Embraer Expands E-Jets customer base in Europe with Austrian Airlines

Austrian Airlines has become the most recent customer of the Embraer E-Jets. The carrier launched today (04.01) scheduled flight with the E195 from Vienna to several Central European destinations like Belgrad, Warschau, Hamburg, Thessaloniki and Tirana, among others. The airline started to incorporate 17 used E195s to its fleet last autumn. “Following the same path … Dowiedz się więcej

Brazilian geostationary satellite enters the integration and testing phase

Visiona Tecnologia Espacial, responsible for the integration of the SGDC system (Geostationary Satellite of Defense and Strategic Communications) in Brazil announces the completion of a key program milestone. On December 14, the mating between the satellite platform and the communication module (payload) was successfully performed, marking the beginning of the integration and testing campaign. The … Dowiedz się więcej

Embraer delivers its 1,200th E-Jet to Azul

Embraer delivered today (30.11), in a ceremony held at the Company’s headquarters, in São José dos Campos, the 1,200th aircraft of the E-Jets family. The commemorative aircraft, an E195 model, was received by Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S.A., a Brazilian airline, which operates the largest fleet of this jet type in the world. “It’s a … Dowiedz się więcej

Embraer Legacy 500 Executive Jet sets new speed records

Embraer Executive Jets today (18.11) announced that the Legacy 500 midsize aircraft has set two new world speed records for its class, totaling six in 2015. “These new speed records reaffirm the Legacy 500’s superior performance and its suitability for transoceanic missions as well as coast-to-coast flights,” said Marco Tulio Pellegrini, President & CEO, Embraer … Dowiedz się więcej

Emirates Flight Training Academy signs order for up to 10 Phenom 100E jets

Embraer Executive Jets announced today that Emirates Flight Training Academy signed a firm order for five Phenom 100E business jets, plus options for five more aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2017. “Emirates’ dedicated flight training center offers one of the industry’s most innovative and advanced airline pilot training programs,” said Marco Tulio Pellegrini, … Dowiedz się więcej

​Pratt & Whitney PurePower® Engine for Embraer E-Jets E2 Begins Flight Test Program

The Pratt & Whitney PW1900G PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engine for the Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2 aircraft, successfully completed its first flight initiating the engine’s flight test program. The PW1900G engine model, which was assembled at Pratt & Whitney’s Middletown Engine Center in Connecticut, flew on Pratt & Whitney’s 747SP flying test bed at the … Dowiedz się więcej