All Business Jets articles – Page 614
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RJX flight development programme on course
Two aircraft have been allocated from the Avro RJ assembly line as flight development vehicles for Avro RJX certification testing. The first of the aircraft, designated RJX-85, is due on the final assembly track next April and will receive the Integrated Powerplant system, including the new AlliedSignal AS977 ...
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Business jets in battle for Middle East market
Mark Hannant, Alan Peaford/DUBAI The recovery in oil prices is bringing a sense of economic optimism back to the Middle East. And while defence contractors are talking business at Dubai 2000, the biggest batleground is in the world of the business jet. The business jet manufacturers want to turn optimism ...
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Private Fleet offers option to fractional ownership
Alan Peaford/DUBAI Jet Aviation is launching a challenge to the increasingly popular concept of fractional ownership with the introduction of its new Private Fleet charter programme. Thomas Hirschmann, Jet Aviation chairman and CEO, who flew into Dubai last night, says the new programme - offered by Jet Aviation in both ...
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Face the facts with...Chuck Grieve
Maurice Flanagan, Group Managing Director of Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, believes the general public is being badly-served in many parts of the world for a variety of reasons Q: Have alliances grown too strong? A: I think alliances, if they're not controlled, would be the same as cartels. ...
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Galaxy show new long-range jets for middle east market
Alan Peaford/DUBAI Galaxy Aerospace is making its first appearance at the Dubai airshow to showcase its Galaxy and SPX high-performance, long-range jets. The two aircraft were flown in from Galaxy's Texas headquarters, taking in the opportunity for demonstration flights to potential customers in Europe. The Galaxy and SPX ...
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Marketplace
British Airways has confirmed its commitment for up to 24 Airbus A318s. The first Pratt & Whitney PW6000-powered aircraft will be delivered from 2003. South Africa's Interdoc Aerospace has placed deposits with Canadian Aerospace Group International for five 19-seat Twin Panda turboprops. The aircraft is a Westernised version of the ...
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Pilatus expands fractional ownership network in USA
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Pilatus PC-12 fractional ownership provider Alpha Flying is expanding its Plane Sense network to cover the south east and mid-west regions of the USA. "Responding to demand from potential customers across the US, we have decided to set up operating bases in Atlanta, Georgia by December and in ...
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Jet completions
Jet Aviation's Basel completion centre has delivered its first Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) and a Boeing 767. The BBJ, which was also the first model to be outfitted in Europe, has a VIP interior with seating for up to 18 passengers. Features of the 767, which was transformed from an ...
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Chautauqua to fly TWA's jet feed
Trans World Airlines (TWA) has agreed a marketing tie-up with Chautauqua Airlines to launch its first regional jet services. The deal involves Chautauqua parent Wexford Management committing to orders and options for up to a further 60 Embraer RJ-145s. The 10-year agreement calls for Chautauqua to launch the first ...
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Regional deal heralds China breakthrough
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Paul Lewis/WASHINGTONBombardier has signed a breakthrough deal with China's Shandong Airlines to supply five Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) series 200s. It will also look at establishing a dedicated training centre as local interest in regional aviation picks up. The Jinan-based provincial operator is the first Chinese carrier to ...
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A330s or 767s on menu as Hainan Airlines plans international flights
Andrew Doyle/MUNICHHainan Airlines is seeking approval from the Chinese Government to launch international flights to points in Asia, Australia and Europe. The Chinese short-haul airline also plans to open discussions with Airbus and Boeing on acquiring a fleet of widebodies. "We expect approval in principle from the Civil Aviation Administration ...
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A319CJ enters service
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON The first commercially operated Airbus A319 Corporate Jet (CJ) was expected to enter service with Twinjet Aircraft of the UK on 8 November. Owned by Kuwaiti businessman Mohamed Abdulmohsin Kharafi, it will be used for corporate and VIP charter through London Luton-based business charter operator and management company ...
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Dubai 2000 - Flying display and static park aircraft
Listed by manufacturer - not exhibitor:Aerospatiale GazelleAIDC AT-3 AE-270 T6500Airbus A300-600STPakistan Aeronautical Complex Super Mushshak K-8 KarakorumATR ATR 42-500Boeing 737 777-300 AH-64D Apache Longbow Boeing Business Jet C-17 Globemaster III F-15 Eagle F/A-18 Hornet (above) KC-10 Extender KC-135Bombardier Challenger 604 Canadair Regional Jet Global Express Lear 45 Lear 60 ...
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American Eagle 'a strong prospect' for ERJ-140
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Embraer hopes to secure its first airline order for the ERJ-140 before the end of the year as the Brazilian manufacturer embarks on a fast track development of the new 44-seat regional jet derivative. The company is chasing incremental orders and conversions of airline orders, ...
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Workshop
UK spares specialist Airinmar has signed a two-year agreement with British Aerospace Asset Management, to support its fleet of more than 240 BAe 146/RJs, ATPs and Jetstreams. Airinmar will manage the exchange, test, overhaul and repair of parts removed from BAe Asset Management's aircraft undergoing maintenance and refurbishment between leases. ...
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Safire raises investment to launch twinjet programme
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Safire Aircraft has secured adequate investment to fund its twinjet S-26 business aircraft programme through to building the first prototype. The company plans to begin computer-aided design work on the six-seat aircraft in December. "We cannot reveal how much money we have raised at this stage, ...
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Sierra develops new Citation upgrade
Sierra Industries, the Uvalde, Texas-based company known for its after-market airframe modifications, has developed an engine package to upgrade Cessna 500 series Citations. The company has fitted Williams FJ44-2 turbofans in place of the original Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15Ds. As a result, Sierra is offering the FJ44 Eagle ...
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Supersonic jet plan lands cash hand-out
Money has been included in the fiscal year 2000 US defence budget that could kick-start a programme to demonstrate technology for a quiet supersonic business jet. The US Congress added $15 million to the Department of Defense budget to fund a research project into "supersonic aircraft noise mitigation". ...
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Simulator purchase
SimuFlite Training International has ordered four flight simulators from CAE Electronics, for the Cessna Citation Bravo/Ultra and Excel and Gulfstream IV-SP and V, plus 14 visual systems to upgrade its business aircraft simulators. Source: Flight International
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Marketplace
Air Canada has received the first of six Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered Airbus A330-300s. Qatari wet-lease specialist Gulf Falcon Group has arranged to acquire five ex-Japan Airlines Boeing 747s, including two -100s and three -200s, from Itochu Air Lease, for delivery from December. Indigo Aviation has sold two CFM International CFM56-powered ...