Embraer To Open First U.S. Plant To Aid Phenom VLJ Production

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer is opening its first final assembly plant in North America to help build its Phenom very light jets. The 149,500-sq. ft. factory, at Florida’s Melbourne Airport about 70 miles southeast of Orlando, should employ some 200 staff by 2011, handling final assembly, painting...

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