All Business Jets articles – Page 643
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BMW R-R celebrates new engine's first flight
The first flight of a new engine is always a good excuse for some serious celebrating and this is certainly the case with BMW Rolls-Royce, where the champagne corks are popping to mark the successful first flight of their BR715 engines on Boeing's 717-200. The BR715 is the second ...
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Explorer range poised to make switch to Belgium's Heli Fly
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Heli Fly is close to completing negotiations with Boeing over the Belgian company's purchase of the twin-engined MD-902 Explorer product line. An announcement is imminent. Talks have been under way for several months and, although the Halen-based company will not disclose the reasons for the ...
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Astra SPX impresses in debut at Farnborough
Karen Walker Pilots nickname it the Porsche of the business jet world. The Galaxy Aerospace Astra SPX, which is making its debut appearance at Farnborough, has a maximum speed of Mach 0.875 and typical cruise of M0.82, making it the fastest in its category. More than 20 SPX ...
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Hush kit specialists keep older types in air
Mark Hannant With the 1999 deadline for Stage 3 noise level reductions bearing down on the industry, it is no surprise to see hush kits on prominent display at the show. In the case of both Boeing 707s and BAe 1-11s, the statutory requirements will put out of ...
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S Korean aerospace businesses to merge
Three of South Korea's largest aerospace manufacturers, Daewoo Heavy Industries (DHI), Hyundai Space & Aircraft and Samsung Aerospace, have agreed in principle to merge their businesses into a single entity as part of wider corporate consolidation move. South Korea's five major corporate conglomerates, or chaebols, have announced plans to ...
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Bombardier bursts into 90-seat regional market
Alan Peaford Bombardier is taking on the 90-seat regional jet market. At Farnborough yesterday the Canadian firm revealed its new 90-seat BRJ-X. The aircraft will have five-abreast seating, which will allow the series to range from 80 to 110 passengers. Laurent Beaudoin, the Canadian aircraft manufacturer's chairman ...
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Chinese interest leaps as 717 takes to the air
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Three Chinese airlines have asked Boeing to propose deals covering "up to 200" Boeing 717-200s. The request was made just hours before the 100-seat regional jet successfully completed a 4h 7min maiden flight from Long Beach, California, on 2 September. Boeing declines to identify the three carriers. ...
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Learjet 45 flies to new European home
The first Learjet 45 for a European customer has been handed over to its new operator. Eifel Holdings, an international investment firm, will base the aircraft on Jersey, in the Channel Islands. The aircraft "will allow us to more efficiently meet our travel requirements throughout Europe and provides us ...
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Comair negotiates 428JET order
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Fairchild Dornier is in advanced talks with US regional airline Comair which could lead to a launch order for the 42/44-seat 428JET. The manufacturer confirms that negotiations cover a potential order for 30-40 aircraft, but it does not expect to be ready to make any conclusive ...
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City Bird orders A300 freighters
City Bird has concluded a deal with Airbus Industrie for two new A300-600 freighters for dedicated cargo operations. The Belgian airline will acquire the two aircraft next year under a 12 year lease purchase. The first will be delivered in early April, with the second arriving a month later. ...
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Netjets Europe set to expand with Falcon 2000 purchase
Executive Jet is set to announce a major new order during the show for the Dassault Falcon 2000 business jet for its Netjets Europe fractional ownership programme. The deal will mark the second Falcon 2000 order in 10 months for Executive Jet and its first acquisition since July, when ...
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Gulfstream set for a supersonic race
Karen Walker Gulfstream has raised the stakes of the business jet sound barrier race by teaming with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works to embark on the first phase of a technical feasibility and marketing study for a supersonic aircraft. Gulfstream president and chief operating officer Bill Boisture yesterday revealed the concept ...
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Fairchild trio
Fairchild Aerospace has announced the appointments of Ian Ewing, David Doucette and Salo Roth as directors of corporate aircraft sales. The three will handle sales of the Envoy 3, Envoy 4, Envoy 7 and the 328 turboprop to corporate operators. Ewing, who will handle sales in the west of ...
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Turboprop and jet lease fleets all set to merge
Karen Walker British Aerospace Asset Management has completed its three-year strategy programme to stabilise its turboprop portfolio and will now move forward rapidly to merge the company's turboprop and jet operations. Stephen O'Sullivan, the company's executive vice-president, turboprops, says that by the end of 1998 his group will ...
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SAS orders first 737-700/800s
Scandinavian carrier SAS has converted recently ordered Boeing 737-600s into orders for "at least 12" 737-700s and 737-800s. This is the first time that the carrier has ordered the larger members of the twinjet family. In July, SAS converted 14 737-600 options into firm orders. Following that order, SAS' ...
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Converts to A300 freighter conversions
Andrew Douse CS Aviation Services has silenced critics who said they were crazy to convert Airbus A300s into freighters. Under the international spotlight of Farnborough, the company has proudly delivered of the first of seven Airbus A300 freighters to Costa Rican operator JHM Cargo Express. Earlier this ...
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Airshow debut is milestone for new Galaxy
Karen Walker Galaxy Aerospace's president and chief executive officer, Brian Barents, was witness to a major milestone in his company's history on Friday. Barents arrived in time to see the new Galaxy business jet touch down at Farnborough to make its debut appearance at an airshow. "This ...
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Gulfstream grows with acquisition of K-C Aviation
Gulfstream Aerospace has completed the purchase of K-C Aviation for $250 million. The acquisition allows the company to expand its aircraft completions, maintenance and parts business, and establishes Gulfstream as a major player in the aircraft engine service market. K-C has facilities in Texas, Wisconsin and Massachusetts, which ...
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BBJ takes to the air
Alan Peaford The Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) successfully completed its first flight on the eve of the Farnborough show. BBJ president Borge Boeskov was hosting a press dinner in London when a call on his cell phone from pilot Mike Hewett confirmed mission success. And that, Boeskov confidently ...