All Business Jets articles – Page 646
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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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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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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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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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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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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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New contracts total over $1bn for Lucas
Mark Hannant New contracts worth well over $1 billion have been announced by Lucas Aerospace. The UK electronics giant will supply for Fairchild Aerospace's new 728JET the complete fly-by-wire flight control system - a contract worth £600 million ($960 million) - and a major proportion of the primary ...
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TNT takes lease on A300 freighters
C-S Aviation Services (CSAS) has signed a long term lease agreement with TNT for four Airbus A300 freighters. The lease reflects the growth of TNT's business in Europe. CSAS, which acts as manager for P-G Aircraft Holdings, developed the A300 conversion in partnership with British Aerospace Aviation Services ...
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American Eagle to launch Dallas-Houston Hobby jet service
American Eagle is beginning jet service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston's Hobby Airport on 7 December with Embraer ERJ-145s. Although the regional carrier - the world's largest - is initially only replacing two of 11 daily turboprop round-trip services between the two airports, American Eagle says it will add ...
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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 ...
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Eurocontrol
Julian Moxon/PARIS Bringing European air trafÞc control (ATC) computers up to year 2000 standard is taxing both the national service providers and the Brussels-based Eurocontrol organisation, which has responsibility for the Maastricht upper airspace region and for the central ßow management units (CFMUs) at Paris, France, and Brussels, Belgium. ...
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CTS for BBJ
Swedish-based CTS Systems is to provide a zonal drying system for a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) due for completion by Jet Aviation of Switzerland. The system dries the space between the skin and cabin liner. Source: Flight International
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Wednesday's Flying Display
1400 Saab 340 1406 BAe Hawk Harrier Saab Gripen Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon 1436 Airbus A330 1443 EHI EH101 Merlin ...
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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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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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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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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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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. ...