Aerospace Diary

ABACE CONVENTION NEWS  »  2014 by    NEELAM MATHEWS Kerala-based charter operator Joy Jets recently received the first Embraer Phenom 300 aircraft to be based in India. It plans to add larger, longer-range aircraft next year. April 10, 2014, 3:45 PM Embraer recently delivered the first Phenom 300 to India. Customer Kerala-based Joy Jets will operate the light jet alongside its existing Phenom 100. The operator, which is part of the Joyalukkas chain of jewelry stores, has said it intends to add a longer-range midsize aircraft to its fleet next year. Embraer’s complete portfolio of executive jets (including the larger Legacy and Lineage models) is now represented in India. The Brazilian manufacturer has provided an instructor for the Phenom 300 to line-fly the aircraft with Joy Jets captains for the first 100 hours. Joy Jets said it selected the Phenom 300 because it can be flown by pilots already holding Phenom 100 ap...

Sept 10, 2012   With the arrival of the first wing and fuselage in late August, Embraer Executive Jets’ assembly facility in Melbourne, FL, has added production of the Phenom 300 light aircraft to the two-shift assembly operation. Full development of the assembly line, including the addition of the Phenom 300, will be completed in the first quarter 2013.   “We have added the Phenom 300 to bring production closer to our customers,” said Phil Krull, managing director of the facility. “Customers have been benefiting from the delivery of the entry-level Phenom 100 produced in Melbourne since last year and we are now ready to expand these operations.”  

Neelam Mathews Sept 14, 2011 Embraer has received type acceptance for its Phenom 300 light executive jet from India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). “ We are very pleased that the Phenom 300 has been accepted in India and continues to extend its application around the world. We look forward to having our Indian customers, operators and passengers enjoy the benefits of this sublime aircraft and finally experience the utility and comfort of this best in class jet for themselves,” said José Eduardo Costas, Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Asia Pacific – Embraer Executive Jets. With a range of range of 1,971 nautical miles (3,650 km), including NBAA IFR fuel reserves, the aircraft is capable of connecting the main hubs of Delhi and Mumbai with every major city in India. Further afield, it is also capable of flying nonstop from Delhi to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Phuket in Thailand, and Male in the Maldives. From Bangalore, it can fly nonstop to Chengu...