Raytheon Travel Air has ordered 22 Raytheon Premier I entry level business jets for its Wichita Kansas-based fractional ownership programme. This brings the total order book for Travel Air's Premier fleet to 71. The first $4.85 million aircraft is scheduled to enter service late next year. Travel Air ranks as the third largest fractional programme in the USA. By the beginning of October the company had sold over 580 shares and operates 86 aircraft - 22 Beech King Air B200 twin turboprops, 42 Beechjet 400A and 22 Hawker 800XPs. Travel Air also has a further 250 aircraft on order, including 27 super mid-size Hawker Horizons. The first aircraft is scheduled to enter service following certification in 2002.
Source: Flight International