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Our premium collection of large-cabin aircraft includes the 16-passenger Gulfstream G450 and 12-passenger Global Express. Both are exceptional options for executive travel, offering customizable work areas and stateof-the-art connectivity. In the world of business travel, there is no better way to fly.

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Rather than rotating pilots through our fleet, we’ve dedicated a single crew to each Gulfstream G450 and Global Express. Corporate flight departments understand that when a team is intimately familiar with and responsible for a single aircraft, a higher level of consistency and sense of ownership becomes possible. If you’ve ever flown with our competitors, we think you’ll notice the difference.

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6 S TRUCTURING YOUR B USINESS JET OPERATION

Achieving one objective inevitably means compromising another, but the right arrangement can still pay big dividends.

10 T HE KEYS TO THE HIGH WAY

Weighing your options for getting on board with business aviation.

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elcome to Business Jet Traveler’s ninth annual Buyers’ Guide edition, which introduces a feature that we suspect you’ll refer to all year long: the BJT Yellow Pages. This comprehensive directory (page 28) includes updated contact information for hundreds of companies that can help you maximize your investment in private aviation: aircraft brokers, cabin-electronics manufacturers, caterers, completion and refurbishment centers, financial institutions, insurance brokers, aircraft manufacturers, and lift providers. As these listings suggest, you face a wide array of alternatives regarding how and where to purchase private aviation products and services. That’s good news for educated consumers, but at BJT, we recognize that having so many choices can feel overwhelming and leave you wondering where to begin. The answer: right here. Our goal with this issue is to help you sort through all the options, weigh their pros and cons, and make the best decisions for you, your business, and your family. With that in mind, we offer authoritative reports on the various ways to fly privately (page 10), the

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fast-changing world of online charter shopping (page 16), how to structure your business jet operation (page 6), and what to look for in an aircraft broker (page 20). We also feature an indispensable guide to business jet, turboprop, and helicopter models from all major manufacturers (page 52). Enjoy the issue, and don’t forget to vote in our sixth annual Readers’ Choice survey, which will allow us to report your experiences with private lift, thus helping you to make smarter decisions while also influencing the manufacturers and service providers we list in this guide. The survey takes only a few minutes to complete at bjtonline.com/survey. Results will appear in our October/November issue.

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Structuring Your Business Jet Operation Achieving one objective inevitably means compromising another, but the right arrangement can still pay big dividends. by Jeff Wieand

iguring out how to own and operate a business jet can be frustrating for owners and their professional advisers. In the U.S., they need to pay attention to four principal objectives: 1. C omplying with FAA and DOT requirements. 2. M inimizing applicable federal and state taxes. 3. M aximizing aircraft-related state and federal income tax deductions. 4. A voiding potential liabilities associated with the jet. Special objectives, like the desire to lease the aircraft from a financial institution, may provide further complications. Sadly, it’s close to impossible to create a plan that provides the best possible outcome with regard to all of these objectives. The best solution for achieving one objective inevitably results in a compromise for another. Let’s look at some of the factors involved. Operating options. Most business jets in the U.S. fly under the FAA’s non-commercial or commercial (charter) rules (Part 91 or 135, respectively). Part 135 imposes operational restrictions that eliminate some of the flexibility of having your own aircraft, but unlike Part 91, Part 135 lets you charge whatever you want to fly people on your jet. You can operate the aircraft yourself under Part 91 by hiring your own flight crew (an “in-house” flight department); or you can retain a management company for operations under Part 91 and/or Part 135. Having your own flight department is a little like running your own business and comes with

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all the usual headaches: employees, hangar and office leases, operating expenses, regulatory compliance. For a first-time buyer, retaining a management company is a pragmatic solution that can get you up and running quickly and offer internal checks and balances that are largely absent if you go it alone. Of course, management companies charge for their services, but they also offer compensatory discounts on fuel, hangar space, maintenance, and insurance. That

said, owners who’ve had a rocky experience with a management company often prefer to take charge of things themselves, especially if they have a trusted crew. A third option is to team up with someone else to own and operate the aircraft. In that case, it’s possible for one owner to operate the aircraft for all of the owners via a regulatory exception created by the FAA. [See “Sharing a Jet,” June/ July 2008, at bjtonline.com. —Ed.]

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Liability and ownership. Business jets have the capacity to cause a great deal of damage—to the aircraft, to the passengers and crew, and to people and structures on the ground. Two main targets for liabilities are associated with this damage: the owner and the operator. (Other parties—such as the aircraft manufacturer or a maintenance facility that worked on the aircraft—can also be responsible for damage, but statutes or contracts often limit their liability.) The aircraft operator is responsible for safe operation in compliance with FAA regulations, but the owner’s actions (or lack thereof) can place it in jeopardy as well. A common way to avoid ownership liability is to buy the aircraft in an entity (such as a corporation or limited-liability company) that provides protection by isolating liabilities in the entity. Ideally, this entity would have few if any assets aside from the aircraft. Also ideally, the operational liability would be isolated in the entity as well, but unfortunately the FAA’s position is that an entity that does nothing but operate an aircraft is in the air-transportation business, which requires a commercial operating certificate for operations under Part 135. [See “The Flight Department Company Trap,” June/July 2013, at bjtonline.com. —Ed.] Obtaining a commercial certificate is expensive and time-consuming, and is thus impractical for most owners. Many management companies, though, have commercial certificates, so you can avoid operational liability by leasing the aircraft to a management company to operate under the Part 135 commercial rules. This transfers operational liability, but it has significant drawbacks: increased expense, imposition of the 7.5 percent federal transportation excise tax on all amounts paid for the transportation and, as noted earlier, FAA restrictions (such as crew-rest requirements) that limit operating flexibility. Accordingly, many jet owners (who can be either an entity engaged in a business or a person) choose to accept the operational liability by leasing the aircraft from the owning entity and mitigating the exposure through increased insurance. You can buy up to $750 million of liability insurance (or more if you use multiple insurers), which by far exceeds any business jet damage award I’m aware of. Jet buyers concerned about operational liability should also take a hard look at their overall business structure. In many cases, you can rearrange how you conduct business so that the entity owning the aircraft can operate it as well. A jet buyer who receives compensation as an employee of an operating company,

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Don’t make the mistake of thinking you can jettison operational liability by retaining a management company.

those depreciation rates themselves and have been revising their residual assumptions accordingly. From a liability standpoint, leasing might protect the lessor but will ordinarily offer little protection to the lessee. [See “Lessor Liability,” December 2009/January 2010, available at bjtonline.com.— Ed.] And of course, if you don’t own the aircraft, you can’t take depreciation on it for tax purposes.

for example, might restructure his services to that company so he is paid as a consultant, with the aircraft owned and operated by his newly formed consulting business. Don’t make the mistake, however, of thinking you can jettison operational liability by retaining a management company. That company merely assists you in operating your aircraft; you retain operational control and FAA responsibility unless you charter your own aircraft from the management company under Part 135 when you fly. [See “Chartering Your Own Aircraft,” August/ September 2011, at bjtonline.com. —Ed.] While discussing who should own the aircraft, keep in mind that the registered owner with the FAA must satisfy that agency’s U.S. citizenship and registration requirements. Basically, if the proposed owner isn’t a U.S. citizen as defined by FAA regulations or is owned or controlled by persons or entities who aren’t citizens, it may be necessary for the registered owner to be a U.S. trust or to register the aircraft as “based and primarily used” in the U.S. You should examine FAA registration requirements in detail; a partnership, for example, cannot be a registered owner of an aircraft in the U.S. unless all the partners are people, not entities.

