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In 2003, Aerion commenced a search for a large aerospace partner, including Bombardier Aerospace and Dassault Aviation. [2] The SBJ project was unveiled at the 2004 NBAA convention, backed by US billionaire Robert Bass, with introduction targeted at 2011 for a $1.2–1.4 billion development cost, anticipating a 250–300 aircraft civil market over 10 years.
Dassault Supersonic Business Jet – suspended; Aerion AS2 [2] - Suspended; Sukhoi-Gulfstream S-21; Boom Technology Overture - 3-engine design proposed, but changed to 4-engine; Boeing 777 – Originally envisioned as a trijet 767 in the 1970s to compete with the DC-10 and the L-1011; later became a new twin-engine design.
Pilots of the Croatian Air Force fly a low-visibility grey VIP-configured Challenger CL-604 9A-CRO business-jet, acquired in August 1997 to be used by the president, Government and Parliament officials, and other users upon the approval of the prime minister, especially in the case of flights for the transportation of organs or seriously ...
At the October 2018 NBAA convention, Nextant introduced a baseline, $4.5 million 400XTe version to be delivered from 2019 for charter and utility operators, with a three-screen rather than a four-screen layout flight deck and without the VIP interior of the $5.4 million XTi, but an optional high-density seating for up to nine passengers. [12]
SuperJet International (SJI) is a joint venture between Alenia Aermacchi (51%, now branded as Leonardo SpA) of Italy and Sukhoi Holding Company (49%) of Russia. [1] The company is responsible for marketing, providing after-sales support and services as well as training, design, and development input for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 and its business variant Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ).
An Azerbaijani airliner carrying 67 people crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing at least 38 who were on board, according to a Kazakh official.
At the May 2017 EBACE, Aerion announced the selection of GE Aviation to power the Aerion AS2 supersonic business jet. [1] GE then launched the Affinity program. [2] The final engine configuration was a core with billions of operational hours – suggesting the CFM56 – and a new low-pressure section optimized for supersonic speed. [3]