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Embraer and India’s Invision Projects
have signed a contract for 18 Phenom 100 and two Phenom 300 executive jets.
The total value of the deal, at list price, is US$ 69.4 million, and deliveries will begin
in August 2010.
“We are honored to participate in the start-up of Invision’s branded charter and air taxi
operations,” said Luís Carlos Affonso, Embraer Executive Vice President, Executive Jets.
“Invision’s revolutionary business model initiative, combined with our innovative jets, will most
certainly enjoy great acceptance in India, which we consider to be one of the most promising
economies in the world.”
“Our priority was to find an aircraft that safely performs under Indian weather conditions, is
luxurious enough to cater to High Networth Individuals (HNI) and top corporate executives,
and is designed and built to airline standards for very high utilization,” said Mr. Vinit
Phatak, Managing Director of Invision. “We were also looking for a well-established
manufacturer that was flexible enough to incorporate in their design the extra safety
equipment required by Indian’s Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA).”
“We found a match in the Phenom jets for all our essential parameters.
For us, Embraer proved to be not only one of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers, but
also a company willing to take the special steps required to cater to the Indian subcontinent,
an area considered to soon be one of the largest markets in the world,”
Mr. Phatak added.
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