Story ID: 050Jan17
Embraer Delivers First Florida-assembled Legacy 450
By: Chad Trautvetter
Caption: The fly-by-wire midsize jet was delivered to an undisclosed U.S. customer, who currently owns an Embraer Phenom 300.
Word Count: 124
Embraer Executive Jets delivered the first Legacy 450 assembled at its plant in Melbourne, Fla. on December 14. The fly-by-wire midsize jet was delivered to an undisclosed U.S. customer, who traded up from a Phenom 300. Assembly of the 450 began with the inauguration of the Melbourne plant expansion in June. A second 450 is already on the Melbourne assembly line and is scheduled for delivery in this year's first quarter. The company will start assembling the first Legacy 500 at the Florida facility early this year, soon after the arrival of the fuselage from Botucatu, Brazil, and the wings from Évora, Portugal. The Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 are also produced at Embraer’s plant in São José dos Campos, Brazil.

 
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