Also Granted STC For Interior Appointments

Embraer announced Wednesday it has received the Type Certificate (TC) and the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its Lineage 1000 executive jet. The STC is for the jet's interior, which was designed, manufactured and installed by PATS Aircraft Completions, a subsidiary of DeCrane Aerospace, located in the United States.

"We are pleased to announce the certification of the Lineage 1000 by the FAA, confirming all the exceptional characteristics previously approved by ANAC and EASA," said Luís Carlos Affonso, Embraer Executive Vice President, Executive Jets. "One of the great achievements of this project regards to the maximum range of the aircraft, which was extended to 4,500 nautical miles, giving operators new possibilities for routes and destinations."

As ANN reported, the aircraft was also awarded type certification by Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil – ANAC) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). To date, over 20 Lineage 1000 jets have been sold worldwide.

Launched in May 2006, the Lineage 1000 is the largest executive jet in Embraer's portfolio. The aircraft is based on the Embraer 190 commercial airliner, which was certified in August 2005. It is one of four members of the E-Jets family, which now operates in 35 countries and has flown more than 2.2 million hours.

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