Minimizing state taxes. Many state taxes affect aviation, but the main culprits are taxes on the sale or use of the aircraft and on its value (property tax). One great virtue of an aircraft from a tax standpoint, its high mobility, can also be a drawback. Thus, you can avoid sales tax by moving the airplane for closing to a state that doesn’t tax aircraft sales, like Massachusetts or Montana, but when you fly to a state that does tax such sales, you may be liable for compensatory use tax there—and potentially in other states as well—depending on your connection (what lawyers call “nexus”) to the state. (The same is true to a lesser extent for property taxes.) A common structure to minimize use tax is for the entity owning the aircraft to transfer (i.e., lease) it at closing to the person or entity that will operate it. In many states, even though the entities are related, this structure avoids the up-front tax on the purchase price by replacing it with a tax (usually monthly) on the lease payments. [See “Setting a Reasonable Lease Rate,” October/November 2013, at bjtonline.com. —Ed.] As the rules vary greatly from state to state, with some states welcoming business jets and others not so much, you’d be wise to retain an aviation tax expert to plan for dealing with state taxes well in advance of closing.

Own or lease? An alternative to ownership is leasing. With business jet depreciation rates on the rise, a lease offers the opportunity to pass residual-value risk on to the lessor financial institution—in theory, anyway. Experienced aircraft leasing institutions have been carefully watching

Minimizing federal taxes. Two main federal taxes apply to business jet operations: excise taxes paid by the aircraft operator when it buys jet

Some Planning Tips • Make sure the entity operating the aircraft is in a business other than air transportation. • For operational flexibility, avoid operating under Part 135. • Buy the aircraft in a state with no tax on aircraft sales.

• To deduct ownership and operating expenses for tax purposes, make sure the aircraft is employed in a trade or business of the taxpayer.

• To qualify for accelerated and bonus tax depreciation, make sure that more than 50 percent of the aircraft’s use is in a trade or business. —J.W.

Need more help? National Business Aviation Association members can find information about operating and ownership options (including the NBAA Aircraft Transactions Guide and NBAA Aviation Management Guide) at nbaa.org. fuel—currently about 22 cents per gallon—and the transportation excise tax (often called the “ticket tax”) owed by the person paying for commercial transportation. When applicable, the transportation excise tax is 7.5 percent of the total amount paid for taxable transportation, plus a modest segment fee, and payment should result in a refund of fuel taxes paid for the flight. Because the transportation tax is considerably higher than the fuel tax, the best strategy is to avoid it. Unfortunately, as mentioned earlier, if you want to minimize operational liability by operating under a Part 135 certificate (and thus operating “commercially” for both FAA and IRS purposes), you’ll almost always incur the transportation tax. Imputed taxable income is also relevant to the extent that passengers are not paying—or not

paying enough—for flights. This is ordinarily not an issue when you’re flying on your own aircraft unless a separate taxpaying entity owns it. You can minimize the taxes by reporting the income using the IRS Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) formula, which is based on first-class airfare and usually results in imputed income that is far less than the actual financial benefit. Maximizing tax deductions. Aircraft are expensive to buy and operate, so as business assets, they generate sizable tax deductions. This isn’t the place for a detailed examination of those deductions, which include qualification for accelerated and bonus depreciation, avoidance of passive losses (in the absence of sufficient passive income), and minimizing the impact of the entertainment-use disallowance. From a structural standpoint, however, a key issue is making sure that the aircraft is actually employed in a trade or business and is thus eligible for tax write-offs. This is generally not a problem when, say, a Fortune 500 company acquires the aircraft. Increasingly, however, wealthy individuals, not their affiliated companies, make the purchase. This often presents a serious structural challenge

for tax purposes, for if the wealthy jet owner uses his aircraft for the business of, say, a company that employs him, the aircraft may be located in the wrong place. That is, if the company provided the aircraft, it could potentially deduct all the expenses, whereas the employee can write off only unreimbursed employee business expenses, including from his use of the aircraft in the company’s business, to the extent that they exceed 2 percent of adjusted gross income, which is likely a high threshold for a business jet owner. As noted above, if this is your problem, you may want to consider restructuring how you conduct business. In sum, the two most common business jet ownership and operating structures are: (a) a nonair transportation business owns the aircraft (or leases it from a financial institution) and operates it itself (with or without the assistance of a management company) and (b) an entity with no other assets or business owns the aircraft and leases it to BJT the ultimate operator. Jeff Wieand (jwieand@bjtonline.com) is a senior vice president at Boston JetSearch and a member of the National Business Aviation Association’s Tax Committee.

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Charter is bizav’s most basic access route: you rent the aircraft, crew included, for each trip as needed, with no commitment beyond the contracted flight. It can be a one-way, a round trip, or a multi-stop juggernaut possibly requiring more than one category of aircraft along the way. Charter provides access to the entire world, unlike jet cards and fractional-ownership programs, which limit their service areas. It’s also ideal for special missions like moving a large entourage or a medical flight. But charter doesn’t guarantee access; if no suitable aircraft is available when you want to travel, you’re grounded. In practice, however, this is rarely a problem, even when you’re making 11th-hour bookings, except during peak holiday travel periods. (“Guaranteed availability,” a feature touted by many a jet-card and fractional-share provider, was a bigger deal in the highdemand era that preceded the 2008 economic downturn.) For many private travelers, charter is the most economical choice. Aircraft are typically priced by the hour, though flat rates are often quoted. Today, one-way pricing has largely supplanted the round-trip rates that were previously the norm (though charter providers may offer round-trip discounts), making flights more affordable. The advent of “floating” fleets, whose aircraft have no permanent base, and improved scheduling and tracking software have helped fuel the changes. You arrange flights through a charter operator or broker. The operators manage, crew, and control aircraft, and their fleets may range from one to dozens of airplanes, based at one or many locations. More than 2,500 operators are licensed in the U.S., and many have fleet-sharing relationships with

other operators to help them meet demand. Charter brokers have no control over aircraft, but typically have contacts with multiple operators from which they source lift for charter customers. When you call, click, or text to inquire about a trip, the broker will find available aircraft appropriate for the mission from operators’ fleets, leverage availabilities to negotiate with operators, and present you with one or more proposals, including the exact aircraft, cost, and other trip details. Quality operators and brokers can both provide personalized, dedicated service, so which should you work with? Whichever you have the best relationship with is the simplest answer, but keep in mind a couple of rules of thumb: If you reside in a metropolitan area where a major charter operator is based, you may have access to all the lift you need through that company, and fostering a direct relationship can pay off in situations when a call from a broker may carry less weight. Conversely, it you live off the beaten flyways without a local operator to call, a broker will have the knowledge and contacts to find suitable lift.

