Embraer Phenom 300EV Receives Triple Certification from FAA, EASA, and ANAC with Garmin Emergency Autoland

Embraer announced Tuesday that its Phenom 300EV light jet has received triple certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and Brazil's Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil. The certification makes the Phenom 300EV the first light jet and the largest business jet certified with Garmin Emergency Autoland. Embraer confirmed its previously announced target of 2028 for first deliveries of the model.

The Phenom 300EV is described by Embraer as an evolution of the best-selling light jet series. Its projected range is 2,055 nautical miles with four passengers and NBAA IFR reserves, an improvement on the Phenom 300E's 2,010 nm, enabling routes such as Aspen, Colorado to New York, or London to Athens. The aircraft retains the 300E's top speed of Mach 0.80 (533 knots), high-speed cruise at 464 knots, and maximum cabin altitude of 6,600 feet, while adding approximately 430 pounds of additional payload capacity.

Garmin Emergency Autoland allows the aircraft to complete a fully automated landing in the event of pilot incapacitation, activated manually or automatically if prolonged pilot inactivity is detected. Once engaged, it selects a suitable airfield, transmits automated messages to air traffic control, and shuts down the engines after landing. Autoland is currently installed on more than 1,000 aircraft across types including the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet and SR Series, Daher TBM 940, and Piper M600/SLS. Beyond Emergency Autoland, the 300EV adds autobrake for takeoff and landing, a rudder-by-wire system, emergency descent mode, autothrottle, and Embraer's Runway Overrun Awareness and Alerting System. The Garmin G3000 Prodigy Touch flight deck gains 3D taxiway routing, runway-occupancy alerts, synthetic-vision guidance, FANS 1/A+, RNP AR 0.3 capability, and an inertial reference system, along with new lithium-ion batteries and LED taxi and landing lights. The cabin comes line-fit with Gogo Galileo satellite Wi-Fi connectivity, with an option to add SpaceX Starlink via supplemental type certification, plus an odorless vacuum lavatory, improved temperature control, an air ionization system, and a redesigned refreshment center. Earlier this year, Embraer obtained the same triple certification for its Praetor 500E and 600E in the super-midsize category. Michael Amalfitano, president and CEO of Embraer Executive Jets, said the 300EV "builds on the legendary capabilities of the world's best-selling light jet" with innovations in safety technology, performance, and customer experience.

Extending Garmin Emergency Autoland from piston singles and turboprops into a Mach 0.80 light jet signals that automated safety systems are moving up the size and speed scale of business aviation rather than staying confined to entry-level aircraft. Buyers and insurers in the light-jet segment now have a reference point for what safety equipment a new-generation aircraft is expected to carry alongside range and payload gains.

Certification races in this category tend to run on parallel tracks: Embraer has now secured FAA, EASA and ANAC approval for the 300EV while Textron Aviation targets certification of its Gen3 Cessna Citation CJ4 this year, with the CJ3 and M2 following in 2027, and HondaJet aims its Echelon at a 2028 market entry alongside the 300EV. Each manufacturer's approval and delivery timeline will determine which aircraft actually reaches operators first in a category where the 300EV, CJ4 Gen3 and Echelon are converging on similar entry dates.

Whether the 2028 delivery target holds, and how Textron's staggered 2026-2027 certifications for the CJ3, CJ4 and M2 compare against Embraer's completed approval, will shape which light jet buyers can actually take delivery of first.