Embraer has expanded the list of aircraft models that Hawthorne Global Aviation Services and Jet East Aviation can provide maintenance under their authorized service center agreements with the Brazilian airframer. This further strengthens Embraer's Northeast U.S. service network following the closure of its company-owned service center at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut.

Long Island, New York-based Hawthorne adds the Phenom 100/300, Legacy 450/500, and Praetor 500/600 to its MRO services. Previously, Hawthorne’s authorized service was limited to the Legacy 600/650. Meanwhile, Jet East, at Trenton-Mercer Airport in Trenton, New Jersey, adds the Legacy 450/500 and Praetor 500/600 to its Embraer-authorized maintenance capabilities. That facility had already been maintaining the Embraer Phenom 100/300. Pro Star Aviation in Londonderry, New Hampshire, also recently expanded its Embraer aircraft maintenance capabilities.

“With the growing fleet of Embraer business jets in the U.S., we are reinforcing our services network to better serve our customers in the region,” said Embraer Services & Support v-p of global MRO centers Frank Stevens. “All three facilities will offer great options to these customers for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, component and part exchange, and inspections at varying levels of complexity.”