Embraer reports year end, Praetor 600 earns Canadian Type Certificate
February 16, 2021
The Embraer Praetor 600 is the first super-midsize jet with full fly-by-wire technology. (Photo: Embraer)
Embraer on February 12 announced that the Praetor 600 super-midsize business jet was granted a Type Certificate by Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA). Also on Feb. 12, Embraer published results for its fourth quarter of 2020, including the delivery of 71 jets of which 28 were commercial aircraft and 43 were executive jets (23 light and 20 large). This represents a decrease of 10 aircraft in the quarter in comparison with the corresponding quarter of 2019.
The company delivered a total of 130 jets in 2020, comprised of 44 commercial aircraft and 86 executive jets (56 light and 30 large), which represents a decrease of almost 35 per cent compared to 2019, when 198 jets were delivered. As of December 31 2020, the company order backlog totaled US$14.4 billion. During the fourth quarter of 2020, Embraer Executive Jets delivered the first of the Praetor 600 fleet to Flexjet, the Praetor fleet launch customer.