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BUSINESS JETS

G550 certified for
South Africa

The South African Civil Aviation Authority
has awarded Gulfstream Aerospace’s
G550 large-cabin, ultra-long-range
aircraft a type certificate, allowing
operators to register their jets in South
Africa. “Gulfstream’s presence in Africa
has grown dramatically, particularly
in South Africa which accounts for Boeing Business Jets goes the distance
24% of the entire Gulfstream fleet in Boeing Business Jets has announced a new world record for speed over a recognised
Africa,” said Scott Neal, SVP, Sales and course set by one of its aircraft flying non-stop from Los Angeles to Auckland, New
Marketing, Gulfstream. “Having this Zealand. According to Boeing, the modified 737-700 jet covered the 10,479-kilometre
certification is important to our growing trip in 13 hours, seven minutes and 54 seconds. Boeing Business Jets president
customer base because it streamlines Stephen Taylor said, “When we left Los Angeles with full fuel, we were 21,000 pounds
the registration process for our South below our maximum take-off weight. This means that the customer can add a full
African operators.” VIP interior, fill all the seats and still carry full fuel and have remarkable range.”

Bombardier workers Phenom 300 certified G6550 receives FAA type
vote to strike in Philippines certification

In early October, Bombardier Learjet The Civil Aviation Authority of the Gulfstream Aerospace’s G650 business
workers in Wichita, Kansas rejected Philippines (CAAP) has certified jet has been awarded a type certificate
a contract offer, and voted to strike. Embraer’s Phenom 300 jet, allowing from the FAA, announced the company
Speaking to Associated Press, machinists’ for its sale in the region, said Embraer. earlier this year, thus verifying the
union spokesman Bob Wood said nearly “The Phenom 300 is well suited for airworthiness of the G650’s design.
80% of union members voted in favour of the needs of dynamic corporations “The G650 is a superlative aircraft with
rejecting the proposed five-year contract, and businessmen in a place like the most technologically advanced
and in favour of a strike. “Nearly 80 the Philippines, where connectivity flight deck in business aviation and the
percent is a very strong rejection,” he between the islands of the Philippines largest, most comfortable cabin in its
said. The proposed contract reportedly and the Asia-Pacific region and beyond class. In short, the G650 speaks to all
offered no raises the first year and a 1% can be enhanced through corporate that is good about business aviation:
raise for each subsequent year; it also jet travel,” said José Eduardo Costas, safety, security, flexibility, comfort, and
retained pensions, while increasing the Embraer Executive Jets’ VP, Marketing capability,” said Larry Flynn, president
cost of health care. and Sales, Asia-Pacific. of Gulfstream.

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