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EMS flies from Campinas to the French Riviera the week of a major pharma summit in Nice

Brazilian pharmaceutical giant EMS lands near Nice, France, just before the 2026 BIO Europe Spring conference opens at the Acropolis.

By celebplanes · 1 min read · EMS

EMS corporate logo

EMS

EMS's Gulfstream G650ER (PR-GVI) flight path — SBKP — Viracopos to LFMN — Nice-Côte d'Azur
Flight path · SBKP — ViracoposLFMN — Nice-Côte d'Azur · 10h 10m airborne
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0:00-0:23
Departure
SBKP — Viracopos
Arrival
LFMN — Nice-Côte d'Azur
Airborne
10h 10m
Distance
4,996 nm
CO₂
42.0t

EMS flew from Viracopos International Airport in Campinas to the Côte d’Azur near Nice, France, on June 2-3, 2026, a 10-hour Gulfstream G650ER crossing that touched down in the early hours of June 3. The flight departs from the company's home base in Hortolândia, São Paulo, and lands on the French Riviera the same week the BIO Europe Spring 2026 conference convenes at the Nice Acropolis, per the event's published schedule. The conference runs June 3-5 and draws pharmaceutical executives from across the continent, including licensing and partnership delegates from EMS's European subsidiary Galenika in Belgrade.

The timing aligns with EMS's recurring operational pattern: the privately-held company, Brazil's largest domestic drugmaker by revenue, has a stated interest in expanding its European footprint through its Serbian unit Galenika. Previous executive travel from Campinas toward Europe — recorded in past tail movements for the company's earlier Embraer Legacy 600 — often correlated with regulatory meetings or partnership negotiations in Brussels and Belgrade, as noted in Brazilian civil aviation registries. Landing near Nice places EMS leadership within an hour's flight of both the conference floor and the corporate jet's secondary base at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, a route the company's Gulfstream has flown before.

No public records indicate EMS has a residence in the immediate Nice area; the flight appears driven by the conference calendar rather than personal travel. The fleet, one of Brazil's larger business jets, remains a practical tool for reaching European industrial cities underserved by direct commercial routes from Campinas.

Aboard the Gulfstream G650ER

Gulfstream G650ER exterior — EMS's private jet (PR-GVI)
Gulfstream G650ER cabin floor plan — EMS's private jet interior layout
Exterior & cabin layout · Gulfstream G650ER

The aircraft

Type
Gulfstream G650ER
Tail
PR-GVI
Max alt
57,100 ft
Max speed
550 kt

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