All Business Jets articles – Page 612
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Supersonic business jet 'on the market in the next five years'
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON The business aircraft market is ready for a supersonic business jet (SSBJ) and one could be available within the next five years, according to an industry-sponsored study. The research was conducted by the UK's Meridian International for "several" business aircraft manufacturers and potential risk-sharing partners on an ...
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Midway starts to boost its Eastern US network
Midway Airlines plans to bolster frequencies, capacity and reduce seat kilometre costs on its eastern US network with the delivery this month of the first of 17 Boeing 737-700s. It will also receive further smaller, 50-seat, Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs) next year. The carrier, based in Raleigh/ Durham, ...
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Aviacor invests to launch An-140 production
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW Russian manufacturing plant Aviacor will invest $20 million next year to underwrite the launch of series production of Antonov An-140 twin-turboprop. The 50-seat design has been conceived as a new generation regional airliner to replace the large fleet of ageing Antonov An-24s in service with Russia's ...
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Tokyo's promised runways get nearer
DAVE KNIBB SEATTLE Three separate initiatives, including a decision on a new airport, are underway to boost runway capacity in Tokyo, which remains Asia's biggest and most congested gateway. Construction could start before the end of the year on a second runway at Narita, allowing more room for regional services ...
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Enhanced vision
Gulfstream is aiming for certification of its enhanced vision system (EVS) in the first quarter of next year. The system will be available for GVs in the third quarter, with availability for the GIV six months later, says Gary Freeman, senior experimental test pilot. The EVS, which will cost below ...
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Integrated antennas
Lufthansa Technik has developed an antenna mounting system that allows satellite communication and direct broadcast satellite antennas to be integrated in a single installation on the widebody business jets - the Boeing Business Jet and the Airbus Corporate Jet. The new enlarged radome, mounted on the vertical stabiliser fin-top, provides ...
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Alberta finalises FanJet deal
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Alberta Aerospace (AAC) has completed the acquisition of the single-engine Phoenix FanJet from a Belgian court and the trustees of the assets of the aircraft's former owner, Promavia. The move concludes the protracted and bitter legal battle between Promavia and AAC, and paves the way for the ...
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FAA approves Raisbeck enhanced King Air kit
Raisbeck Engineering has been awarded US Federal Aviation Administration approval to offer its enhanced performance modification kit for all models of Raytheon Beech King Air 200s. The kit, which includes a ram air recovery system, improved performance leading edges, dual aft body strakes and high flotation gear doors, has ...
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Embraer aims for year-end launch of corporate jet
Emma Kelly/LONDON Embraer aims to sign customers to launch business jet versions of its regional jet family by the end of this year. The Brazilian manufacturer, which has been evaluating the business aircraft market for the past six months, is completing market studies and a business plan for ...
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Airlines offered 737 winglets
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Boeing is proposing winglet-equipped 737-800s to Deutsche BA in a bid to win the Germany-based airline's fleet evaluation competition, due to be decided by the end of this month. The company refuses to specify either the content or identity of current campaigns, but admits: ...
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Avionics upgrade for Challenger 604
Bombardier Challenger 604 business aircraft will feature upgraded Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4 avionics from early 2001. The upgraded avionics will be installed as standard on new Challenger 604s and are retrofittable for aircraft in service. The standard upgrades include automatic display of take-off and approach and landing speeds, ...
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Airbus hunts MAS with A320 offer
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is being offered an attractive financial package deal by Airbus Industrie to roll over its narrowbody fleet and replace it with new A320 family aircraft. The move comes as Airbus seeks to bolster an earlier A340-500/600 proposal and undermine support for the yet-to-be launched ...
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Tu-134 re-engining offered
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW A Tupolev-led consortium is proposing a cost-effective re-engining and refurbishment programme for the Tupolev Tu-134 twinjet, dubbed the "Tu-134M", to improve performance, efficiency and environmental compliance. Interavia, formed by a group of Russian, Belarussian and Ukrainian companies, hopes to secure contracts to refurbish around half the ...
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Prométhée goes to second phase
Julian Moxon/PARIS The French defence ministry and Aerospatiale Matra are discussing the funding of a second phase of the Prométhée research effort to explore the feasibility of a hypersonic air-to-ground missile. The work could include flight testing an experimental vehicle by 2004. The first phase of the three-year programme ...
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Kenyan Cessna
A Cessna Citation Bravo air ambulance has entered service with Nairobi, Kenya-based Phoenix Aviation. The aircraft is equipped with dual stretchers, but can be converted to a corporate interior for charter operations. Source: Flight International
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Jet buys Gulfstreams for charter
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Jet Aviation has invested $100 million in a fleet of business jets for a dedicated charter operation, aiming to bridge the gap between charter management and fractional ownership. The aviation services company has placed five refurbished Gulfstreams into service in the USA - two GIIs ...
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Boeing hints at new models
Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) is considering following up its launch of the BBJ and BBJ2 derivatives of the Next Generation 737 with new models. Steven Hill, Boeing's vice-president customer services, says other models should follow the first two product launches as the market requires. While not elaborating on what BBJ ...
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Airports
A major refurbishment of Tashkent Airport's international terminal will begin in December, with Donald Smith, Seymour & Rooley as engineering consultant. Work is scheduled to be completed in June 2001. Belgian regional airports Liège-Bierset and Charleroi-Gosselies (rebranded as "Brussels South"), both operated by the country's regional government for the Walloon ...
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Bombardier cuts metal for first Continental airframe
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Bombardier has cut the first metal for its super-midsize Continental twin-engined jet, passing the first production milestone in the development of its all-new business jet "ahead of schedule". The event, marked by the machining of an "uplock fitting for the nose landing gear", also finalised the completion of ...
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NetJets Middle East adds Hawkers
National Air Services (NAS) has signed a $170 million order for 14 Raytheon Hawker 800XPs, taking the NetJets Middle East aircraft portfolio and orderbook to $760 million. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia-based NAS, which operates Executive Jet' s NetJets fractional ownership programme in the Middle East, Turkey and Cyprus, will take ...