All Business Jets articles – Page 675
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Workshop
++ International Aviation Services has completed the interior of a Boeing 737-300 belonging to China. A second 737 will be delivered in August. ++ SOGERMA has been contracted by International Lease Finance to undertake a C check on an Airbus A310-300 previously operated by Belgian flag carrier Sabena. ++ Marshall ...
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Gulfstream delivers first customer GV
GULFSTREAM Aerospace delivered the first Gulf-stream V long-range business jet to a customer on 1 July. The aircraft, serial number 507, is owned by publishing magnate Walter Annenberg, a former US ambassador to the UK. The GV will be based at a new, purpose-built, hangar at New Castle ...
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Getting round UK night-rules
Sir - Further to the story "Europe may offer solution to UK cargo singles ban" (Flight International, 25 June-1 July, P32), the UK Civil Aviation Authority stated in court that there is no rule or regulation which prohibits the commercial operation of aircraft such as the Cessna Caravan, when such ...
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Cabin deal
French maintenance company Sogerma is to supply Sabena with cabin interiors for its long-range fleet. It will also equip the aircraft with satellite communications and reporting systems. A deal has also been signed with Airbus for conversion of three A330-300s previously owned by Air Inter Europe. Completion is set for ...
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Falcons fly for longer
Dassault Aviation has extended the B-check maintenance interval on its Falcon 50 business jet from 1,200h to 1,500h, with a similar extension planned for the Falcon 900 in July. The Falcon 2000 already has a 1,500h B-check interval. Source: Flight International
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Brunei's FANS-1-capable 747SP enters service on Royal duties
The first Boeing 747 "Classic" to be upgraded for Future Air Navigation System-1 (FANS-1) capability, a 747SP operated by the Brunei royal family, is now in operation. The aircraft was upgraded by Lufthansa Technik, which installed a "hybrid" cockpit with five Honeywell electronic-flight-instrument-system displays. The 747SP is one of several ...
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Bombardier extends RVSM rules to Learjet 60
BOMBARDIER's LEARJET 60 has been approved by the US Federal Aviation Administration for operation on North Atlantic routes with reduced vertical-separation minima (RVSM) - the first mid-sized business jet to comply with the regulations introduced in March. A $13,500 service bulletin, enabling compliance with the RVSM altimetry requirements, was to ...
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Paris air show helps to swell Sino Swearingen orderbook
Sino Swearingen Aircraft distributors placed 16 orders for the SJ30-2 light business jet at the Paris air show. Ten aircraft were ordered by Sino Swearingen Deutschland, which is jointly owned by Rheinland Air Services and Piper Deutschland. The remaining six aircraft were ordered by IBCOL General Aviation of ...
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Galaxy is closer to new home
GALAXY AEROSPACE has narrowed its choice of a US location for its completion and service centre to two sites - Dallas,Texas, and Jacksonville, Florida. A decision is expected "soon", says Galaxy president Brian Barents. The company also reveals that it is looking into the fractional-ownership market for its aircraft. ...
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Reversal of fortunes
Max Kingsley-Jones/PARIS Embraer emerged from a successful week at the Paris air show facing the enviable task of having to boost EMB-145 production to match its recent booming sales fortunes. During the show, total firm orders for the Brazilian 50-seat regional jet doubled from 65 to 132, while ...
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Merpati free not to choose
Jakarta finally has released Merpati Nusantara Airlines from the grip of Garuda Indonesia, but the government is still calling the shots in Merpati's fleet planning. Merpati and Garuda quietly completed their divorce in April when a government decree came into force officially separating the two carriers. The government ...
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Domestic dancing
The surge in new entrants to the Colombian market is over but major challenges remain. David Knibb reviews the progress of the five main players. Nowadays Colombians seem naturally optimistic. The heady days of growth are still a fresh enough memory for few to be willing to predict their airlines ...
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Euro startups go to market
European startups are wasting no time in positioning themselves for expansion as Virgin Express ponders following Ryanair with a stock listing, while Debonair looks set to tap the markets by August. The Irish low-cost carrier set the flotation ball rolling in May, offering 54.2 million shares on the ...
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Financial results
The sale of Continental Airlines shares added US$126m to pre-tax income, which was lowered by $24m by a regional airlines strike. Air France made its first net profit since 1989, but Air France Europe lost $93m despite $50.5m in aircraft sales. Future results will be reported jointly after ...
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Cessna expands service
Cessna has authorised Jet Aviation-Düsseldorf to service its Model 650-series Citation mid-sized business jets - the Citation III, VI and VII. Jet Aviation's Düsseldorf, Germany, site already services 500-series Citation light jets. Source: Flight International
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Fairchild Dornier wins 328Jet launch orders
Regional-aircraft manufacturer Fairchild Dornier has secured the first sales of its new 32-seat 328Jet derivative of the Dornier 328 turboprop with two separate orders. The first firm order for six aircraft has come from Dijon-based regional carrier Proteus Airlines. A second order for four aircraft with four options ...
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Paris '97
Paris '97 will go down in the aviation history books as the "nearly" show. AI(R) nearly launched the AirJet, Boeing nearly launched the 777X and Embraer nearly launched the EMB-135. In the event the strategists had a field day and good news was largely left to the sales departments of ...
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Dassault aims for century of deliveries of business jets
Dassault Aviation will deliver "more than 100" business jets over the next two years, says civil-aircraft director Jean-Francoise Georges. While refusing to comment on actual sales "-they are split about evenly between the aircraft we offer", he says that the market "-remains surprisingly strong. In fact, it is getting better ...
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Airbus and Boeing line up corporate battle
Airbus and Boeing are going head to head again - this time in the corporate-jet market. The European consortium has responded to Boeing's startling success with the 737 Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) by launching its new A319CJ (corporate jet). Airbus believes that, with Boeing, it can grab just ...