Consider charter if: • • • • •

You use 25 or fewer flight hours per year. You prefer pay-as-you-go access. Your missions call for a variety of aircraft types. You want to find the best value for each trip. Your operations don’t require guaranteed access.

MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS

Membership programs include private flight clubs, closed charter fleets, and discounted brokerage services. All involve an upfront payment or initiation fee and monthly or annual dues that allow access to a pay-as-you-go or all-you-can-fly service. California’s Surf Air and Texas’s Rise offer unlimited service for a monthly subscription fee on scheduled flights aboard small aircraft plying high-demand routes, some of which are poorly served by airlines. These carriers operate from general-aviation terminals and are exempt from TSA screening procedures. You can book flights via smart devices within 15 minutes of departure and enjoy free parking and a club-like atmosphere en route. The model hasn’t been entirely successful. Surf Air cofounder Wade Eyerly launched Beacon, with service between Boston and the New York City area, in 2015, but the company quietly folded early this year. Wheels Up, a membership-based charter provider, offers access at discount rates to its fleet of Beechcraft King Air 350i twin turboprops, Citation Excel/XLS light jets, and other aircraft through partnerships with operators such as Jet Aviation

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rofessionals of all stripes, from your physician to the pilots you fly with, undergo regular retraining, buffing their skills and learning new procedures that improve operations. As a business jet traveler, you should undertake a periodic review of your own, re-evaluating your travel patterns and access needs, and learning about developments that can add more efficiency, economy, and satisfaction to your bizav use. Similarly, if you’re considering an upgrade from public to private jets, you should make sure you understand the basics of how to get onboard, so you can ask the right questions and avoid stumbles on the way up the air stairs. Whether for business or leisure travel, private aviation can be a liberating, exhilarating, and intensely fulfilling option. Yes, it carries a premium price tag, but there’s real value for those with the money and the savvy to spend wisely. Consider this your refresher course on the choices available to you.

Consider a membership program if: • The offering matches your need for lift. • Discounts on flight time will offset membership costs. • You find the program’s social aspect worthwhile.

JET CARDS

Jet cards are debit-like instruments that provide flight time aboard one or more types or categories of aircraft. They are sold in denominations of dollars or hours, and the provider deducts the cost or hours for each flight from the sum held on account. (Twenty-five-hour cards have long been a standard, though some companies offer 10-hour cards.) Initially modeled on fractional-ownership programs, jet cards provide guaranteed access and charge only for occupied time; you never directly pay the repositioning fees that charter customers still sometimes face. In reality, however, all customers share repositioning costs and the expenses associated with the elevated service that card programs promise, making jet cards a more expensive option than charter. Other program features being equal, the cardholder who flies one-way trips between out-of-the-way locales gets a better value than the one whose typical mission is a round trip that requires no repositioning. The basic model aside, card programs exhibit vast differences, starting with the aircraft they offer. A card may limit you to use of a single

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aircraft model or category, or impose relatively high fees for upgrading or downgrading within a category for a particular flight; others offer unfettered access to three or four cabin sizes, selectable trip by trip. Providers may also offer multiple card types. Massachusetts-based Sentient Jet sells one card that provides aircraft from model year 2000 or newer and a less-expensive one that gives you access to older aircraft. Delta Private Jets offers cards in $100,000, $250,000, and $500,000 denominations, with hourly rates inversely proportional to the card’s cost. NetJets’ Marquis program’s X-Country Card provides travel between more than two-dozen East and West Coast locations at a savings of more than 20 percent over the rates charged with the company’s standard Citation X jet card. A variety of variables besides fleet and price also impact choice. Card programs typically have 10 to 30 “peak” days per year, when access may be priced higher, restricted, or even unavailable. Minimums also vary widely: some cards impose minimum times per flight; others have minimum flight hours per day. Magellan Jets sells a jet card with minimums of one hour—approximately the flight time between New York and Boston or Washington, D.C.— to supplement its regular jet card, which has a two-hour flight-time minimum. How long hourly rates are locked in and how long the card is valid also vary, as do refund policies. Just as important is the treatment of funds on deposit; some card providers put the money in segregated escrow accounts while others mingle deposits with operating income. Perform due diligence before buying into any program. The benefits a card may provide include discounts on round trips and select one-way routes; access to all Wi-Fi-enabled fleets; and free ground transportation and/or catering.

Consider a jet card if:

• You fly at least 25 hours per year. • You value the consistency of service a card company delivers. • You want to ensure lift in peakdemand times. • You have many one-way flights to or from out-of-the-way locales. • You don’t want to be bothered negotiating for each trip you make.

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and VistaJet. Wheels Up members pay an initiation fee of $17,500 and annual dues (beginning in the second year) of $8,500. Membership programs typically tout their social benefits, saying they provide camaraderie and networking opportunities, in some cases via ground-based events. Wheels Up, for example, offers a “Wheels Down” activities program for members that includes private parties held in conjunction with the Super Bowl and other major sporting events. Charter broker JetSmarter offers both ad hoc charter flights and a membership program ($5,000 initiation; $10,000 annual dues) that provides discounted rates and free access to listed empty legs, and seats aboard scheduled charter flights conducted under the company’s JetShuttle program.

LEASING

Aircraft leasing provides the access level that goes with whole-aircraft ownership and some of its tax benefits without tying up nearly as much capital. Leasing also offers flexible contract lengths, ranging from several months to the life of the aircraft. Additionally, lessors can lock in the exit value going into the contract, eliminating reverse sticker shock when the lease period ends. Leases can be designed to avoid the sales or use tax that accompanies a purchase and to simplify use of an aircraft by affiliates of its owner without incurring unintended tax consequences. Leases can also include option-to-buy clauses. For these reasons, leases have become increasingly popular and are today offered by numerous financing institutions and even some access providers. NetJets now has a leasing program analogous to its fractional-ownership plans but requiring less capital investment. Aircraft leases may be “wet” or “dry.” Under a wet lease the lessee crews the aircraft and retains operational control. In a dry lease, the lessor provides the crew and operates the aircraft.

Consider leasing if: • You need unfettered access to an aircraft for months or years. • You want the access benefits of ownership but don’t want to tie up capital. • You want to protect yourself against the value loss ownership entails. • You want to simplify use of the aircraft by affiliate parties.

FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP

Fractional shares remain the option of choice for private-jet customers who seek the flexibility of ownership without its headaches, along with the highest service levels. Fractional programs also often provide first access to new aircraft models, for which their fleets serve as launch customers. But the

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fractional ownership arena has undergone profound changes that are impacting owners and fractional ownership’s very value proposition. The basic business model remains the same. You buy a share in a specific aircraft (a 1/16th share, providing 50 hours of flight time, is the usual minimum) at a prorated fraction of its full cost, then pay a monthly management fee, plus an operational fee for flight time. When you want to use your airplane anywhere in the service area, you call and it (or much more likely, an identical aircraft) will be waiting. At the end of the contract period, which typically runs three to five years, the fractional company buys back your share. In the heyday of fractional programs, aircraft shares were projected to retain 70 to 80 percent of their value at the end of five years. But in the wake of the 2008 economic collapse, those values proved ephemeral, and many owners found their shares worth much less than anticipated. Bombardier, Beechcraft, and Cessna have all closed down their fractional programs. Directional Aviation, which bought Bombardier’s Flexjet fractional business in 2013, is now eliminating its own Flight Options fractional program, bringing further constriction to the industry. Aircraft shares continue to lose value at rates of “10 and even 12 percent per year or more when all costs are factored in,” says consultant Michael Riegel of AviationIQ. Meanwhile, current owners with shares in aircraft that serve them well but that are being retired from fleets are faced with receiving little for their surrendered share while being asked to pay premium prices for shares of newer aircraft with a similar anticipated value trajectory. Aviation attorney Daniel Herr of the firm Fractional Law recommends that prospective owners carefully determine whether the aircraft and the program are the right match for their needs, and “confer with current customers in order to get a reality check on their expectations.”

Consider fractional ownership if: • You fly at least 50 hours per year. • You want access to the latest-model aircraft. • You demand consistency and the highest quality of access. • You want the benefits of ownership but don’t need an aircraft to yourself. • You can accept the potential for steep loss in value of the asset.

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WHAT’S NEW v Michigan’s Pentastar Aviation has introduced a fractional-ownership program for the Beechcraft King Air 250. A quarter share, the minimum buy-in, provides 150 flight hours per year and includes gourmet catering. v NetJets has debuted the limited-edition Red Card (100 available in the U.S.), good for 25 flight hours on the Phenom 300 light jet. The company contributes $5,000 from every card sale to the Global Fund initiative on HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. v Some Delta Airlines SkyMiles Medallion members can now upgrade, for a fee, from first class to seats on a private jet operated by the company’s Delta Private Jets subsidiary. The program, which includes complimentary catering, is available for select flights and markets. v For ground transportation in some U.S. cities, NetJets customers can rent a Mercedes-Benz GLE sport-utility vehicle, E350 sedan, C-Class sport sedan, GLC-Class coupe, or SLK coupe. The autos are available, with tarmac delivery, through Avis. v California’s JetSuite has launched JetSuiteX, a “public charter operator” offering a “private jet experience” aboard 30-seat Embraer 135s. Flights operate between major West Coast cities and use general-aviation terminals, avoiding TSA security lines. Service from the L.A. to San Francisco areas costs $109 each way, with no membership fee. Weekly flights to Las Vegas have been added, and seasonal service to San Jose, California and Bozeman, Montana commences this summer. v New York’s ExcelAire is among the latest charter operators to get FAA approval to serve the Cuba. JetSuite inaugurated charter flights to Cuba earlier this year. v Los Angeles-based Jet Edge has added a Tokyo office, joining its recently opened facility in Narita, Japan. Jet Edge also operates charter flights for China’s Asia Jet and now manages more than 40 large-cabin jets, including such recent additions as a pair of Gulfstream 650s and a Bombardier Global 6000. v Asia Jet, an early promoter of jet cards in its region, recently based a Gulfstream G200 in Subang, Malaysia to meet growing demand for its block hour programs there. The jet card, launched in 2009, is available in two membership levels. v Lily Jet of Shenyang, China has launched a jet-card program for its new Bombardier Global 5000. The minimum buy-in is 50 hours, and the maximum is 300. The Global will also be available for ad hoc and block-charter programs, without the guaranteed availability the card provides. Lily Jets operates a mostly Bombardier fleet, including Challengers and Global Express/XRS/6000. —J.W.

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Whole ownership provides the ultimate freedom of access and customization of the flight experience. You can select and outfit an aircraft to your exact needs and preferences and select the crew, determine the schedule, and, if you’re a heavy user, spend less per trip than you would with other options. A former rule of thumb held that 200 flight hours per year was about where whole ownership began to make economic sense, but plunging prices of used aircraft combined with charter demand have skewed the equation. So too have upgrades that allow an aircraft with dated avionics and interior to be thoroughly modernized at a fraction of the cost of a new airplane. Aircraft brokers and consultants can provide a needs analysis and lay out the economics. Options for financing purchases, which dried up after the post-2008 bizav-market collapse, have increased, though lenders often require buyers to put up 20 to 50 percent cash. Lending specialists can help with interest-rate hedging strategies and can finance retrofits and refurbishments. Historically, about half of all business jet and turboprop transactions were cash deals, but as of 2014 that percentage rose to more than two-thirds. Once you buy, you may be able to offset ownership expenses: charter and jet-card providers are offering revenue guarantees to owners who can make their aircraft available for agreed-upon periods. If you own certain Cessna models or an Embraer Legacy 600 and can make do with just 30 flight hours over 20 days per year (at no charge), for example, Delta Private Jets’ Ownership Assist program will guarantee income covering all operational and maintenance costs and 80 to 100 BJT percent of monthly payments.

Consider whole ownership if:

• You fly at least 200 hours per year. • You put a priority on being able to fly whenever and wherever you want. • One aircraft type meets at least 80 percent of your need for lift. • You want an aircraft that is personalized to your exact needs. • You can craft an ownership arrangement that makes financial sense.

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Online Charter Shopping One-click booking hasn’t quite arrived, but Web-based platforms may finally be starting to improve. by James Wynbrandt

ental cars, hotel rooms, airline tickets—you can comparison shop and buy them all online relatively easily. So given business aviation’s devotion to innovation and its emphasis on time savings and efficiency, why can’t you search for and book a charter flight on the Web with the same level of ease? True, you can use online charter tools to view aircraft categories, model options, flight times, and

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estimated prices, and even to book a trip. But the process isn’t as simple, seamless, or transparent as it is with many other goods and services. And it nearly always requires some human intervention behind the scenes. One reason is that many charter operators and brokers have long contended that their flights are too complex and the price points are too high to support business-to-consumer ecommerce.

Additionally, with charter rates having been under pressure for the better part of a decade, many operators decry the commoditization of a bespoke service that instant price quotes and online shopping connote, and they aren’t eager to encourage the activity. Charter brokers, in contrast, are happy with a price-driven buyer’s market, as it means more business. But operators (who also book flights directly)

Online Tools Your Charter Broker Uses Though you may not have access to a full menu of online shopping tools today, your broker does. In 2002, when the charter market ran on telephones, fax machines, and Rolodexes, Sweden’s Avinode unveiled its B2B platform, where the schedules and positions of aircraft available for charter are displayed in real time (for a fee), creating an online charter marketplace. The platform links to fleet-management software used by charter brokers, so the inventory is automatically tracked and uploaded, and the information is available to all subscribers. Avinode claims that 80 percent of the world’s charter market now uses its platform. (Brokers typically also have additional proprietary sources for lift.) Avinode also powers the price-quote apps you can find on many broker and operator sites. Now that the online market is maturing, other providers are eyeing the B2B charter space. ReturnJet, a UK-based platform, hopes to establish itself as a complement, if not an alternative, to Avinode, offering free listings to operators and enhanced tracking tools to brokers. Meanwhile, Avinode has beefed up its B2C support “to meet the demands of a young, more tech-savvy audience who expect a private jet to be just as accessible and easy to book as an Uber taxi,” the company says. —J.W.

