Embraer Starts Legacy 450/500 Production in U.S.

Embraer Executive Jets officially opened its expanded assembly facility in Melbourne, Fla., today, adding Legacy 450 and 500 production to the existing Phenom 100 and 300 line. Florida Gov. Rick Scott, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and other elected officials joined company president and CEO Marco Tulio Pellegrini and Gary Spulak, Embraer’s president of its North American division, in cutting the ceremonial ribbon. The expansion, started in October 2014, more than doubles the size of the facility, to 149,000 sq ft/124,600 sq m, allowing the Legacy 450/500 and Phenom 100/300 lines to be side-by-side under one roof.