Embraer All In on Sustainability, Technology Advancements
Embraer is eyeing growth of technologies such as fly-by-wire flight controls and expansion of its sustainability efforts.
Embraer Phenom 300
Embraer is eying ways to move fly-by-wire into smaller aircraft. (Photo: David McIntosh)

Embraer arrives at EBACE this week with a fresh deal from NetJets potentially worth more than $5 billion, a focus on sustainability, and a drive to build on its technologies such as fly-by-wire flight controls.

In the weeks leading up to EBACE, Embraer (Booth Z34, Static AD_22) announced an order from NetJets for up to 250 of its midsize Praetor 500s, with deliveries slated to begin in 2025. This paved new ground for Embraer with NetJets, moving its midsize jets into the fractional operator's fleet after supplying more than 120 Phenom 300/300E light jets thus far to NetJets under orders originally placed in 2010 and followed on in 2021 that are valued at more than $1.2 billion. Fractional operator Flexjet is also an operator of Praetor 500s and 600s.