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and brokers both want to generate calls, not clicks, so that they can understand what you’re trying to accomplish on your mission beyond finding economical lift: they want to provide not only an accurate price, but the right charter option. Doubtless that’s why many major charter operators have no quote app on their sites, and why you may find expired flights in their empty-legs lists, or other evidence that they give low priority to online inquiries and sales. There are other reasons, too, why online booking hasn’t developed faster than it has. Even the largest operators have relatively limited fleets, making their sites less-than-ideal destinations for price shopping the general market. Also, operators set charter rates in consultation with their aircraft’s owners, and those rates can fluctuate based on a variety of factors. Creating a true, real-time market requires automated quotes, and while it’s possible to program all the variables

that can affect the rates into an algorithm to set a price, some charter operators want to retain final approval. Thus, they want to determine prices on an individual basis, which is not a process that’s conducive to e-commerce. Charter brokers, who tout their access to multiple fleets, are more conceptually aligned with an online transactional world. But keep in mind that the online charter space is an excellent incubator for boiler-room-type broker operations that can generate high rankings through search-engineoptimization strategies and create click-bait pricing of questionable provenance. Moral: always perform due diligence. Like operators, moreover, many major brokers prefer to deal with customers directly. And creating a platform that provides the functionality that online charter booking requires—as well as developing the critical mass of participation from operators and brokers—demands technology, expertise, and investment that is beyond the reach of most charter brokers. All of this notwithstanding, a few companies— UK-based PrivateFly, Victor, and Stratajet among them—are operating on the premise that today’s technology and digitally savvy consumers can drive an online marketplace that will make more efficient use of available lift, draw new customers, and lower charter costs. Click on the “Request Quotes” tab on Victor’s site, submit your itinerary, and within seconds you’ll get estimates for numerous aircraft in each category selected, listed in ascending cost order, all within 3 percent of the actual charter price, according to the company. The site also provides photos of the aircraft exterior and interior and a diagram of the interior configuration. To proceed with booking, you designate the chosen aircraft, and Victor’s charter brokers contact operators. Within half an hour, you receive an email with three or more exact quotes and detailed information on each aircraft, including registration number, insurance documents, and additional photos. PrivateFly has a “Search for a Flight” tool on its homepage. After you submit your intended itinerary, the portal displays the lowest-priced available aircraft in each size category. Click on any of these categories to see the models available, and the average price of each, along with flight time for your route. As with Victor, if you want a definitive quote or to book a flight, a PrivateFly broker will handle the request manually. In contrast, Stratajet’s platform is completely automated. The quoting tool is the focus of its home page. When you submit a quote request, the platform weighs 246 variables in calculating

the guaranteed price. The quote shows all fees for the selected airports and comes with suggestions for using nearby alternatives that offer savings on repositioning or airport fees. You can also select the FBO you want to use, order catering, and finally, book through Apple Pay, bypassing the broker completely. Stratajet is currently limited to booking charter in Europe, but the company plans to expand to the U.S. BJT this fall. James Wynbrandt (jwynbrandt@bjtonline.com), a private pilot, is a longtime BJT contributor.

Turn the page for info on some apps for charter users. —Ed.

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APPS FOR ACCESS

Here’s a sampling of what’s available: QAfter seeing a steady rise in bookings through its online portal (which currently processes about 20,000 trips annually), NetJets decided its fractional shareowners needed an app. Now those customers

can book flights, update travel preferences, and get details about the jet and crew for scheduled flights through their smart devices.

QIs an aircraft from VistaJet’s bespoke all-Bombardier fleet available at the date, time, and

place you want to travel? Its new app will tell you, and trigger contact from a representative to confirm your booking or discuss alternative arrangements if the jets are all occupied. You can also use the app to get weather updates, select catering, and manage other trip details.

QThe Aircraft Guide app

from London brokerage Air Charter Service presents info on hundreds of aircraft— including business jets, piston and turboprop models, and helicopters—in an easily accessible format. Click on any aircraft for an interior view and basic performance information. The app links to the company’s booking platform.

QCharter broker Skyjet’s app

displays the real-time price of a few jets in any of four categories (light, mid, supermid, and large cabin) selected for a requested trip. Tap on any of the proffered choices to see performance and other information (e.g., whether there’s Wi-Fi aboard), request a firm quote, or proceed to booking. Agents manually handle queries and respond within an hour via email. The Clevelandbased charter broker is a Directional Aviation Capital company and draws its lift primarily from sister companies Sentient and Flight Options.

QBlackJet offers individual

seats on private jets flying between major U.S. cities, all displayed on its app’s home screen. Select the departure and destinations cities, input

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travel dates, and the per-seat price will be displayed. The California charter broker charges $5,000 for a one-year membership but recently featured introductory pricing of $1,800 for the first year.

QJetSmarter’s app provides

charter price estimates for both its ad hoc and “member” charter rates (about 20 percent below ad hoc). The charter broker’s members pay a $5,000 initiation fee and $10,000 per year for membership. Agents accessed via a “click to purchase” button finalize bookings. The app also displays JetSmarter’s empty-legs listings, as well as available single seats on its JetShuttle group charter flights.

QStellar Labs, a Silicon

Valley-based startup, has an ambitious plan to create a realtime automated charter marketplace, accessible through its app. Founder Paul Touw previously launched and sold for $4.3 billion web logistics portal Ariba before founding XOJet, which shook up the charter world with its one-way transcontinental fares and owned-and-operated fleet. The Stellar app, recently in beta testing, aims to revolutionize the market by bringing airlinestyle demand-based pricing to charter. That might not sound like a boon if you’re a charter consumer, but remember that the airlines’ first yield-management product was American’s Ultimate Super Saver fares, created to compete with lowcost carriers. —J.W.

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Airborne access is going mobile, as business jet travelers turn to their smart devices for lift, tapping into a growing selection of apps from well-known providers. Most such apps are designed for iOS and available via the App Store, but some are Android and Microsoft supported. Some of these apps (including those from the online brokers cited in the accompanying article) are aimed at charter market shoppers; others are provided by operators as a complementary transaction channel for existing customers.

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ith prices at historic lows, inventories high, and retrofit options able to transform old airframes into likenew airplanes, will there ever be a better time to buy a preowned aircraft? Possibly, should the long slide in preowned prices that began in 2008 continue. Still, great opportunities for buyers await right now. Just be sure you enlist the help

of a broker who possesses the technology that has become so crucial to these deals. “Top-tier brokers have a lot of technology behind them to manage the sales process for their clients,” says aviation attorney Paul Lange, a party to many business jet transactions. “That’s really a big difference between the larger brokers and the mom-and-pops.” To be sure, brokerage remains a relationshipbased business, but keeping up with today’s global marketplace takes more than a Rolodex. Expect a quality brokerage to employ online databases and proprietary software for data analysis, as well as secure communication channels and IT specialists.

