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Bombardier Challenger 604: A First Among Equals

9Apr

By Charles YongzhengNo Comments

Executive

Bombardier Challenger 604: A First Among Equals

The Challenger 600 series is known for being one of the most popular family of business jets ever built. For the Bombardier Challenger 604, however, it holds a distinct honor: The most popular of the series. Indeed, of the 1,066 aircraft built in the Challenger 600 series to date, 365 have been the Challenger 604 variant. And this isn't for any other reason than it's the best on the market! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Background Having sold his stake in Learjet to the Gates Rubber Company of Denver, Colorado in 1967 and left its board in 1969, Bill Lear set about his next project: designing a longer range business jet better than those then on the market. By 1974, Lear had come up with a design he called the LearStar 600, a low-wing, tw...

Inside Nextant Aerospace: The Most Unlikely of Aircraft Manufacturers

6Apr

By Salomón MarcoNo Comments

Analysis

Inside Nextant Aerospace: The Most Unlikely of Aircraft Manufacturers

When old aircraft become too expensive to operate, they have historically been sent to one of several aircraft graveyards. However, Nextant Aerospace aim to minimize this through a process called remanufacturing. Essentially recycling certain ageing aircraft, Nextant are able to deliver what is in effect a new aircraft for half the price. So it's probably not surprising that the company has delivered nearly 200 aircraft in a decade and a half, and still has a large backlog of orders. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Background The story of Nextant Aerospace cannot be told without first talking about Kenn Ricci, the man behind several major players in the business aviation industry, including fractional ownership Flight Options LLC and Direction...

11Jul

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

Executive

15 Best Private Jets in The World!

Since the introduction of the first private jets, some have been better than others. This begs the question, which are the best private jets on the market today? There are two main ways we can measure how good these private jets are: the amount built or the amount of hours flown by air charter companies each year. Just because it's one, doesn't always mean it's the other... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Gulfstream G650 Following on from the popularity of the G600, Gulfstream introduced the lengthened G650. The G650 was meant to capitalize on the longer range and more luxurious market that the G600 didn't fully tap into. The G650 is a re-engineered and lengthened G600. The G650 has new engines which allows the G650 to travel both furthe...