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For the first half of 2018, while business jets deliveries were relatively flat, new turboprops were up 10%, pressurized ones were up 12%, and King Airs were up 30%. Charter membership Wheels Up, operated by Gama Aviation, saw its flight hours surge by 18% and expanded its fleet from 99 to 117 with most of the new aircraft being examples of the Beechcraft King Air 350i.
The trijet Dassault Falcon 50 made its first flight on 7 November 1976. The 40,000 lb (18 t) MTOW airplane is powered by three 3,700 pounds-force (16 kN) TFE731 engines. With the cross-section of the Falcon 20, it is the basis of the larger Falcon 900 . On 8 November 1978, the prototype Canadair Challenger took off.
A business aircraft is one designed for transporting small groups of business people for commercial reasons at a time convenient to their business needs. While many are jets, turboprop engines offer high efficiency and lower costs. Some aircraft may be adapted for other roles, such as the evacuation of casualties or express parcel deliveries ...
Bombardier Global Express. The Bombardier Global Express is a large cabin, long-range business jet designed and manufactured by Bombardier Aviation . Announced in October 1991, it first flew in October 1996, received its Canadian type certification in July 1998 and entered service in July 1999. Initially powered by two BMW/Rolls-Royce BR710s ...
The Dassault Falcon is a family of business jets, manufactured by Dassault Aviation . Dassault produce the midsize Falcon 2000 S/LXS twinjet, the long-range Falcon 900 LX trijet and ultra-long range Dassault Falcon 7X /8X trijets. The first Falcon 20 took off on its first flight on 4 May 1963, [1] and was handed over to a customer in 1965. [2]
Embraer winglet models differed in shape and structure, due to their optimum design speed. The Legacy 600 competes on the upper end of the small to mid-sized range of business jets and is considered a "Heavy Jet" aircraft. It has nearly the opposite design progression as the rival Canadair Challenger. The Legacy 600 was derived from the ...
Financials as of 31 December 2023. [update] . References: [ 1] Bombardier Inc. ( French pronunciation: [bɔ̃baʁdje]) is a Canadian business jet manufacturer. [ 2] Headquartered in Montreal, the company was founded in 1942 by Joseph-Armand Bombardier to market his snowmobiles and became one of the world's biggest producers of aircraft and trains.
Hawker 800. The British Aerospace 125 is a twinjet mid-size business jet. Originally developed by de Havilland and initially designated as the DH.125 Jet Dragon, it entered production as the Hawker Siddeley HS.125, which was the designation used until 1977. Later on, more recent variants of the type were marketed as the Hawker 800 .