Wed, May 18, 2005
Boeing Business Jets is
crowing about their rapid progress toward achieving what no other
ultra-large-cabin, long-range business jet manufacturer has
accomplished – selling 100 business jets.
BBJ reports that it is outselling its nearest competitor by a
factor of 4 to 1. Since its inception in 1996, BBJ has won orders
and commitments for 97 airplanes, winning six within the past six
months.
"The interest and orders for the BBJ continues to grow. We're
confident that the record sales pace will continue and that we will
achieve 100 orders before the end of this year," BBJ President
Steven Hill said during a media briefing at the European Business
Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland. "The
size, comfort and reliability of the BBJ exactly suit the needs of
those who travel around the globe for business or pleasure."
The latest orders and commitments for four BBJs and two BBJ 2s
came from customers in the Middle East region, the United States
and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Fifty-seven customers have ordered 83 BBJs and 14 BBJ2s. About
40 percent of BBJ customers are private individuals, 38 percent are
government heads of state, and the remaining customer segment is
divided between corporate and charter operators.
The BBJ and BBJ2 are high-performance derivatives of the
commercially popular Next-Generation 737-700 and 737-800,
respectively. Providing unsurpassed levels of space, comfort and
utility, the BBJ cabin offers 807 square feet of space, nearly
three times the interior space of competing models with similar
range capability. The BBJ2 offers 25 percent more cabin space and
twice as much cargo capacity as the BBJ.
There are currently 81 BBJs in service around the world. The
fleet has generated more than 140,000 flight hours to date and
56,256 flights, with an industry-leading 99.9 percent dispatch
reliability.
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