Aircraft
Avantto and Epic Aircraft Celebrate Fleet Purchase Deal
Brazil's Avantto to offer fractional shares in E1000
Epic Aircraft G1000 GX airplane
Epic Aircraft flew this E1000 GX from its Bend, Oregon headquarters in the U.S. to the LABACE show at Congonhas Airport in Brazil. (Photo: Antonio Carlos Carreiro/AIN)

Epic Aircraft celebrated the announcement of a purchase agreement this week at LABACE 2023 by Brazilian fractional-share operator Avantto for 34 Epic E1000 GX turboprop singles. Epic CEO Doug King flew the E1000 GX on display at LABACE from the company’s Bend, Oregon headquarters, along with a 16-liter bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne that he shared during the celebration.

Deliveries of Avantto’s E1000s are scheduled to begin in mid-October, with the second by year-end and the rest arriving at the rate of eight per year over the next four years. This will depend on E1000 certification by Brazil’s ANAC, which is pending. 

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