EMBRAER DELIVERS FIRST PHENOM 300 EXECUTIVE JET
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Executive Flight Services receives Embraer light jet in São José dos Campos, Brazil
São José dos Campos, January 6, 2010 –
Embraer has begun delivering its recently
certified Phenom 300 executive jet, just
one year after the first Phenom 100
customers received their aircraft. The first
Phenom 300 was delivered at the
Company’s headquarters, on December
29, 2009, to Executive Flight Services, a
wholly owned aircraft management
subsidiary of Executive AirShare, which
received the aircraft on behalf of an
undisclosed customer.
“As the first FAA Part 135 operator to take delivery of the Phenom 300, Executive Flight
Services will be managing an aircraft that has met all design specifications and improved on
its targets, in terms of runway take-off length, range, speed, and landing distance, making it
the ideal tool for corporate use in this category,” said Ernest Edwards, Embraer Vice
President, Marketing and Sales, USA, Mexico and the Caribbean – Executive Jets.
“The Embraer delivery team has attended to every detail to ensure a smooth delivery of this
aircraft,” said Keith D. Plumb, President and Chief Operating Officer, Executive AirShare.
“As the world’s leading operator of Phenom 100 aircraft, we have been extremely pleased
with the performance and low direct operating costs of this entry level jet, and hold similarly
high expectations for the Phenom 300.”
In preparation for entering service, Embraer CAE Training Services (ECTS), based in Dallas,
Texas, successfully qualified four Phenom 300 customer pilots, in December 2009, to operate
the new Embraer Phenom 300 jet. Due to the level of commonality between the Phenom
aircraft models, and because all pilots had previously obtained their Phenom 100 type ratings,
only a transition course for the Phenom 300 was required.
About Executive AirShare
Founded in 2001, Executive AirShare (www.ExecAirShare.com) operates a fleet of latemodel
jet and turboprop aircraft serving owners throughout the Central United States. As one
of the nation’s largest regional fractional aircraft ownership companies, it offers businesses
and individuals the benefits of corporate aircraft, without the expense and hassle of managing
their own flight operations.
The U.S. company is based in Kansas City, Missouri, and also operates out of Wichita,
Kansas; Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. Executive
AirShare is currently the only established fractional aircraft ownership company to offer both
the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300. It also offers aircraft management and charter services
through its subsidiary, Executive Flight Services (www.ExecFlightServices.net).
About the Phenom 300 jet
The Phenom 300 light jet accommodates up to ten occupants in a spacious and pleasant
interior, designed in partnership with BMW Group DesignworksUSA. Swept wings, with
winglets, and modern onboard systems were developed with outstanding flight performance
in mind. A single refueling port, an externally serviced lavatory, and excellent cabin
pressurization are some of the jet’s distinctive features.
The Phenom 300 is one of the fastest aircraft in the light jet category, reaching 521 mph (839
km/h, or 453 knots – KTAS), and it can fly at an altitude of up to 45,000 feet (13,716 meters).
Its range of 1,971 nautical miles (3,650 km), including NBAA IFR fuel reserves, means the
aircraft is capable of flying nonstop from New York to Dallas, in the U.S.; from London
(U.K.) to Athens (Greece), in Europe; or from Delhi (India) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates).
For more information on Embraer Executive Jets, visit www.EmbraerExecutiveJets.com.
Source: EMBRAER
