Business & General Aviation News.May 28, 2007 Boeing Boeing Business Jets The Boeing Business Jet series are factory conversions of Boeing airliners for the corporate jet market, initially the 737 series airliners. This aircraft usually seats between 25 and 50 passengers within a luxurious configuration. unveiled luxurious and forward-thinking design concepts for the 747-8 VIP airplane, which is based on the new, technologically advanced Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental. Concept renderings, which debuted at the European Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition in Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. , include opulent op·u·lent adj. 1. Possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent. 2. Characterized by rich abundance; luxuriant. [Latin opulentus; see op- in Indo-European roots. features such as vaulted ceilings, spiral staircases and video wall displays.There are currently 22 747s in VIP use today. To date, undisclosed customers have ordered four 747-8 VIP airplanes. The first commercial version of the 747-8 is scheduled to enter service in 2010. May 25, 2007 Boeing Boeing Business Jets and Ocean Sky Aviation today announced an order for a BBJ BBJ Boeing Business Jet BBJ Bad Beat Jackpot (poker) BBJ Black Business Journal BBJ Big Ball Jam (Phish song) BBJ Big Band Jump (radio station) . Based in London, Ocean Sky is Europe's fastest growing private jet charter company. The new order, worth $51 million at list price, brings the total number of Boeing business jets sold this year to nine. Earlier this week, Boeing Business Jets announced it had won new orders for six BBJs and two 787 VIP airplanes for Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. real-estate tycoon Joseph Lau Joseph Lau Luen Hung (Born in Hong Kong with family roots in Chaozhou, Guangdong) is a billionaire in Hong Kong who owns a 61% stake in Chinese Estates Holdings. His fortune is estimated by Forbes at $2.1 billionUS. . The BBJ is the first Boeing business jet for the premier private jet charter company, and will be used to fly Ocean Sky's select clientele to a wide range of worldwide destinations. Premium charter companies represent approximately 10 percent of the Boeing Business Jets customer base. May 24, 2007 ZZ Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Air Travel Media / Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. May 21, 2007 |
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