How Brokers Charge Almost all brokers today charge a flat fee rather than a percentage commission. (The post-’08 plunge in values cut the knees from the traditional percentage commission on sales, and that arrangement never made sense for the purchaser’s agent, whose objective is to negotiate the lowest price possible.) Fees vary based on the complexity of the search and the value of the transaction, but “the right brokers earn their fee two to three times over,” says aviation attorney Stewart Pearl, a Connecticut-based aircraft transaction specialist. —J.W.

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Here are five transaction steps where a broker’s technological savvy can prove invaluable: 1. Identifying the right aircraft models for your needs. The most expensive mistake you can make is buying the wrong type of aircraft— too large or small, wrong range or baggage capacity. Brokerages use technology to conduct a detailed analysis of your travel patterns and preferences, create financial models, and identify which models offer the best opportunities for long-term economy of operation, upgradeability, and value retention. 2. Finding the best aircraft currently for sale. Online listings give today’s preowned aircraft arena the appearance of an open and transparent marketplace. But many of the best prospects are traded without ever having been publicly offered. This inventory includes aircraft coming off lease, trade-ins, and repossessions. The top firms can tap global networks of offices and agents that keep them ahead of the market and help them identify incipient deals early. As for aircraft offered publicly, the databases at these brokerages have information on every business jet’s configuration and ownership

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To find a tech-savvy broker, get recommendations from colleagues and associates who use business aviation. The National Aircraft Resellers Association, which promulgates a pro-consumer code of ethics, has about 40 brokerage members, and the National Business Aviation Association maintains a listing of aircraft broker members in the Products & Services section of its website. Ask brokerages about their transaction processes to get a sense of their use of technology, suggests Mike Nichols, the NBAA’s vice president of operational excellence and professional development. —J.W.

history, enabling them to quickly conduct a preliminary evaluation of those offered for sale. They also use the data to contact owners of candidate aircraft that aren’t on the market, to ensure the widest choice for clients. 3. Conducting a prepurchase inspection. Logbooks need thorough examination, and prepurchase inspections require technicians who are intimately familiar with the make and model of aircraft being scrutinized. Top brokers have the technical expertise on their teams to conduct these evaluations, and contacts with premier inspection facilities to ensure the examination can be done at the most appropriate place and time. Once the inspection commences, these brokers can use secure platforms to quickly share information such as photos and logbook entries with all or selected parties to the transaction, speeding resolution of any adverse findings. 4. Determining value. Establishing an aircraft’s current value is among the most critical services a broker can offer. Price guides like Aircraft Bluebook and Vref, available to subscribers online, were long regarded as the bibles of preowned aircraft values. But thinly traded platforms and rapidly

fluctuating asking prices define today’s marketplace. The online guides can provide a general sense of the current market and past pricing trends, but they can’t tell where the market is going. That requires not only historical knowledge and the reams of data on today’s values that brokers have long employed, but analytical tools and modeling software. 5. Closing the deal. Aircraft purchases require multiple specialists on both sides of the deal—flight departments, attorneys, financial institutions, title companies, aircraft technicians, regulatory officials, and more. Aircraft brokers have long served as transaction conductors, keeping teams coordinated, but to do that today you need technology to manage details that extend far beyond deal points; in a market still looking for its bottom, a seemingly minor paperwork glitch can delay and add significant cost to a sale—or derail it completely. International transactions, now representing a larger portion of sales, increase complexity exponentially. Brokers can leverage technology to establish clear title, ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements, and securely route millions of dollars through international BJT financial institutions.

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ixed-base operations, or FBOs as they’re commonly known, are an essential part of business aviation. Besides offering handsomely equipped waiting areas for passengers and crew, many of these facilities deliver aircraft services such as fueling, deicing, maintenance, and shelter. To determine which operations do the best job, BJT’s sister publication, Aviation International News, has polled

(by overall average as of April 1, 2016)

a select subset of its readership since 1981. The respondents include pilots, flight schedulers, and dispatchers—those who deal with FBOs the most. While AIN traditionally invited these readers to take the survey only during a twomonth period each winter, the magazine now allows year-round voting. That lets users keep their observations up to date, with their latest ratings of a location replacing their previous ones. Airflite (Long Beach, California)

In light of that new system, AIN culled through more than 27,000 responses from the past four years to compile its 2016 lists of the best FBOs in the Americas and the rest of the world. The magazine asked survey respondents to rate facilities they’d used over the past year on a scale of 1 to 5 in each of the following categories: Line service—competence and professionalism of the workers who meet the airplane on the ramp and service it. Passenger amenities— quality of lounges and conference rooms, as well as the availability of ground transportation. Pilot amenities—availability and quality of pilots’ lounges, flight-planning facilities, snooze rooms, crew showers, entertainment and recreation offerings, and complimentary crew cars. Facilities—cleanliness, comfort, upkeep, and convenience of the location. CONTINUED

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Overall Average

FBO

Airport

Location

Tag Farnborough Airport

Farnborough

Farnborough, United Kingdom

4.68

Universal Aviation

London Stansted

London, United Kingdom

4.57

Eccelsa Aviation

Olbia Costa Smeralda

Olbia, Sardinia

4.49

Mjets fbo

Don Mueang Int’l

Bangkok, Thailand

4.48

Klm Jet Center

Amsterdam Schiphol

Haarlemmermeer, Holland

4.46

Landmark Aviation*

Nice Cote d'Azur Int’l

Nice, France

4.40

Tag Aviation

Geneva Int’l

Geneva, Switzerland

4.38

Jet Aviation

Geneva Int’l

Geneva, Switzerland

4.34

Execujet Zurich

Zurich

Zurich, Switzerland

4.31

Harrods Aviation

London Luton

London, United Kingdom

4.29

Execujet Dubai

Dubai Int’l

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

4.24

Dassault Falcon Service

Paris Le Bourget

Paris, France

4.23

Landmark Aviation*

Paris Le Bourget

Paris, France

4.23

Universal Aviation

Paris Le Bourget

Paris, France

4.19

Abelag Aviation (Execujet)

Brussels National

Brussels, Belgium

4.18

Signature Flight Support

Paris Le Bourget

Paris, France

4.15

Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre

Hong Kong Int’l

Hong Kong, China

4.10

Swissport Executive

Nice Cote d’Azur Int’l

Nice, France

4.05

Jetex Flight Support

Paris Le Bourget

Paris, France

4.02

Jet Aviation

Dubai Int’l

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

4.01

Signature Flight Support

London Luton

London, United Kingdom

4.01

Aviapartner Executive

Nice Cote d’Azur Int’l

Nice, France

3.97

Vienna Aircraft Handling

Vienna Int’l

Vienna, Austria

3.91

Jet Aviation

Zurich

Zurich, Switzerland

3.86

Capital Jet/Cjet (Now Million Air Beijing)

Beijing Capital

Beijing, China

3.36

Vipport Vnukovo-3

Moscow Vnukovo

Moscow, Russia

3.29

FBOs with the same overall average are listed in alphabetical order. *Acquired and rebranded as Signature Flight Support after the survey period.

