São José dos Campos – The Embraer Phenom 100 very light jet completed its maiden flight on July 26th with Capt. Antonio Bragança Silva at the controls.

“This is a key milestone for Embraer and a very special and rewarding moment for the entire Embraer team. To see our new baby bird taking off is highly satisfying and I congratulate every Embraer employee for making this possible.” remarked Frederico Fleury Curado, Embraer President and CEO. “When we unveiled the Phenom jets a little more than two years ago, we asserted to the business aviation community our commitment to be a long term player in the executive aviation market. The first flight of the Phenom 100 confirms this commitment and constitutes another step in Embraer´s strategy to serve our customers with a product line that spans the market.”

PP-XPH was flown for 1 hour and 36 minutes and is expected to undergo a full flight test program with FAA certification expected in early 2008.