Fairchild Aerospace Announces $255 Million in Orders For 20 Aircraft.Business Editors & Aerospace Writers SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2000 Fairchild Aerospace today announced at the Regional Airline Association Annual Meeting here that it has received additional firm orders and options for 15 328JETs and five 428JETs, valued in excess of $255 million. Skyway Airlines Skyway Airlines is an American commuter airline based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The airline operates as Midwest Connect for Midwest Airlines, feeding Midwest's hubs at General Mitchell International Airport with 12 32-seat aircraft. , the Midwest Express Connection, ordered five additional 328JETs and five 428JETs, and took options for three additional 328JETs. Delivery of the 328JETs will take place in 2001. The 428JETs will be delivered beginning in 2003. Skyway sky·way n. 1. A route regularly used by airplanes; an air lane. 2. An elevated highway. Noun 1. skyway - a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another , which was the first customer for the 328JET, now operates five as part of its fleet. Italy's Gandalf Airlines Gandalf Airlines (IATA: G7, ICAO: GNF, and Callsign: Gandalf) was a regional airline based at Orio al Serio Airport near Milan, Italy. It operated a fleet of Dornier 328 aircraft in both jet and turboprop versions to a number of European destinations: has signed an agreement with Fairchild Aerospace for five additional 328JETs for its operations based in Bergamo/Milano. They will join four 328JETs and four Dornier 328 turboprops already in operation for Gandalf. The five 328JETs are being converted from existing options, with deliveries set to begin in June. Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd. has ordered two additional Fairchild Aerospace 328JETs to transport company employees to work locations throughout Nigeria. Shell was an early 328JET operator, taking its first aircraft in August 1999. The jet immediately began shuttle operations in Nigeria as part of the Shell Petroleum fleet. The two additional 328JETs are scheduled for delivery later this year. "These repeat orders are an indication that these 328JET customers are pleased with the performance and comfort of the 328JET," said Steve Koenig, Fairchild's vice president of airline sales. The 328JET is the world's first 32-seat regional jet and is being flown by operators in Europe, the U.S., China, the Middle East, Africa and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. . It features the widest and tallest passenger cabin among regional jets, and boasts a modern flight deck with the Honeywell Primus 2000 avionics suite. The Fairchild Aerospace 328JET is the world's first wide body regional jet, offering more space per passenger than other regional jets. In addition to more than 6 feet of stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. headroom, the 328JET cabin offers the widest aisle in its class, and ample shoulder and legroom leg·room n. Room in which to stretch the legs while seated. legroom Noun space to move one's legs comfortably, as in a car legroom n → for unrivaled passenger comfort. There is a walk-in lavatory, a full-service galley, and a quiet cabin interior. The 44-passenger 428JET is being developed with Israel Aircraft Industries as a strategic partner for engineering, fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. , and assembly of the new model. IAI IAI Infection And Immunity (journal) IAI International Alliance for Interoperability IAI Institut für Angewandte Informatik IAI Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research IAI International Association for Identification will also direct the FAA/JAA certification process. Under the aircraft family concept, major systems and components of the 328JET and 428JET are the same, giving the operator greater efficiency, lower training and support costs, and enhanced flexibility. Fairchild Aerospace Corporation is a privately owned company and a market leader in the design and production of jet and turboprop turboprop: see turbine. turboprop Hybrid engine that provides jet thrust and also drives a propeller. It is similar to the turbojet except that an added turbine, behind the combustion chamber, works through a shaft and speed-reducing gears to turn a aircraft for the airline, corporate and government markets. The company provides a wide range of sales, support, production and engineering services for the aviation industry. In addition to facilities in San Antonio and Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, Fairchild Aerospace has offices in Washington, D.C. and other locations worldwide. |
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