The Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 are business jets produced by Brazilian manufacturer Embraer that are based on the EMB-545 and EMB-550 types, respectively. These airframes are clean-sheet designs with ...

Embraer offered the first public glimpse of its Legacy 500 midsize business jet, with the inaugural flight anticipated later this month. The Legacy 500's first flight was delayed by several months due ...

The Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil – ANAC) today granted type certification for the Legacy 500 executive jet during a ceremony at the Latin American Business ...

Embraer unveiled its new Legacy 500 midsize jet at EBACE. The Legacy 500 is a clean-sheet design featuring fly-by-wire flight controls, extensive envelope protection, and a large, well-appointed cabin ...

Embraer on 12 August announced receiving type certification from Brazil for the Legacy 500 business jet and beating several critical performance metrics during the flight-testing phase. Although ...

Flexjet Europe is the first operator to install Ka-band on its Legacy 500 fleet. Embraer's conversion of a Legacy 450 to a Praetor 500 was completed at the Brazilian airframer's service center at Le ...

At least three different vendors have begun building parts for the first Embraer 500 midsize business jet. This marks the completion of a first series of critical design reviews for the $18.4 million, ...

Ruag MRO International completes its first exterior Legacy 500 repainting project while also using an Embraer-patented technique for the first time. Ruag is the first Embraer-authorized service center ...