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BUSINESS JETS

PRIVATE JETS

Legacy 650 certified
in Indonesia
Indonesia’s Directorate General of Civil
Aviation has awarded Embraer Executive
Jets (EEJ) type certification for its large
Lao Central enters SSJ100 into service Legacy 650 aircraft, allowing Premiair to
put the aircraft into service. Premiair has
Lao Central Airlines has successfully flown its Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) on plans to add two Legacy 650s to its fleet,
its first domestic commercial flight from Vientiane to Luangphabang. The flight one new and one pre-owned, bringing
carried 60 passengers and took approximately 30 minutes. Lao Central intends the number of Embraer aircraft in its
to operate the SSJ100 on both domestic and international routes from Laos to fleet up to eight. “With the certification
Bangkok, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Singapore and other Southeast Asian destinations. of the Legacy 650 in Indonesia, all in-
service Embraer Executive Jets are
now certified in the country,” said Jose
Eduardo Costas, EEJ’s VP of Sales, Asia
Pacific. Ari D. Singgih, MD of Premiair
added, “This is a great addition to our
fleet and offers our customers the
flexibility of longer range. We now have
the youngest fleet in Indonesia and the
largest fleet of Embraer Executive Jets
in the country.”

G450 delivered BBJ completes Nanshan Fieldtech extends
to AllPoints Jet’s first biz jet Honeywell’s avionics
Gulfstream has marked the delivery Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) has marked service reach in APAC
of a G450 to Chinese charter flight the completion of the first Boeing
operator AllPoints, and is scheduled to business jet for China’s Nanshan Jet, a Honeywell Aerospace has extended
deliver a G550 by June 2013. AllPoints modified 737-700. This is the first BBJ its avionics dealership network in the
GM Wenbin Hu said, “We’re proud to for a Chinese customer designed with Asia Pacific via an agreement with
take delivery of this Gulfstream G450, a traditional business jet interior, which Manila-based Fieldtech Asia. Under
which is our very first aircraft, and includes a bedroom suite and seating for the agreement, Fieldtech will provide
with it, announce the official launch 28 passengers; previous business jets upgrades, repairs and installation
of AllPoints’ charter operation.” Larry for Chinese customers were designed services for Honeywell avionics across
Flynn, President of Gulfstream added, for use as charter airplanes in the region. business jets, turboprops and piston-
“The growth of AllPoints reflects the Captain Steve Taylor, BBJ President engine fixed-wing aircraft. According
rapid rise of business aviation in China, noted, “As Nanshan expands their to Honeywell, as a regional service
and their purchase of two new large- businesses into even more international centre, “Fieldtech Asia would give
cabin Gulfstream aircraft demonstrates markets, the Boeing business jet’s size, operators shorter turnaround time,
the growth of Gulfstream in the Asia- range and comfort is the right tool to shorter aircraft grounding, and reduce
Pacific region.” help their business grow.” costs by streamlining logistics.”

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