Embraer Phenom 300 receives type certification for India
15 Sep 2011
Embraer's Phenom 300 light jet has received type certification from India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), allowing the aircraft to be operated in the country. With this India becomes the third country in the Asia Pacific, after Australia and Indonesia, to certify the Phenom 300.
The Phenom 300 is powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW535-E engines with a 3,360lb (14.95kN) thrust and is one of the fastest aircraft in the light jet category, the company said.
The aircraft can reach 521mph (839km/h or 453kts).
Its range of 1,971 nautical miles (3,650km), which includes its NBAA IFR fuel reserves, allows the aircraft to fly from Delhi or Mumbai to every major city in India.
It can also fly non-stop on routes such as Delhi-Dubai and Bangalore-Singapore.
The aircraft, first certified in December 2009 by Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and the US Federal Administration, is now accepted in almost 40 countries, Embraer said.
In 2010, 26 Phenom 300 aircraft were delivered globally.
