Embraer Reports Big Jump in Business Jet Deliveries

Shipments of business jets by Brazil-based Embraer more than doubled from 19 in the second quarter of 2009 to 40 in the same period this year. Among the 40 were 35 Phenom 100s (in photo), four Phenom 300s and one Lineage 1000 bizliner; no super-midsize Legacy 600s were shipped during this period. Meanwhile, Embraer said that Phenom production is moving ahead "according to plan," as is development of its new business jet programs. The first midsize Legacy 500 is now being assembled and certification for the super-midsize Legacy 650 is approaching, the company said.