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1985 - Omni Jet Trading builds an executive FBO facility at Easton, Maryland. [17] [18] [19] 1988 - Wayne J. Hilmer Jr. becomes president of Omni Jet Trading Floor. 1990 - Omni consolidates aircraft sales with its FBO operation in Easton, Maryland as the Omni Jet Trading Center 2000 - Omni trades as Omni International Jet Trading.
The Embraer Legacy 450/500 and Praetor 500/600 are a family of mid-size and super mid-size business jets built by Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer. The aircraft family was launched with the Legacy 500 in April 2008 and were the first jets in the size category to feature a flat-floor stand-up cabin and fly-by-wire.
The result was the BD-5J (also known as the "Acrostar Jet" [33]), a 300 mph (260 kn; 480 km/h) aircraft. The design used the PBS Velká Bíteš PBS TJ100 turbojet with 337 lb (1.5 kN) thrust [ 34 ] [ 35 ] and the Sermel TRS-18 -046 turbojet which produced 225 lbf (1.00 kN ) thrust and which was used on a Caproni certified motorglider design.
The Global 5000 was announced in October 2001. It was launched in February 2002, with letters of intent for 15 aircraft with a 87,700 lb (39,800 kg) MTOW, and a 4,800 nmi (8,900 km) range at Mach 0.85. [37] The first aircraft flew on 7 March 2003. [38] It was introduced in April 2005. There were 224 in service in 2018. [39]
Range for the G600 was extended by 300 nmi/556 km for both Mach 0.85 to 6,500 nmi/12,038 km and Mach 0.90 to 5,100 nmi/9,445 km. [20] In October 2018, Mach 0.9 range was increased again to 5,500 nmi (10,200 km). [29] Certification and introduction for the G600 was to happen in 2018 like for the G500. [30]
Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) shares are trading lower on Tuesday. The firm revealed a sale and leaseback deal involving 36 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The aircraft will be owned and leased back to ...
As of May 2013, Hawker-Beechcraft is offering its jet division, including the Hawker 4000 project, for sale. The company intends to focus on propeller-driven aircraft; leaving the future of the Hawker 4000 up to an eventual buyer. [14] [15] By 2018, 2008-2010 Hawker 4000s were priced around $4 million, at the engines’ scrap value. [16]
Bill Gunston (1980), The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Commercial Aircraft, Exeter Books, ISBN 978-0896730779; Jeremy Flack (2003), Jane's Airlines and Airliners, Collins, ISBN 978-0007151745; David Donald (1999), The Modern Civil Aircraft Guide, Chartwell Books, Incorporated, ISBN 978-0785810919