Story ID: 562
Embraer Hits Jackpot with $1.4B Flexjet Order
By: Chad Trautvetter
Caption: Fractional provider Flexjet placed a $1.4 billion firm order for 64 Embraer Phenom 300Es and Praetor 500/600s.
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Fractional provider Flexjet revealed a $1.4 billion firm order yesterday morning at NBAA-BACE for 64 Embraer Phenom 300Es and Praetor 500/600s, making it the fleet launch customer for the latter. Praetor 500 deliveries to Flexjet will start next month, and the Cleveland, Ohio-based operator will also be converting its Legacy 450 fleet into Praetor 500s under an Embraer modification.

The Praetor will mark the fourth time that Flexjet has introduced new Embraer aircraft to the fractional market, including the Legacy 600 in 2003, Phenom 300 in 2010, and Legacy 450 in 2016. Its current Embraer contingent includes Phenom 300s and Legacy 450s.

In anticipation of this order, “Flexjet has been aggressive in recruiting pilots and recently met its 2019 goal of hiring 175 new pilots,” it said.
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