Embraer to build a lasting Legacy at Florida facility

摘要

Embraer formally opened its Legacy 500 and 450 final assembly line and completion centre in Melbourne, Florida, on 2 June, doubling the size of the facility - already home to Phe-nom 100 and 300 assembly - to 21,900m~2 (236,000ft~2). The first aircraft - a Legacy 450 - has started moving down the production line and Embraer expects to deliver the super-light business jet to its US owner in December. The campus, next to Melbourne International airport, complements the Brazilian air-framer's production line at its Sao Jose dos Campos headquarters. Major structures for the business jets, such as fuselage, wings and empennage, are also built at the Brazilian plant and at a new facility in Evora, Portugal.