Embraer Opens Executive Jets Service Center in Mesa, Arizona
New facilities in the U.S. provide full-service care for Embraer executive jets
(Sao Jose dos Campos, September 15, 2008) -- Embraer celebrates the opening of its 47,700 square-foot (4,431 square-meter) hangar, today, at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, in Mesa, Arizona, United States. The new facility is dedicated to full-service care for the Company's Phenom 100, Phenom 300, Legacy 450, Legacy 500 and Legacy 600 executive jets.
"The grand opening of this service center reinforces Embraer's long-term commitment to providing a full-service support network for its growing fleet of executive jets in North America and signals its readiness for the Phenom 100 to enter service," said Edson Carlos Mallaco, Embraer Vice President, Customer Support and Services, Executive Jets. "The Mesa facility is part of the Company's investment of over US$ 100 million in the infrastructure and organization needed to ensure convenient and efficient support and services to its executive jets customers."
The new Embraer facility consists of a hangar, workshops and office space, for an estimated investment of US$ 10 million. The Company's commitment to the community is to create approximately 60 jobs over the next five years. The first employees are already hired. By the end of September they will complete training for servicing the Phenom 100 model.
"What an exciting day for the City of Mesa, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, and the entire region, as Embraer officially opens its new service center," said Scott Smith, Chairman of the PMGAA Board of Directors and Mayor of Mesa, Arizona. "This is exactly the type of company we want at the airport and in our community - a globally-recognized aerospace leader with a track record of success."
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