All Business Jets articles – Page 608
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Airbus aims Corporate A319 at executive shuttle slot
Kate Sarsfield/BRUSSELS Airbus hopes to carve a niche for its A319 Corporate Jetliner (CJ) in the executive shuttle market, which it predicts could account for sales of more than 20 aircraft within five years. The European manufacturer has completed extensive research of more than 200 international corporations, assessing ...
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Learjet 45 heads for first Egyptian customer
The first Egypt-based Bombardier Learjet 45 superlight business jet is to enter service this month with holding company ARTOC Group of Investment and Development of Cairo, around three months after the twin turbofan was granted Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority certification. The aircraft will be deployed as personal transport for ARTOC ...
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Boeing gauges market for 757-based corporate jet
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) is gauging market demand for the addition of a larger aircraft to its corporate jet family, with a growth-weight version of the 757-200ER emerging as the most likely platform. Though some operators have expressed interest in a "BBJ III" with more cabin ...
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European helicopter teams link concepts
Julian Moxon/PARIS The European Commission (EC) has succeeded in bringing together the European helicopter industry to combine proposals for tiltwing/tiltrotor aircraft projects in a single programme. A decision on EC research is expected in mid-year. Eurocopter proposed its tilt-rotor solution independently of an Agusta-GKN Westland submission for a tiltwing ...
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Falcon delivery
Executive Jet has taken delivery of the first of 12 Dassault Falcon 2000 business jets for its Netjets Europe fractional ownership operation. The twin turbofan is scheduled to enter service with the Lisbon, Portugal-based company on 23 April. Source: Flight International
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Names of the game
Independent centres are expanding to meet airline simulator training needs Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DCWhat's in a name? Everything - for the commercial airline flight training industry. A reputable name is the first requirement for any company that wants to set up business training pilots for the world's airlines. This is demonstrated ...
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Workshop
The Bedek division of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) is negotiating the conversion of four more Boeing 767-200s from passenger to freight configuration for Airborne Express. The first of 11 ex-All Nippon Airways 767-200s included in the initial contract was delivered to the carrier on 3 April and two additional aircraft ...
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Production An-140 prepared for delivery to launch customer Ikar
The first production Antonov An-140 twin turboprop is being primed for delivery and has been painted in the colours of launch customer Ikar Airlines. The Ukrainian carrier has five An-140s on order for delivery from mid-year and each aircraft's scheme will feature a different flower. This aircraft was involved in ...
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A319CJ customer
Airbus has received an order for an A319 Corporate Jet from Saudi jewel manufacturer and retailer Mouawad National. The International Aero Engines V2527-powered twin will be handed over for interior completion in August. Source: Flight International
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Air Canada loath to sell regional
Chris Jasper/LONDON Air Canada is to put Canadian Regional Airlines (CRA) up for sale "in the near future", although it hopes no buyer will come forward as it plans to fold the carrier into its own regional operation. CRA must be offered for purchase as a condition of Air Canada's ...
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KLM and UTC to expand alliance
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Netherlands flag carrier KLM and United Technologies (UTC) are discussing a major expansion of their nascent maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) alliance, likely to lead to the creation of a joint venture between the Netherlands airline and the US company's Pratt &Whitney unit. The move appears to ...
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LMAAS secures breakthrough into commercial market
Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina (LMAAS) expects to begin maintenance work on its first Boeing 737-200 by the end of this month, a crucial step in the company's strategy to diversify into commercial repair and overhaul of airliners and civil engines. The second landmark is expected in late September, when ...
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Enaer unveils Cessna upgrade
Enaer has taken the wraps off its proposed Cessna A-37 Dragonfly avionics upgrade, while partner Snow Aviation hopes to begin work on re-engining a T-37 demonstrator in August with a new Williams FJ33 powerplant. The Chilean manufacturer has produced a cockpit mock-up of a proposed A-37 upgrade based around a ...
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'Classic' winglet flight tests set
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) is to start flight tests of a winglet-equipped Boeing 747-200F in mid-May and flight tests of a similarly equipped 737-200 by July. The joint venture aims to offer blended winglets for retrofits to "Classic" 737 and 747 fleets. The leased 747 will be ...
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Eaglet on target for June swoop
EuroEnaer, the Chilean-Dutch joint venture company developing the Eaglet light aircraft, expects to begin delivering the first examples in early June, pending the successful completion of certification by the European Joint Aviation Authorities by June. EuroEnaer managing director Michael Van Tooren says: "We need another two months to get ...
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Eclipse tests
Eclipse Aviation has completed initial windtunnel testing of its Eclipse 500 personal jet. The trials were conducted over three weeks on a 22%-scale model. "The tests found some discrepancies, leading to changes that optimised the wing root fairings, but, overall, we verified the stability, control and handling characteristics of the ...
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PrivatAir plans for expansion
Swiss business aircraft "airline" PrivatAir plans to expand its charter operations to the USA and Middle East. The move is part of the company's wider strategy to broaden its core business to include aircraft management, focusing on Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) size and above. PrivatAir commercial director James Hay says: ...
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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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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 ...