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Embraer Officially Opens A-29 Assembly Facility in Florida
Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Embraer CEO Frederico Curado, at center, were joined by other politicians and executives at the March 26 ribbon-cutting ceremony in Jacksonville, Fla. (Photo: Embraer)
Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Embraer CEO Frederico Curado, at center, were joined by other politicians and executives at the March 26 ribbon-cutting ceremony in Jacksonville, Fla. (Photo: Embraer)

Florida Gov. Rick Scott and other political leaders joined Embraer president and CEO Frederico Curado on March 26 to cut the ribbon on a 40,000-sq-ft hangar at Jacksonville International Airport that Embraer will use to assemble the A-29 Super Tucano for the U.S. Air Force Light Air Support (LAS) program.