EMBRAER CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF TWO U.S. MRO CENTERS
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Facilities in Arizona and Florida support growing Phenom 100 and Legacy 600 jet fleets
São José dos Campos, October 19, 2009 – Embraer is celebrating the first year of operations
and accomplishments of its two newest U.S. Executive Jets Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul
(MRO) centers in Mesa, Arizona, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Since the ribbon cutting
ceremonies held on September 15 and October 27, 2008, respectively, the two centers have
experienced continuous growth in support activities for the Legacy 600 and the Phenom 100
jets, the latter having begun operations in December 2008.
“The celebration of the first year of our two newest wholly owned service centers is a happy
moment for Embraer,” says Scott Kalister, Embraer Vice President, Customer Support, USA,
Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean – Executive Jets. “With an expanding executive jet fleet in
service in North America, investing in human resources and equipment remains our main
focus, in order to continue to offer best-in-class customer services and support.”
These facilities are part of a highly competitive and customer-centered infrastructure in place
around the world, ensuring the effective support of the growing fleet of Phenom 100 and
Legacy 600 jets. The Mesa and Fort Lauderdale centers received Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) Repair Station Certification in October 2008 and March 2009,
respectively, and the same certification from EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) in
April and June 2009.
Each center provides full-service airframe, engine, avionics, and other system repairs, 24/7
assistance, Aircraft-On-Ground (AOG) support with mobile repair teams, and an inventory of
spare parts. Assistance available to the jets includes scheduled and unscheduled maintenance,
routine inspections, minor interior reworking and paint touch-up, Service Bulletin (SB) and
Airworthiness Directive (AD) follow-through, and landing gear and engine removal and
reinstallation, among others.
The Mesa facility completed 102 interventions during its first year, while Fort Lauderdale
completed 93. These services were performed by experienced, factory trained technicians who
have access to engineering and technical support, and large tooling and in-house parts
inventories. The two MRO centers have also partnered with other support services that can
offer onsite painting, cleaning, and interior refurbishment.
On September 30, 2009, more than 170 Legacy 600s had been delivered to customers in 26
countries, worldwide, as well as 45 Phenom 100 jets. For more about Embraer Executive Jets,
visit www.EmbraerExecutiveJets.com.
