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Deer Jet launches
China’s first fractional
aircraft programme

China’s Deer Jet has launched the first
fractional aircraft programme in the Sky Aviation operates first SSJ100 commercial flight
country, which it said was customised Indonesian carrier Sky Aviation has successfully operated its Sukhoi Superjet 100
for the Chinese customer. Describing (SSJ100) with the tail number PK-ECL on its first commercial flight. The two-hour
the programme, Hu Lei, GM of asset flight, which was a domestic flight on a route from Makassar to Sorong, carried
management for Deer Jet, said it is 67 passengers. In February, when the SSJ100 arrived in Jakarta, Sky Aviation CEO
targeted at customers who fly between Krisman Tarigan said, “Some airports in Indonesia have short runways implying
100 to 300 hours per year. Fractional- certain restrictions for aircraft […] SSJ100 will fit these peculiarities as it can land
share contract terms will span five years, to runways which are less than 1,800 metres.” The next delivery of SSJ100 to Sky
after which Deer Jet will buy back the Aviation is scheduled for Q2 2013.
shares at current market prices. “As the
largest aircraft charter company in Asia
and the first to do aircraft management
in China, it is our responsibility to
create a fractional share product here,”
Hu said to press. “We also believe it
is the right time to offer this type of
programme in China.”

Embraer says Legacy
500 and 450 on-track

Embraer Executive Jets has announced
that the Legacy 500 is on-track to enter
service in the first half of 2014. Three
prototypes are currently being flown
in a flight test certification campaign.
Ernest Edwards, President of Embraer
Executive Jets commented, “Testing
to validate all system and interior Gulfstream Beijing’s business booming
components is proceeding well. After Gulfstream Aerospace has observed has been very positive. They appreciate
some 150 hours of test flights, we are steady, rapid growth for Gulfstream us being here and the high standard
pleased with the results.” According Beijing, its new service centre that of work we perform,” he added.
to the company, development of the opened in November 2012. According Gulfstream Beijing, sited at Beijing
Legacy 450 is also proceeding in a to Mark Burns, President of Gulfstream Capital International Airport, is a joint
timely manner, with the first flight Product Support, the technical staff venture between Gulfstream and two
expected later this year, and the have serviced more than 40 aircraft subsidiaries of Hainan Airlines Group:
detailed design and certification phase since the centre began operations. “The Hainan Aviation Technik and Beijing
currently under way. feedback from our customers in Asia Capital Airlines (Deer Jet).

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