Skyservice (Toronto)

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occupied nine of the top 10 slots, with the lone exception being MJets FBO in Bangkok, Thailand. For the past decade TAG Farnborough Airport— which operates the Londonarea dedicated business aviation gateway Farnborough Airport—has earned top honors with its facility. Over the past year, TAG reclaimed 12,000 square feet in its terminal by relocating office and support staff to a separate facility near the airport. The company converted that space into a high-capacity VIP lounge to handle increased passenger loads and added showers and a gymnasium, which helped the FBO secure top scores for its passenger and pilot amenities. The location features more than 329,000 square feet of hangar space, as well as a nearby luxury hotel BJT and English pub.

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Customer service—professionalism of customerservice representatives, their familiarity with the local area, and their assistance with reservations and catering. With an average score of 4.84, the highest-rated FBO in the Americas was Airflite Aviation Services at Southern California’s Long Beach Airport, which earned top marks for its passenger and pilot amenities. Occupying the same facility for nearly a quarter of a century, the Toyota-owned company keeps its 34,000-square-foot terminal immaculate and up to date. “In our mind, to do exactly what the customer asks you to do is 85 percent [of the job],” says general manager John Tary. “The other 15 percent is the unexpressed things that we also try to do.” Outside of the Americas, European service providers

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(by overall average) Overall Average

FBO

Airport

Location

Airflite Aviation Services

Long Beach/Daugherty Field

Long Beach, CA

4.84

Tampa Int’l Jet Center

Tampa Int’l

Tampa, FL

4.83

Black Canyon Jet Center

Montrose Regional

Montrose, CO

4.80

J. A. Air Center

Aurora Municipal

Sugar Grove, IL

4.78

Atlantic Aviation

Charles B. Wheeler Downtown

Kansas City, KS

4.77

Fargo Jet Center

Hector Int’l

Fargo, ND

4.76

Xjet

Centennial

Denver, CO

4.75

Banyan Air Service

Fort Lauderdale Executive

Fort Lauderdale, FL

4.74

Jet Aviation

Palm Beach Int’l

West Palm Beach, FL

4.73

Skyservice

Lester B. Pearson Int’l

Toronto, Canada

4.72

Pentastar Aviation

Oakland County Int’l

Waterford, MI

4.71

Business Jet Center

Dallas Love Field

Dallas, TX

4.70

Meridian X

Teterboro

Teterboro, NJ

4.70

Monterey Jet Center

Monterey Peninsula

Monterey, CA

4.70

Texas Jet

Fort Worth Meacham Int’l

Fort Worth, TX

4.70

Wilson Air Center

Memphis Int’l

Memphis, TN

4.70

Destin Jet

Destin-Fort Walton Beach

Destin, FL

4.69

Signature Flight Support

Scottsdale

Scottsdale, AZ

4.69

Global Select

Sugar Land Regional

Sugar Land, TX

4.68

Signature Flight Support

Minneapolis-St. Paul Int’l/Wold-Chamberlain

Minneapolis, MN

4.68

Signature Flight Support

St. Paul Downtown Holman Field

St. Paul, MN

4.67

Atlantic Aviation

Pittsburgh Int’l

Pittsburgh, PA

4.66

Base Operations at Page Field

Page Field

Fort Meyers, FL

4.66

Wilson Air Center

Charlotte/Douglas Int’l

Charlotte, NC

4.66

Vail Valley Jet Center

Eagle County Regional

Eagle, CO

4.65

Wilson Air Center

Lovell Field

Chattanooga, TN

4.65

Atlantic Aviation (Formerly Premier Jet)

McClellan-Palomar

Carlsbad, CA

4.64

Glacier Jet Center

Glacier Park Int’l

Kalispell, MT

4.64

Million Air

Addison

Dallas, TX

4.64

Signature Flight Support

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Int’l

Montreal, Canada

4.64

Henriksen Jet Center

Austin Executive

Austin, TX

4.63

Del Monte Aviation

Monterey Peninsula

Monterey, CA

4.62

Fontainebleau Aviation

Opa-Locka Executive

Opa-Locka, FL

4.62

Heritage Aviation

Burlington Int’l

Burlington, VT

4.62

Million Air

Indianapolis Int’l

Indianapolis, IN

4.62

Stuart Jet Center

Witham Field

Stuart, FL

4.62

National Jets

Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Int’l

Fort Lauderdale, FL

4.61

Yellowstone Jet Center

Bozeman Yellowstone Int’l

Bozeman, MN

4.60

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Avjet Corporation (avjet.com)................................(818) 841-6190 U.S.-based operator with locations in Europe, Asia, Russia, and the Middle East specializes in BBJs and Gulfstreams. (AC)

Chapman Freeborn (chapman-freeborn.com)..... +44 (0) 1293 831 947

AAG (flyaag.com).....................................................(845) 463-6500

Subsidiary of Sikorsky Aircraft operates its S-76 helicopters in Northeast U.S. (AC, FO)

Charter broker with more than 30 global locations and strong presence in Asia. Access to aircraft from helicopters to executive-configured airliners sourced from vetted commercial and business aircraft operators. (AC)

Aero-Dienst (aero-dienst.de)............................. +49 911 93 56 603

Clay Lacy Aviation (claylacy.com)..........................(800) 423-2904

German operators fleet includes Cessna CJ4 and Learjet 45XR and 60. (AC)

Aerolineas Ejecutivas (aerolineasejecutivas.com)..... (800) 712-0414

Mexico firm operates more than 25 aircraft, from Leonardo-Finmeccanica (formerly AgustaWestland) AW109 helicopters to Hawker and Learjet midsize business jets. (AC)

Air Charter Service (aircharterservice.com)..........(516) 432-5901 Charter broker with offices worldwide arranges nearly 9,000 charters annually. (AC, JC)

Air Partner (airpartner.com)....................................(888) 247-7278 Company with 25 offices in North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East offers access to all aircraft categories and types from vetted operators. (AC, JC)

Amac Corporate Jet AG...................................... +41 58 310 32 32 Charter division of full-service Switzerland-based aviation company books everything from small turboprops to VIP airliners. (AC)

California company operates light to large-cabin, long-range business jets. Offers Executive Travel Program with refundable deposit of $100,000. (AC)

Corporate Eagle (corporateeagle.com) .................(248) 461-9000 ARGUS Platinum-rated provider serves southeast Michigan with fleet of 13 aircraft. (FO)

Corporate Flight Management (flycfm.com).........(877) 459-8100 Tennessee-based company, founded in 1982, offers fleet that includes Bombardier Challenger 300, Hawker 800, Learjet 35, Citation V, and other models. (AC)

Deer Jet (en.deerjet.com)................................... +86 4000 666-888 China firm’s fleet ranges from Hawkers through ACJs. (AC, JC, FO)

