Aircraft
Embraer bizjets take off while E-Jets flourish
Embraer is here at Farnborough exhibiting a Legacy 600 demonstrator and mock-ups of its new Phenom 300 and Lineage 1000 business jets.

Embraer is here at Farnborough exhibiting a Legacy 600 demonstrator and mock-ups of its new Phenom 300 and Lineage 1000 business jets. While the 10- to
16-seat Legacy 600 is currently its only executive jet in service, the Brazilian manufacturer is preparing to have a family of six business aircraft by 2013. Income from this market is projected to increase from the current 16 percent of the group’s revenues to 25 percent in 2010.

The four-seat Phenom 100 very light jet and the large-cabin Lineage 1000 will be delivered this year, followed by the nine-passenger Phenom 300 light jet at the end of 2009. Meanwhile, in May, Embraer launched a $750 million development program for the four- to eight-seat Legacy 500 and the slightly smaller Legacy 450 (formerly known as the MSJ and MLJ, respectively), which are due to enter service in 2012 and 2013.