Embraer Adds Com, Cabin Options for Legacy 450, 500

Embraer introduced FANS and new Internet connectivity enhancements and seating options for its midsize Legacy 450 and 500 twinjets this week at NBAA 2017. “These enhancements are a direct reflection of our innovative DNA, as we continue to move toward our vision of being the most desired brand in business aviation,” said Embraer Executive Jets president and CEO Michael Amalfitano.

In-service and new-production Legacy 450/500s can now be equipped with FANS 1/A+ technology that enables datalink communications between pilots and air traffic control. Starting in the first quarter, Embraer is also offering Gogo’s latest air-to-ground connectivity system, the Avance L5, which provides high-speed Internet access through 4G networks. Covering the Continental U.S. and portions of Alaska and Canada, the Avance L5 system delivers data rates of up to 9.8 Mbps.

In addition, the company will soon rool out newly designed seats engineered and manufactured in house that incorporate lumbar adjustments, heating and massage, headrest wings and improvements to the leg rests. New personalization options in stitching, leather material textures and color applications are part of the expanded choices, which become available on new aircraft in second-quarter 2018.