All Business Jets articles – Page 605
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Delta discusses CRJ order with Bombardier
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Delta Air Lines is discussing a major new order for the Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) series and is studying a longer-term requirement for a larger 110-seat class aircraft. Industry sources say the Atlanta, Georgia-based carrier is in talks with Bombardier to order a substantial ...
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BBJ tour
Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) and Swiss business aircraft operator PrivatAir have begun a five-week tour of Europe and the Middle East, promoting the BBJ. The 28-seat 737-700/800 hybrid is one of three owned by the Geneva-based company. The aircraft has become "the first ever BBJ to be used in private ...
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JetOne talks to potential backer
Small US business jet fractional ownership company JetOne says it is negotiating with a backer interested in taking the programme nationwide. The Waterford, Michigan-based company, which began operations in January last year, has two used Cessna Citation IIs and two more pre-owned aircraft on order. JetOne says it ...
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Raytheon puts BBJ work back on track
Raytheon's Waco, Texas-based completions arm expects its Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) modifications and interiors venture to be back on schedule by the end of the year. Unforeseen "challenges" have put the company seriously behind, according to Steve Hannah, Raytheon's director for widebody aircraft programmes. The company blames the set-back ...
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767-400ER schedule set back
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing faces a delay to its 767-400ER certification and delivery schedule in the wake of its recently resolved engineering employees' strike. Before the 40-day strike by Society for Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace members, Boeing was on target to certificate the -400ER in April and deliver ...
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Century tries again for CA-100 funding
Century Aerospace is restarting efforts to raise funds to develop its CA-100 small business jet after the sudden departure of its president. Lawyer Thomas Wyckoff resigned after less than six months in the job. Century founder and chairman Bill Northrup says that Wyckoff "wanted to take the company in ...
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Mergers
Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications expects to complete its merger with Comsat early in the third quarter, after the US Congress approved satellite communications reform legislation that clears the way for the privatisation of the Intelsat and Inmarsat satellite networks. The legislation allows US customers to bypass Comsat, which controls access ...
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Cathay Pacific order plans take shape
More details about Cathay Pacific Airways' impeding widebody orders have emerged. The airline has a immediate need for more Asia-Pacific capacity, as well as longer term ultra-long haul requirement (Flight International, 14-20 March). According to Cathay corporate development director Antony Tyler, an order will be concluded by mid-May covering ...
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Customers approve S-26 engine
Safire Aircraft says customer reaction to selection of a previously unknown engine supplier for its S-26 personal jet has been positive. The company is proceeding with plans for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise funds for certification of the aircraft. The West Palm Beach, Florida-based company, which expects ...
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First Citation CJ1 delivery imminent
Cessna plans to deliver its first Citation CJ1 business jet on 1 April, less than two months after the CitationJet replacement was granted full US certification. The $3.4 million entry-level aircraft features a 90kg (200lb) boost in gross weight compared with the CitationJet, a moderate increase in range, and Rockwell ...
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John Ferrie is to head Smiths Industries Aerospace, succeeding Norman Barber who is retiring. Ferrie joins the UK company as executive director on 10 April and takes over aerospace responsibilities from 31 July. He was previously executive vice-president (VP) business operations for Rolls-Royce. Newly formed Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has completed ...
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First production Encore rolls out at Wichita
The first production Cessna Citation Encore light business jet, Model 560, serial number 539, was rolled out of the manufacturer's Wichita, Kansas, assembly facility at the beginning of this month. Certification of the Encore is planned for this quarter, with customer deliveries to follow in the fourth quarter, both later ...
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Learjet supply chain
Bombardier has purchased Optum's supply-chain software to improve the management and control of components at Learjet's Wichita, Kansas, facility. Bombardier's Learjet operations will use Optum's warehouse management software to manage inventory levels and improve the receiving and shipping processes. Source: Flight International
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Jet Aviation GV
Jet Aviation has added a sixth Gulfstream V to its management fleet, taking its total to 140. The new GV will be based in Europe. Source: Flight International
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Aeronavali looks beyond MDC and targets 767s and ATRs for conversion
Andy Nativi/GENOA Aeronavali is expanding its freighter conversion business beyond the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-10, with plans to add the Boeing 767 widebody and ATR turboprop to its portfolio. The company, a division of Italian aerospace giant Alenia Aerospazio/Finmeccanica, had long-term links with MDC and holds exclusive original equipment ...
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Yak-40 crash blots Russian safety record
A Yakovlev Yak-40 business jet crashed on take-off at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport on 9 March, killing the crew of five and its four VIP passengers. The accident occurred days after the Federal Service of Air Transport (FSVT) reported that Russian commercial aviation safety has improved since the mid-1990s. Operated ...
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First military A319CJ goes to Italian air force
Julian Moxon/ROME Airbus handed over the first of two A319 Corporate Jetliners (ACJs) to the Italian air force on 7 March, the first entry into military service of an A320 family member. Sales of the ACJ stand at 10 firm orders, with 18 commitments. Orders for the corporate variant ...
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Aerostar seals funding for FJ-100 turbofan derivative
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Aerostar Aircraft is finalising funding for development of the FJ-100 turbofan-powered derivative of the classic Aerostar piston twin. Idaho-based Aerostar estimates that it needs only $40 million to certificate the six-seat twinjet, says president Steve Speer, because the US Federal Aviation Administration has allowed the ...
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SR Technics sets up joint ventures
SR Technics is to form separate maintenance joint ventures with South African Airways (SAA) and France's AOM, carriers to which it is linked via parent company SAirGroup, which has equity stakes in both. The Swiss overhaul specialist says it is in "very advanced" talks about the South African venture. ...
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Eclipse poised for market entry
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC US Engine manufacturer Williams International is developing a personal jet for new company Eclipse Aviation. Williams is under contract to develop and certificate the Eclipse 500 twinjet and its EJ22 engine, and to turn over to Eclipse a certificated factory ready to produce the aircraft. A team ...