Ground test campaign prepares new executive jet for first flight

São José dos Campos, June 18, 2007 – The first Phenom 100 was rolled out last Saturday, June 16, at the Company’s headquarters, in São José dos Campos, Brazil.

This event marks the completion of the aircraft assembly and systems integration phase. The first Phenom 100 moved to the paint shop, where it will receive its branded paint scheme, and will then begin a series of ground tests over the next few weeks in preparation for its first flight.

“We are thrilled to see the Phenom 100 become a reality,” said Luís Carlos Affonso, Embraer Executive Vice President, Executive Jets. “We are confident that the Phenom 100’s premium comfort, outstanding performance and low operating cost will impress our customers and will become the benchmark of the Very Light Jet segment.”

“The roll-out of the first Phenom 100 is a landmark achievement that reflects the commitment and unrelenting drive of our engineering, manufacturing and quality teams to accomplish this goal,” said Henrique Langenegger, Embraer Vice President, Programs – Executive Jets.  “With more than 400 engineers dedicated to the Phenom 100 program over the last two years, the adoption of cutting-edge technologies enabled a paperless design process, an efficient integration of over 50 suppliers, serial production tooling for the very first aircraft, and fully-digital quality assurance.”

The Phenom 100 was launched in May 2005 as a best-in-class executive jet in the very light category. The first metal cut of the Phenom 100 took place in May 2006, utilizing a digital mock-up of the aircraft developed with CATIA V5 engineering software.

Sub-assembly manufacturing of the Phenom 100 was carried out at the Company’s Botucatu facility. The fuselage and wing were manufactured there and delivered to Embraer’s main facility in São José dos Campos, where they were successfully mated, in late March 2007.  The first flight of the Phenom 100 is scheduled for mid-2007, and entry into service in mid-2008.

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