All Business Jets articles – Page 642
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Ageless and appealing
Peter Henley/PHOENIX Re-engineing the Dassault Falcon 20 with AlliedSignal TFE731-5BR-3C turbofans is an interesting and unusual project. It is not the first instance of an ageing, but sound, airframe being given a new lease of life with a later-generation engine - but it is unusual in that the resultant aircraft ...
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Lufthansa clears plans for $2.3 billion fleet expansion
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Lufthansa has cleared plans for $2.3 billion of new aircraft orders for the airline and its regional and freight subsidiaries. A total of 42 new aircraft is to be ordered for delivery from 2000. The airline says that this order is in line with anticipated traffic increases in ...
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Gulfstream joins Lockheed Martin for supersonic study
Gulfstream has joined forces with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works to study the technical feasibility and market appeal of a supersonic business jet. The initial study phase will last 18-24 months. "If we choose to go forward into development, it will take eight to 10 years to put into service," ...
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Gulfstream and GATX team for short lease offer
Gulfstream Aerospace and GATX Capital have formed a joint venture to make the Gulfstream IV-SP and V business jets available on short-term operating lease. The venture has agreed to purchase five GVs and one GIV for $210 million and has taken options on three more of each. Unlike the ...
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Raytheon lands second big NetJets contract
Raytheon Aircraft has secured a second large business aircraft deal for the NetJets fractional ownership programme, following an order from Executive Jet for 20 Hawker 800XPs and an option to supply a further 16 corporate aircraft. The bulk of the mid-size business jets will be used by the Montvale, ...
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Boeing reveals BBJ centres
Boeing has revealed the five completion centres for its Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) as the first aircraft made its maiden flight from Renton, Washington, on 4 September. Completion of the "green" BBJ airframes will take place at Jet Aviation, Lufthansa Technik, Associated in Dallas, Raytheon in Waco, Texas and ...
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AlliedSignal launches AS900
AlliedSignal has launched the full-scale development of its next generation AS900 turbofan for business aircraft and regional airliners. "We are fully committed to this programme and obviously we would not be going ahead if we did not have good prospects of selling the engine," says AlliedSignal Engines Commercial Propulsion ...
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Bombardier unveils plan for 90-seat jet family
Bombardier has announced its intention to develop an all new 90-seat class regional aircraft, dashing longstanding Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' (MHI) hopes of incorporating its Global Express business jet high aspect ratio super critical wing into the design. The proposed BRJ-X Option B design will feature an all new wing ...
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ATR and Embraer to decide on 70 seater by year-end
ATR and Embraer expect to decide by the end of the year whether to launch new 70-seat size regional jet developments. At the same time, the companies are continuing to seek partners and jointly discuss a possible collaborative programme in what is fast becoming an overcrowded market. The Brazilian ...
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TNT A300F lease paves way for BAe deal
TNT is finalising a major Airbus A300B4 conversion contract with British Aerospace Aviation Services (BAeAS), following the signing of a lease deal with C-S Aviation Services (CSAS) for four A300B4 freighters. The deal with CSAS, and another with Airbus Industrie's Asset Management division for three A300B4s, comes as part ...
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Airbus confirms UPS A300 freighter deal
Airbus Industrie has confirmed its long-awaited deal with United Parcel Service (UPS) for up to 60 new A300-600 freighters. The estimated value of the contract is around $5 billion. The order, revealed exclusively in Flight International earlier this year, follows a bid battle involving new and used aircraft from ...
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UAE starts negotiations on $7 billion F-16 order
Formal negotiations with the United Arab Emirates on its $7 billion order for 80 Lockheed Martin F-16s have finally begun, after the completion of prolonged talks between the US and UAE governments on technology transfer. Sources say the resulting agreement gives the UAE the advanced technology features it wants ...
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Friday's Flying Display
1353 Supermarine Spitfire 1400 BAe Hawk BAe Harrier Panavia Tornado F3 BAe Nimrod Saab Gripen Eurofighter Typhoon 1443 Airbus A330 ...
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No sign of economic woes at milestone Farnborough show
Mike Martin What a grand ball it was, but was it taking place on the Titanic? Farnborough '98 smashed every record out of sight, just as the 1996 event had done. That year saw $12 billion dollars worth of business nailed: This year the figure beat $20 billion. ...
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Face the facts with Laurent Beaudoin
Bombardier's big surprise of the show was its unveiling of plans to develop a 90-seat regional jet. Graham Warwick talks to chairman Laurent Beaudoin about that decision. Q Why are you studying a 90-seater and not a 30-seater? A We looked at the market for a 30- to 40-seater ...
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Raytheon to convert 777 for VIP use
A Boeing 777 will be converted for executive VIP use by Raytheon Systems as part of a $130 million contract. This is the first such modification of the 777. The award also includes work on design, engineering and installation of the interiors of 11 Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) and ...
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Lord system cuts 70% of noise
Lord Corporation's active noise and vibration control system, which it calls NVX, has received FAA certification for both DC-9 and MD-80 aircraft. The system features a new actuator design with a reduction in power requirements - down to 300 watts. Programme manager Becky Weih says it is also simpler to ...
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Lucas licensed to make PDU for B747s
Lucas Aerospace will manufacture and market power drive units (PDUs) for Elektro-Metall Export's (EME's) Boeing 747-100, -200F/C and -400F aircraft under the terms of a licensing agreement signed at the show. The licence permits Lucas Aerospace to manufacture the PDU in the US and to market them in the ...
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Thursday's Flying Display
1400 BAe Hawk Harrier Saab Gripen Eurofighter Typhoon 1430 Airbus A330 1437 Boeing C-17 1446 Fokker 50 ...
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Executive Jet ups NetJets fleet with Hawker/Falcon deal
Paul Derby Raytheon will today announce a $220 million order from fractional ownership company Executive Jet for 20 more Hawker 800XPs with 16 options. The deal follows hot on the heels of yesterday's $240 million purchase by Executive Jet of 12 additional Dassault Falcon 2000 business jets. Both ...
