Embraer announced Tuesday, it will expand its current facilities in Melbourne, with the addition of a new aircraft assembly line for the Legacy 500/450 twin-engine business jets.
The expansion is expected to lead to hundreds of jobs in Brevard County.
Reacting to the company’s announcement, U.S. Sen Bill Nelson (D-FL) said, “Embraer’s decision to bring 600 new jobs to Brevard county is a tremendous boost to the local economy and local businesses. Hopefully it will further strengthen Brevard county’s ties with South America’s largest country, Brazil.”
Embraer’s campus at Melbourne International Airport currently includes an assembly plant and paint facility for Phenom 100/300 business jets, as well as Embraer’s worldwide customer center for executive aircraft. The company is also constructing an Engineering and Technology Center, currently operating at a temporary facility at the Melbourne airport, which will become part of Embraer’s Melbourne campus in 2014.
Construction of the new facility will commence in 2014, and the first Legacy 500 to be delivered from the facility is scheduled for 2016.
