Gulfstream revealed plans for the new G700 long-range jet and Embraer’s luck number came up as Flexjet signed a $1.4 billion deal for new Praetors and Phenoms. AIN news from NBAA’s 2019 convention. (Source AIN Online)
Gulfstream hit paydirt with initial fleet orders valued at nearly $2 billion from Qatar Executive and Flexjet for the new G700 flagship unveiled on Monday evening at the NBAA-BACE static display at Las Vegas Henderson Executive Airport. (Source: AIN)
Boeing’s ForeFlight is extending its flight planning capabilities with a new service called Dispatch that enables a “schedule-to-mobile” environment encompassing scheduling, flight planning, and integration with the ForeFlight Mobile electronic flight bag app. On Monday at NBAA-BACE 2019, ForeFlight announced that Flexjet is the inaugural customer for Dispatch. (Source: AIN)
ForeFlight also announced that Flexjet is the inaugural customer for Dispatch, which allows flight departments of any size to collaborate and plan flights with greater efficiency and precision, the company said October 21 at the National Business Aviation Association annual convention in Las Vegas. Flexjet has beta tested the program on its fleet of business aircraft for the past year. (Source: AOPA)
Flexjet was named as the first North American customer of the G700 long-range jet, in a challenge to Bombardier Inc’s flagship Global 7500 aircraft. The announcement came on the eve of the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) annual corporate aircraft show in Las Vegas, the biggest business jet show in the world. (Source: Reuters)
The order, for an unspecified number of Praetor 500 and 600 family mid- and supersize aircraft, as well as Legacy 450 and Phenom 300 midsize jets, is a huge vote of confidence in Embraer Executive Jets as the parent company spins off its airliner business into a joint venture with Boeing next year. (Source: The Weekly of Business Aviation)
As it prepares its expansion into Europe, Directional Aviation’s Flexjet announced today it has placed a $1.4 billion firm order with Embraer Executive Jets for 64 of the Praetor mid-and super midsized aircraft and Phenom 300 light jets. Source: Private Jet Card Comparisons)
Embraer has won an order valued at $1.4 billion at list prices from Flexjet that includes its recently certified Praetor 500 and 600 jets, a key endorsement for the program at a crucial time. The Brazilian company is depending on a turnaround at its unprofitable business-jet unit with its vanguard commercial plane business in the process of being sold to Boeing. (Source: Forbes)
Fractional provider Flexjet revealed a $1.4 billion firm order on Monday morning at NBAA-BACE for 64 Embraer Phenom 300Es and Praetor 500/600s, making it the fleet launch customer for the latter. Praetor 500 deliveries to Flexjet will start next month. Under the deal, the Cleveland, Ohio-based operator will also convert its Legacy 450 fleet into Praetor 500s under an FAA-approved modification. (Source: AIN)
Flexjet, however, has taken the time to understand the nuances of the market, carefully gaining operational experience, recruiting the finest talent and making the strategic acquisitions we need to become the finest provider of private jet travel in Europe. (Source: Luxexpose)
