All Business Jets articles – Page 655
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EJM expands
Executive Jet Management (EJM), of Cincinatti, Ohio, has added four business jets to its aircraft and charter management operations. The inclusion of two Bombardier Challenger 600s, a Cessna Citation III and a Dassault Falcon 50 boosts EJM's managed fleet to 25 aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Falcon 2000 head up
Flight Dynamics' head-up guidance system for the Dassault Falcon 2000 has received certification from the European Joint Aviation Authorities. It becomes the first business jet to receive approval for Category IIIA approaches. A similar programme is under way for the Falcon 900EX. Source: Flight International
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Marketplace
-British Airways regional partner Maersk Air has ordered two additional Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) Series 200LRs for delivery in early 1999. The move marks a continuation of the company's BAC One-Eleven replacement programme, which began late last year with an order for three CRJ-200s. -Alaskan carrier Taquan Air will ...
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VisionAire completes first Vantage flight tests
VisionAire is to relocate flight testing of its Vantage single engined business jet to its St Louis, Missouri, headquarters in April after the completion of envelope expansion flights at Scaled Composites in Mojave, California. Almost 200h have been accumulated on the proof-of-concept (PoC) aircraft since its first flight in November ...
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Reims halts plans for new Cessna singles
Lack of demand has prompted Reims Aviation to abandon plans to resume production of Cessna singles for the French market. The company says that it will continue its successful Cessna sales and distribution business, as well as manufacture of the 14-seat Cessna 406 Caravan II, but adds: "We do ...
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UPS develops people carrying package for charter companies
UPS aims to double the number of weekend charter passengers it carried last year under contract to US cruise lines, tour operators and professional sports organisations. The carrier, better known for transporting parcels than people, is conducting charter flights with five Boeing 727-100 freighters, modified to accept a quick ...
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Lufthansa/Bombardier venture beats FAA certification schedule
German-Canadian maintenance joint venture Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS)has won US Federal Aviation Administration certification. The company is now an approved maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider for Learjet and Canadair Challenger aircraft which belong to customers based in North America and Europe. LBAS is a joint venture ...
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Raytheon Premier I enters final assembly
Raytheon Aircraft has mated the fuselage of the first Premier I business jet and is "on track" to meet its revised schedule to be rolled out in May, with a first flight in June. The first wing has already been joined and systems installation is under way. The forward and ...
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Learjet 45 deliveries await icing approval
Bombardier says that it will begin Learjet 45 deliveries "immediately following the successful conclusion of planned post-certification modifications to the anti-icing system". The Learjet 45 was certificated last September and deliveries had been expected to begin before the end of the year. "We committed to our customers that their ...
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West Palm expands
Jet Aviation is to expand its West Palm Beach, Florida, maintenance and completion centre and fixed base operation with three hangars large enough to accommodate the Bombardier Global Express and Gulfstream V long-range business jets. Source: Flight International
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High flying Falcon
Dassault Falcon Jet sales for 1998 are likely to reach between 50 and 60 aircraft, says president Jean Rosanvallon. "It could be the second most successful year in our history," he adds. The company saw a record year in 1997, with a total of 98 orders. Rosanvallon admits that delivery ...
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Workshop
-SR Technics has concluded a three year deal to support two ex-Air France A320s to be operated by new Italian carrier Volare Airlines. -FLS has agreed a deal with Irish charter operator TransAer to provide maintenance support for two new Airbus A320s entering its fleet. -Pratt & Whitney Canada has ...
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Norway completes evaluation of landing system
Ian Sheppard/LONDON Complex precision approaches to some of the world's most inaccessible airfields could soon be possible after the Norwegian Civil Aviation Administration (NCAA) successfully completed evaluation trials of a new satellite navigation landing system. The trials were conducted at the northern Norwegian airport of Bod¿, where Raytheon ...
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Embraer chief confirms plan for international flotation
Embraer president Mauricio Botelho has confirmed that the company is on course for a share flotation on international markets later this year, raising cash for new product development, but also underlining the Brazilian manufacturer's ambitions to increase its world presence. Botelho, speaking at the show, said that it is ...
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Cessna skips basic certification in effort to keep Excel on schedule
Cessna is proceeding with full certification of the Citation Excel business jet, bypassing basic certification, in a bid to keep the first deliveries on schedule for April. Basic certification, expected in January, has been delayed by staff changes, so the company is proceeding with certification of the autopilot, thrust reversers ...
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Australia prepares corporate tender
The Australian Government is poised to issue a request for tenders (RFT) for the supply of up to nine aircraft of various types to replace a fleet of Boeing, Cessna, Dassault and Raytheon aircraft operated by the Royal Australian Air Force. The package, which could include up to three ...
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Corporate Aircraft
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON The mood in the business aviation community is upbeat. With aircraft orders predicted to rise over the next 10 years, aircraft manufacturers are buoyant. AlliedSignal's 1997 Aviation Market Outlook has done nothing to dampen this fever, predicting a rise in business aircraft sales until 2008 - with ...
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AIA 98 FINALIST:British Aerospace Aviation Services (Maintenance & Modifications)
British Aerospace Aviation Services set out just over two years ago to produce a realistically priced passenger to freighter conversion for the Airbus A300B4. In 1997 its plans became reality as the first three freighters left for customers. Last year's first milestone came in June as the conversion won ...
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AIA 98 WINNER:Flight Safety Foundation (Training & Safety)
Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) has long been identified as one of the most widespread but potentially preventable causes of fatal air accidents. Five years ago the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) took the lead in an industry-wide attack on CFIT and evidence last year suggests that that the campaign has ...
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Enter the eurozone
Airlines need to get to grips with the pricing and IT issues that are posed by the planned arrival of Europe's single currency on 1 January, 1999. Report by Gemini's Keith Turner. A year ago it was debatable whether Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) would ever happen. Since then there ...