Embraer Teams with Training Leaders

The growth of Embraer’s family of Executive Jets offers customers a broad range of choices when it comes to performance, capabilities, optional equipment and even price. The diversity of the product line also means that the “learning curve” for those charged with flying and maintaining the impressive list of new Embraer models has certainly become more imposing, too. That’s why the content and scope of Customer Training is so important. That’s also why Embraer has put extensive new resources and lots of time and effort into creating training programs that are uniquely customized to each model in its product line, tailored to meet customers’ specific requirements and focused on giving owners and operators of Embraer Executive Jets the insight and confidence to make their aircraft as productive as they can possibly be.

Embraer has always teamed with the best Training Providers to ensure both the quality and effectiveness of its training curricula, selecting FlightSafety International to serve as the authorized training provider for its midlight Legacy 450 and midsize Legacy 500 executive jets. The partnership also extends to the super midsize Legacy 600, the large Legacy 650 and the ultra-large Lineage 1000, as well as the E-jets family of commercial jets. The two organizations have been working together on professional aviation training since 1991. "We are collaborating on the development of new training for these new models and on updates to existing courses as well as determining the timing and location for additional flight simulators, devices and equipment to best serve our customers," noted Márcio Fernandes, Embraer Director of Customer Training.

Embraer CAE Training Services (ECTS) is handling Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 training both in Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, United States and Burgess Hill, United Kingdom, where more than 300 pilots and maintenance technicians were already trained, indicated Alexandre Langeani, Program Coordinator for Executive Aircraft Customer Training. Customers have just begun to be trained in the state-of the-art Phenom 300 Full Flight Simulator, located in Dallas, which received FAA, ANAC and EASA approvals on June 11, 2010. ECTS combines CAE’s advanced simulation technology, training tools and network with Embraer’s innovative methodologies to provide pilots and maintenance technicians with phase-by-phase instruction that takes place on line, in the classroom and in the simulator. "The Phenom training begins with a careful assessment of each pilot’s knowledge and current experience to determine the appropriate point to enter into the training program. This allows us to tailor the training to their specific needs and make the best use of the time available," he added.

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