Sao Jose dos Campos – Embraer delivered the first Phenom 100 entry level jet to India’s Invision Air Services Pvt. Ltd., a Mumbai-based on-demand air charter company. The aircraft is the first of 18 Phenom 100s that Invision Air ordered three years ago, along with two Embraer Phenom 300 jets.
“We are excited to have the Phenom 100 jet enter service in India this year,” said Jose Eduardo Costas, Embraer Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Asia Pacific – Executive Jets.
“We also would like to recognize the outstanding commitment and hard work that Invision has endeavored to deploy through its business plan, structuring the company and starting to take delivery of its Phenom aircraft, which is the perfect tool for businessmen who need to quickly and effortlessly connect between metro areas and smaller, secondary cities in India.”
“With the delivery of our first Phenom 100 jet, we look forward to establishing a branded charter service beyond anything India has seen before,” said Vinit Phatak, Managing Director of Invision Air. “The coming of this jet to India via Invision Air truly marks a milestone in the local general aviation industry. Indian customers will, for the first time, have access to a safe twin-jet experience at a price point between two-and-ahalf to three times full-fare business class rates for up to 200 destinations across the country. This will allow our target customers – corporate executives, investors, celebrities, and high-end tourists – to travel quickly, efficiently and comfortably to Tier II and Tier III cities, which we believe will help fuel the much anticipated economic growth in rural India.”
In support of Embraer’s Phenom jets going into service in India, Mumbai-based Indamer & Co. – Embraer’s Authorized Service Center (ASC) in the country – provides maintenance, repair and overhaul services for these aircraft, as well as for the Legacy 600. Internationally, Embraer maintains a network of over 40 ASCs, which is complemented by a 24-hour Customer Contact Center at the Company’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil, to provide assistance to Embraer’s Executive Jets customers anywhere in the world, at anytime of the day.
Source: Embraer