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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 Scaled Composites Triumph [1] is a twin-engine, business jet prototype designed and built by Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites for Beechcraft.It was known officially as the Model 143, and internally at Scaled as the "Tuna".
Jet Aviation is a Basel-based provider of business aviation services. Founded in Switzerland in 1967, it provides aircraft sales, maintenance, and charters using its fleet of more than 200 aircraft. Since 2008, Jet Aviation has been a subsidiary of General Dynamics and employs approximately 4,000 staff across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. [2]
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 ...
Business jets have varying value retention, between the leading Embraer Phenom 300E, sold for $9.45 million in 2018 and expected to retain 68% of its value 15 years later for $6.46 million in 2033, and the trailing $24.5 million Gulfstream G280, predicted to retain 42% of its value for $10.25 million. [23]
The expert explained that a mid-sized business jet like a Hawker 800 burns about 417 gallons of fuel on a 1,000-mile trip, generating 4,000kg of CO2. Bill Gates flew his Gulfstream G650 217 times.
Air transports for heads of state and government are, in many countries, provided by the air force in specially equipped airliners or business jets.One such aircraft in particular has become part of popular culture: Air Force One, used by the President of the United States and operated by the United States Air Force.
Aerion forecasted a market for 300 AS2s over 10 years, resulting in 500 overall for $120 million each. A faster (Mach 1.6), larger-cabin, longer-range successor could follow as a business jet and small airliner, but newer engines would need to be above Mach 1.8. [17] The partnership contract with Lockheed Martin expired on February 1, 2019. [18]