All Business Jets articles – Page 718
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Gulfstream
Business-aircraft manufacturer Gulfstream Aerospace, of Savannah, Georgia, has appointed its executive vice-president and chief financial officer, Chris Davis, as president and chief operating officer of its newly created subsidiary, Gulfstream Financial Services. David Rowe, who joined Gulfstream Aerospace in December 1994, becomes executive vice-president, with responsibility for the day-to-day operations. ...
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Spectrum
Steve Tanner has become president of Spectrum Aviation Management, of Austin, Texas, a specialist in aeromedical design and interior helicopter-completion services. In the industry for 20 years, Tanner spent five years as helicopter marketing manager of Austin Jet Helicopters. Source: Flight International
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'Shrunk' 777 to be launched in 1996
BOEING PLANS to launch the next 777 derivative, the 250-seat -100X "shrink" aircraft, within the next 15 months, according to the company's commercial airplane group president Ron Woodard. The company hopes to have the first aircraft in service by May 1999. Preparatory work is already under way, ...
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Bombardier costs Dash 8-400 development
DEVELOPMENT OF THE de Havilland Dash 8-400 high-speed regional turboprop will cost C$450 million ($327 million), Bombardier says, with the Canadian company performing half of the work and risk-sharing partners the rest. Bombardier launched the stretched, 70-seat, Dash 8 at Paris with 18 firm orders, including 12 from ...
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Gulfstream V enters final assembly
THE FIRST GULFSTREAM V fuselage was joined in late-May, marking the start of final assembly of the firm's next-generation long-range business aircraft. Fred Breidenbach, Gulfstream Aerospace president and chief operating officer says: "We are on track toward first flight in November." Certification and the beginning of production deliveries ...
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Piper Back
Piper Aircraft expects to emerge from bankruptcy protection following a confirmation hearing scheduled for 10 July which is expected to confirm a re-organisation plan, under which 50% of Piper will be sold to an investment firm, 25% to engine manufacturer Teledyne and 25% to creditors. Source: Flight International
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Raytheon plans new small business-jet launch
RAYTHEON HAS revealed it will launch a new light business-jet later this year - probably at the NBAA show in September. The aircraft will be a competitor to Cessna's entry-level CitationJet, and is expected to offer a large cabin for the class. Compared with the all-composite, ...
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Livermore tests corrosion device
Guy Norris/SEATTLE A DUAL-BAND infra-red (IR) corrosion-detection system is being tested on aircraft skins by scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California in the hope of developing a non-destructive commercial system. The IR system uses flash lamps to heat the metal skin with uniform ...
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Prospects look modest for new freighters
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES NEW FREIGHTER deliveries will remain sluggish over the next ten years as used-aircraft conversions and belly-hold capacity absorb the bulk of cargo traffic growth, according to latest predictions from McDonnell Douglas (MDC) and Boeing. MDC predicts that cargo traffic will continue to average ...
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IAI's search for partner no threat to Galaxy
Allan Winn/PARIS ISRAEL AIRCRAFT Industries (IAI) chairman Moshe Keret says, that the company is proceeding with the Galaxy business jet regardless of the search for a new business partner for that part of its operations. He says that, "plus or minus a few months", IAI still ...
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Plans for longer-range GIV held up
GULFSTREAM Aircraft has suspended plans to develop a longer-range version of the GIV business-jet. The company says, that market research indicates, that the present 7,800km (4,200nm)-range GIV-SP is regarded as, the "best value" by customers. The decision to put development of the 8,300km-range GIV-B on hold for ...
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Bedek wins contract to convert Tu-154s to VIP configuration
THE BEDEK DIVISION of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) has been awarded a contract to convert Tupolev Tu-154M passenger aircraft into VIP configuration. Avia Star, the Russian manufacturer of the Tu-154M, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Israeli Company. The first Tu-154M will be flown to Israel ...
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Dassault flies its Falcon 900EX for the first time
Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS DASSAULT AVIATION's new Falcon 900EX long-range business jet had a successful first flight from Bordeaux-Merignac Airport on 1 June. The aircraft reached an altitude of 41,000ft (13,600m) and a speed of Mach 0.82 during its 2h flight. "The aircraft behaved beautifully," says test ...
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Government conditionally clears Strato 2C funding
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH THE GERMAN Government has approved a further DM45 million ($32.5 million) funding package for the Grob Strato 2C research-aircraft programme, on the condition that altitude tests are successful. The project ran into trouble in June 1994, when manufacturer Burkhart Grob demanded more Government ...
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Boeing 777-300 launch at Paris
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BOEING IS TO launch the stretched 777-300 at the Paris air show later this month on the back of firm orders for around 30 aircraft from Asian and Middle Eastern airlines. Launch customers are expected to include All Nippon Airways ...
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Garrett acquires Carrier Aircraft
GARRETT AVIATION Services, the business-aircraft support unit which became independent of AlliedSignal in 1994, has bought California-based Carrier Aircraft Interiors, which specialises in corporate aircraft. Arizona-based Garrett says that the Los Angeles International Airport-based unit will continue trading under its original title and will complement Garrett's Jet Center, ...
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Competition conference
Europe is less than two years away from completing the single European air market, yet bitter disputes continue to rage over issues ranging from airport access and slot allocation, through to state aid and US open-skies deals. To help address these crucial issues, Flight International has been invited ...
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NBAA
William Wagner of Townsend Engineering has been named treasurer of the National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA), of Washington DC. He replaces Dennis Keith, who has resigned from the NBAA executive committee and board of directors. Wagner has been with Townsend for 17 years as chief pilot and, before that, was ...
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Suppliers
Amadeus has signed new partners, the Colombian flag carrier Avianca, and ANATO, the country's travel agency association, to operate the CRS in Colombia. GE Aircraft Engines has signed an MoU with IHI for the Japanese company to develop and manufacture 25 to 30 per cent of the CF34-8C ...
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Team launches DC-10 upgrade
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) has teamed with Alenia subsidiary Aeronavali to launch a DC-10 product-improvement programme ranging in scope from a completely new, two-crew, digital flightdeck to a full conversion from passenger to freighter. The plan is aimed mainly at the expected growth in ...