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EBACE
2008 SHATTERS RECORDS
 The European Business Aviation
Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) recorded 21.5 percent more visitors
and 35 percent more exhibitors at this year's show in Geneva. Officials say 13,762 people went through the doors
of the PalExpo Convention Center at Geneva International Airport. For
first-time exhibitors like Cirrus Design it's a permanent mark on the
already-busy show calendar. "You just have to be here," said Cirrus
spokeswoman Kate Dougherty. Cirrus rented prime exhibit space in
prestigious Halle 7, which included booths from virtually all major
business jet manufacturers. Many companies significantly upgraded their
booths this year as they welcomed some of the richest and most powerful
business people, political leaders and royalty from all over the world.
Outside, the cheek-by-jowl static display is a harbinger of challenges
to come. More... |
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BIG
BIZJETS ARE MAINSTREAM
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So, how big should a business jet be? As
big as it can get, apparently. Airbus announced an order for six as yet
not prototyped A350 extra-wide-body aircraft to MAZ Aviation, which
represents clients in the Middle East. The deal is worth $1.5 billion.
As little as six months ago, Boeing and Airbus were heavily promoting
the smallest aircraft in their airliner lineups as super-sized business
aircraft. At EBACE 2008, both companies unveiled product strategies,
manufacturing slot arrangements and spiffy cutaway models for private
configurations of their full product lines, including 747-8 and A380
aircraft. More... |
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CIRRUS
UPDATES JET PROGRAM, SHOWS PICTURES
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photos |
Cirrus CEO Alan Klapmeier says the
company will give "the jet" a real name before it hits the market and
the moniker was simply an in-house convenience that stuck when the
company went public. But Klapmeier also took pains to assure a news
conference at EBACE 2008 that the jet itself is "real" and he's anxious
for the prototype to fly. "Obviously I want it to fly as soon as
possible but that has to be left up to the test pilots," he said. So,
while he's said before that he'd like to fly the aircraft to EAA
AirVenture at the end of July, he told the EBACE press conference that
he's not predicting a date because he doesn't want to pressure the test
pilots. "They'll decide when it's ready," he said. Klapmeier showed
photos of the prototype now under construction in Duluth and they
indicate an aircraft that may be ready to fly sooner rather than later.
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Cessna Aircraft Company, the
World's Largest General Aviation Manufacturer
Based on unit sales, Cessna Aircraft Company is the world's
largest manufacturer of general aviation airplanes. In 2007,
Cessna delivered 1,272 aircraft, including 387 Citation
business jets, and reported revenues of about $5 billion. Cessna
has a current backlog of $12.6 billion. The global fleet of more than
5,100 Citations is the largest fleet of business jets in the
world.
More information about Cessna Aircraft
Company is available at Cessna.com. 
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| Project Phoenix Gives CRJs a Sleek Second Life | | back to
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REDONE
REGIONAL JETS OFFER NEW JET ALTERNATIVE
One of the most
mundane forms of air transportation is finding new life at the top of
the food chain. Project Phoenix is converting Bombardier CRJ 200
regional jets to ultra-luxurious business jets in the same league as the
Bombardier Global Express at less than half the price. But while the
$18.5 million price tag is attractive, it's the availability that's
caused business to boom for Phoenix. "We aim to deliver five in this
coming year," European sales agent Hugh Wilson told AVweb in a podcast
interview. More... |
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NEED
A JET? CAN'T WAIT FOR IT NEW? MEET PROJECT PHOENIX
(RECORDED LIVE AT
EBACE 2008)
One of the biggest issues facing business
aircraft manufacturers is the fact that their products are in such
demand they're losing orders to people and companies who don't want to
wait three, four, five and even six years to get their jet. The
aftermarket is also tight, with used aircraft selling for more than new
in some cases, but there is an alternative and even an interim solution.
Project Phoenix buys good used CRJ200 regional jets from airlines that
are shedding them and turns them into the equivalent of a Bombardier
Global Express at half the price. AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with
Hugh Wilson, Project Phoenix's European sales agent.
More... |
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EBACE
2008 PHOTO GALLERY
 There were plenty of jets to see at
the European Business Aviation Conference and Expo (EBACE), but not
enough time to tour them all. We saw as much as we could, but we also
snapped plenty of photographs, working off the theory that we could look
at a few airplanes in more detail on our flight home. With the show
behind us, here are some of our favorite images from the expo.
More... |
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