All Business Jets articles – Page 620
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Galaxy studies growth options
Galaxy Aerospace surprised NBAA attendees by showing interest in a supersonic business jet. It also announced plans for an official customer survey as a prelude to studies of potential new Galaxy derivatives in the large- and medium-sized markets. President Brian Barents says: "We are asking ourselves if we ought to ...
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Marketplace
Polar Air Cargo has introduced two additional Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7Q-powered 747-200 freighters and retired one of its older747-100s. Cathay Pacific has ordered two additional Rolls-Royce RB211-524H-powered Boeing 747-400 freighters, for delivery in September 2000 and August 2001. The Hong Kong-based carrier has also concluded its lease deal with Air ...
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Supersonic tonic
For years, the assumption in civil air transport circles has been that the only way that the airlines would ever get a second-generation supersonic transport to replace the BAC/Aerospatiale Concorde would be for the industry to come up with a larger, more economical, longer-range and (crucially) much more environmentally friendly ...
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Business jet boom will continue to 2010
AlliedSignal Aerospace forecasts that deliveries of business jets will peak next year, but will remain at or near record levels before climbing again towards the end of the next decade. The company projects deliveries of 6,800 aircraft, worth nearly $89 billion, between 2000 and 2010, in a market survey released ...
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Bombardier to enhance Learjet 31A
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Bombardier is to improve the Learjet 31A, with deliveries starting early next year, in a bid to increase its share of the light business jet market. The enhancements, being announced at the National Business Aviation Association show in Atlanta, are to increase aircraft value and improve flexibility, ...
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Cabin entertainment boosts EMS activity
Responding to demand from business aircraft users for the latest in-flight cabin systems, British Telecom and EMS Technologies have joined forces to provide airborne "two way high speed data" transmission. The new system will enable passengers to transmit data and voice messages at 64 kilobits/s - "seven times" the ...
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Air Luxor plans major operations expansion
Portuguese charter airline Air Luxor is to undergo a major expansion of its operations with the addition of a second Lockheed TriStar 500 and the introduction of four Airbus A320s. The carrier, which has been operating the TriStar for three years, says the demand from tour operators has been ...
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China maintenance market attracts joint ventures
New Chinese maintenance company Shandong TAECO Aircraft Engineering (STAECO) plans to expand its capabilities and customer base by mid-2000. The move is part of a wide-ranging expansion of maintenance capacity in China as established companies increase facilities and new entrants join the fray. STAECO carries out maintenance below D checks ...
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Boeing launches turnkey initiative with DHL freighter conversion contract
Max Kingsley-Jones/SEATTLE Boeing has raised its interest in aircraft remarketing and support to a new level following the launch of a far-reaching package of services covering DHL International's acquisition of converted 757 freighters. The "turnkey" deal is a departure for US manufacturer Boeing and is expected to be followed ...
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BWIA poised for major share sale
Paul Lewis/MIAMI BWIA International Airways is to move ahead with share offerings on stock markets in the Caribbean and USA in an effort to raise up to $100 million in capital to underwrite the acquisition of replacement widebody jets. The Trinidadian carrier plans to make an initial public offering ...
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Widebody cargo conversion market expands
Max Kingsley-Jones/SEATTLE Airliner freighter conversion programmes have been launched by Lockheed Martin and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) Airbus, as rivalry continues between Dasa and fellow Airbus partner British Aerospace on an integrated conversion strategy. Lockheed Martin has revived the L-1011 TriStar conversion and has agreed to use Marshall Aerospace's ...
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Cessna tests reveal flaws
Developmental flight tests of Cessna's Citation Encore light business jet have revealed the need for alterations to the twin-engined aircraft. These will delay certification and first deliveries until the second and fourth quarters of next year. Wichita, Kansas-based Cessna will add 36cm (14in) wing tip extensions to shorten take-off distances, ...
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Personal VTOL maker ties up NASA deal
A previously unknown company in Santa Clara, California, has signed a three-year agreement with NASA to help develop its single-passenger "personal" vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Millennium Jet completed the first test flight of its SoloTrek Exo-Skeletor Flying Vehicle in April. The machine has been under development secretly ...
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Socata may find new home with Latécoère
Julian Moxon/PARISLatécoère is interested in taking over Aerospatiale Matra's general aviation and aerostructures business, Socata. The subsidiary's future seems to be in doubt following newly merged French giant Aerospatiale Matra's declaration that it is studying "all options" as part of a bid to double operating margins, to 8%, by 2003. ...
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New Piper ponders jet move
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC New Piper Aircraft, buoyed by increasing piston and turboprop sales, continues to explore a venture into the jet-powered aircraft market. The move will be contingent on a future public stock offering. Vero Beach, Florida-based New Piper estimates the cost of developing a jet-powered light aircraft ...
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Bristow order launches AB139
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Bell/Agusta Aerospace has clinched the first order for its $6 million AB139 from UK operator Bristow Helicopters, three months after the 12/15-seat aircraft was unveiled. The sale of two of the medium-twin-turbine helicopters to Redhill, Surrey-based Bristow, for offshore oil support operations, is the first of what ...
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Embraer goes head to head with 428JET
Embraer has launched another version of its rear-engined regional jet range, the 44-seat ERJ-140, squeezing the new offering between the 37-seat ERJ-135 and 50-seat ERJ-145. In a related move that reflects strong anticipated demand for the 40-seat regional jet category, Fairchild Aerospace has selected Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) to ...
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DHL completes British Airways 757 deal
Max Kingsley Jones/LONDON DHL has concluded its long- running negotiations with Boeing and British Airways for the acquisition of a massive fleet of converted Boeing 757 freighters, and will take the first of 44 aircraft in mid-2001. An announcement was expected on 5 October. Discussions between DHL, BA ...
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LanChile eyes converted 767Fs
Paul Lewis/MIAMI LanChile is interested in Boeing 767 freighter conversions as replacements for its McDonnell Douglas DC-8s. The Chilean national carrier operates 13 767-300ER passenger aircraft, but will begin to replace these twinjets with seven new Airbus A340-300s, the first of which is to be delivered next September. ...
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Higher thrust 777 Trent tested
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELESBoeing is starting certification flight testing of the higher thrust Rolls-Royce Trent 895 turbofan on the 777-200ER, and is preparing to start tests of the General Electric GE90-94B by the middle of next year. Tests of the R-R engine, rated at 93,400lb (415kN) thrust, have focused on the ...