British entrepreneur Lord Sugar recently took delivery of Embraer’s newly-certificated transatlantic-capable Legacy 650 business jet. The aircraft (G-SUGA), piloted by Kevin McGrath, departed Embraer’s facilities in São Jose dos Campos, Brazil on Saturday, destined for its new home at London Stansted Airport.
The aircraft will be looked after and operated by an award-winning VIP charter operator, who will also be marketing the aircraft for third party charter use. The Legacy 650 will be maintained and supported at Inflite, which already looks after Lord Sugar’s previous Legacy 600.
“I am absolutely delighted to be accepting this brand new aircraft,” said Lord Sugar. “It has a considerably longer range, it’s fast, it has a very generous hold, accessible from the cabin and is ideal for the 300 hours or so of business flying I do every year. I looked at several aircraft types, but this was the one that fully mirrored my needs. It’s as quiet as the Falcon 7X.”