Brazilian aircraft builder Embraer S.A. will supply more than 200 jets to Flexjet under a $7-billion contract that the supplier reported is the largest ever placed by the Florida-based, fractional-ownership aviation service. The agreement from Embraer Executive Jets represents a firm order for 182 Embraer Praetor 600, Praetor 500, and Phenom 300E aircraft, and options for up to 30 more, plus enhanced jet services and support.
Neither the manufacturer nor its customer indicated the delivery schedule for the new aircraft.
The new booking also represents the largest firm order ever for Embraer Executive Jets. The jet-builder offers a range of private aircraft for seven to nine passengers, and ranges from 3,300 to 4,624 miles.
Flight Options, a predecessor to Flexjet, became the first fractional-ownership program to introduce the Embraer Legacy executive jet. It was the launch customer for several Embraer private aircraft models – the Legacy Executive in 2003, the Phenom 300 in 2010, the Legacy 450 in 2016, and the Praetor 500 / 600 in 2019.
Today, Flexjet has more than 150 Embraer jets in its fleet.
According to CEO Michael Silvestro, “Both the Praetor 500 and 600 are high performers in the Flexjet fleet. In fact, the Praetor 600 was so well accepted in Europe, we opted to include it in our North American fleet in 2023, extending our Embraer fleet across two continents. And as the first fractional provider of the Praetor 500, our maintenance technicians and our pilots are intimately familiar with the aircraft and are looking forward to the continued growth of this fleet.”
