Embraer announces first successful test flight of the Phenom 300 light business jet

30 Apr 2008

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Phenom 300Embraer announced Tuesday that the prototype of its Phenom 300 light business jet had made its first test flight a couple of months ahead of schedule. It also said three more test models were under construction and would be used in the 1,400-hour certification test regime.

The first production models are scheduled to enter service in the second quarter of 2009.

''This first flight of the Phenom 300 executive jet is a very special and historic moment for all of us at Embraer…,'' said CEO, Frederico Fleury Curado ''We unveiled the Phenom jets nearly three years ago, making a clear statement to the business aviation community of our commitment to becoming a long-term player in the executive aviation market.

The company said the first flight occurred early, largely because of the digitization of the entire development process. It said that the 82-minute first flight was uneventful with data streamed in real time to engineers on the ground.

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