace over Colombia and followed Miami’s distinct approach pattern, an Embraer spokesman said. The super-midsize aircraft was still able to land with NBAA reserves and a six-passenger equivalence of payload (1,200 pounds), the spokesman added.