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Jerry Siebenmark

Embraer Executive Jets&nbsp;(EEJ) president and CEO Michael Amalfitano&nbsp;gave a preview of what the company will look like after its commercial aircraft joint venture (JV) with Boeing receives EU anti-trust approval. At the Brazilian airframer’s press conference on Monday on the eve of NBAA-BACE, Amalfitano said the company’s site at Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil—where the production line for its Legacy and Praetor midsize and super-midsize jets are located—will be going to the commercial JV.

 


So EEJ is relocating the work to Gavião Peixoto, Brazil,&nbsp;where it manufactures the KC-390 military transport twinjet.

 


“We’re currently in the process of moving the tooling and production to Gaviao Peixoto,” Amalfitano said. “It’s a fantastic opportunity [with] one of the longest runways in the world. So that’s where we will start the process for bringing the product to Melbourne (Florida) for final assembly and delivery to our customers.”

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