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Embraer Executive Jets has delivered the first Phenom 300 light business jetliner made in the US to an undisclosed customer.

The new executive jet was delivered on 29 March and will be used by the customer to connect his business network in the US.

Embraer Executive Jets Melbourne assembly managing director Phil Krull said: "We have quickened the manufacturing pace and will be able to accommodate a more demanding schedule."

The latest delivery comes after the first Phenom 300 from the Melbourne assembly line was delivered to the Embraer Executive Jets’ flight department.

The company’s flight department’s aircraft is now being used as a demonstrator and was recently used to set a series of transcontinental records for light jets between Melbourne, Florida, El Paso, Texas, and Long Beach, California.

"We have quickened the manufacturing pace and will be able to accommodate a more demanding schedule."

Embraer Executive Jets North America sales vice-president Bob Knebel said the company: "This acceptance led to the Phenom 300 being the most delivered aircraft in the light-jet category in 2012."

Powered by two podded, rear-mounted Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E turbofan engines, the Phenom 300 is an eight to 11-seat aircraft that features Embraer Prodigy flight deck with a G1000 all-glass avionics suite supplied by Garmin.

It also features a hot-air anti-ice system on wing leading edges and engine inlets, trailing link landing gear for smoother landings, and a brake-by-wire system with carbon brakes and anti-skid capabilities for improved braking.

The 5.23m long-cabin can accommodate up to eleven passengers and the aircraft is designed to offer 15% lower operating costs and the most range and speed in its class, according to Embraer.


Image: The Embraer Phenom 300 light business jet. Photo: file image.

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