Delta Private Jets (deltaprivatejets.com)..............(800) 927-0927

Division of Delta Airlines. Fractional and card programs offer one-way pricing using more than 1,000 light, midsize, super-midsize, and large-cabin jets from owned and managed fleet and partner charter operators. (AC, JC, FO)

Desert Jet (desertjet.com) .....................................(760) 399-1000 Operates seven Citation jets from Southern California base and brokers charter through affiliate network of operators. (AC)

Elliott Aviation (elliottaviation.com)......................(800) 541-9110 Amac Corporate Jet AG

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Company has locations in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Des Moines, Iowa; and Moline, Illinois. Charter fleet includes Citation Sovereign, King Air B200 and F90, and Beechjet 400A. (AC)

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Empire Aviation Group (empire.aero) ............... +971 4 299 8444

Freestream (freestream.com/charter).............. +44 20 7584 3800

ExcelAire (excelaire.com)........................................(800) 773-9235

Gama Aviation (gamaaviation.com)................. (203) 337-4600; +44 1252 553 020

Dubai, UAE operator with charter fleet including Challenger 604, Legacy 600/650, and Gulfstream G650. (AC) Long Island, New York firm operates light, midsize, super-midsize, and heavy jets. (AC)

ExecuJet (execujet.com) ..................................... +41 44 804 1616 Zurich, Switzerland operator’s fleet ranges from light jets to a Lineage 1000 bizliner and helicopters. (AC, JC)

Executive AirShare (execairshare.com).................(866) 946-4900 Day-based fractional program features Embraer Phenom 100 and 300 and Citation CJ2+light jets, and Beechcraft King Air B350i twin turboprops in the central U.S. and Great Lakes/Mid-Atlantic regions. (FO)

Executive Flightways (fly-efi.com) ��(800) 533-3363

UK-based charter broker has offices in New York and London. (AC)

U.S. arm of UK company operates more than 40 aircraft, ranging from light jets to Global 5000. Access to hundreds of aircraft from partner fleets. Maintains UAE-based charter fleet for access to the Middle East. (AC)

Hongkong Jet (hongkongjet.com.hk).................. +852 3126 1000 Company operates Gulfstream and Falcon large-cabin jets and a Boeing BBJ 737-700 IGW (Increased Gross Weight) with seating for up to 27 passengers. (AC)

JA Air Center (jaair.com/charter)...........................(630) 549-2150 Chicago-based operator charters Citation Bravo and Citation Caravan. (AC)

Jet Aviation (jetaviation.com)................................(201) 288-8400

Founded in 1981, New York firm operates light to heavy jets. (AC)

General Dynamics-owned company operates worldwide fleet. (AC)

Executive Jet Management (executivejetmanagement.com).............................(877) 356-5387

Jet Edge (flyjetedge.com).......................................(818) 442-0096

NetJets division offers “city pair” one-way pricing and flat-rate pay-as-you-go block-charter program with discounted rates. (AC)

Operates more than 30 predominantly large-cabin jets from six locations in the U.S., Hong Kong, and Tokyo. (AC)

Jet Linx Aviation (jetlinx.com)...............................(866) 538-5469 Flexjet

Offers jet cards for light, midsize, super-midsize, and large-cabin jets. Ten U.S. locations. (JC)

Jetlux (jetlux.com)...................................................(855) 538-5893 Miami-based broker offers access to small, midsize, and large jets. (AC)

Jet Partners (jetpartners.aero)...............................(866) 235-2852 New York City-based broker arranges flights worldwide and specializes in empty legs. (AC, JC)

JetSelect Aviation (jetselectaviation.com)............(866) 748-4538 Operates two-dozen light-mid, midsize, super-midsize, and large-cabin jets for U.S. and international service. (AC)

JetSuite (jetsuite.com) ...........................................(866) 779-7770 Fair Wind Air Charter (flyfairwind.com)................(800) 989-9655

Florida operator serves North and South America with more than 20 aircraft from light to large-cabin jets and access to additional lift from vetted operators. Offers airport-toairport guaranteed pricing and one-way and round-trip per-hour rates. (AC)

Flairjet (flair-jet.com).......................................... +44 1216 631 910 UK-based charter operator offers Phenom 100 and 300; Citation Mustang, Bravo, and XLS; and KingAir 350. (AC)

Flexjet (flexjet.com)................................................... 866-473-0025 Texas firm provides access to light, super-light, midsize, large, and ultra-longrange jets. Adding Gulfstreams to formerly all-Bombardier fleet. (JC, FO)

Flight Options (flightoptions.com).........................(877) 703-2348 Operates Nextant 400XT, Cessna Citation X, and Legacy 600 jets. An iPhone app lets customers schedule trips and view current trip status and account information. (JC, FO)

Flightstar (flightstar.com) ��(800) 747-4777 Illinois company’s fleet includes Global 6000, Falcon 50 and 20, Learjet 70 and 45XR. (AC)

FlightWorks (flightworks.com)...............................(770) 422-7375 Atlanta operator’s fleet ranges from turboprops to large-cabin business jets. (AC, JC)

Owns and operates Embraer Phenom 100s and JetSuite Edition Cessna Citation CJ3 light jets in regions stretching across the continental U.S. and the Caribbean. One-way pricing; membership program provides discount rates. (AC, JC)

Journey Aviation (journeyflight.com).......................... (561) 826-9400 Florida-based firm has offices in Teterboro, New Jersey, and Van Nuys, California. (AC)

Kalitta Charters (kalittacharters.com)....................(734) 544-3400 Michigan company’s fleet includes Challenger 601, King Air 200 turboprop, Learjet 35, Learjet 36, and Falcon 20. (AC)

Key Air (keyair.com)................................................(888) 539-2471 Connecticut company operates light to large-cabin jets, including the first G650ER on a charter certificate. (AC)

Landmark Aviation (landmarkaviation.com).........(888) 362-6738 Charter arm of aviation-services company with 57 FBO locations in the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe. Operates more than 50 aircraft, from turboprops to large-cabin jets and air ambulances. Discount block-charter rates available. (AC)

Linear Air (linearair.com).........................................(877) 254-6327 Operates Eclipse 500 VLJs and Cirrus SR22 single-engine piston aircraft, offering low-cost short-haul charter in the Northeast, Southeast, and Salt Lake City areas of the U.S. (AC)

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L.J. Aviation (ljaviation.com)....................................(888) 552-4278

Privaira (privaira.com).............................................(844) 778-2472

Magellan Jets (magellanjets.com)...........................(877) 550-5387

PrivatAir (privatair.com)....................................... +41 22 929 6700

Pennsylvania-based company’s fleet includes everything from helicopters and turboprops to large-cabin jets. (AC)

Cards include one that offers 10 hours of access to Eclipse 500 VLJs and one that guarantees access to Wi-Fi-equipped G450 jets. Build-a-Card lets you select options from aircraft size and lowered minimum flight time to peak-travel-surcharge waiver. (AC, JC)

Meridian Air Charter (meridian.aero).......................(201) 288-5040 Charter provider based at Teterboro, New Jersey, operates a score of business jets and accesses additional lift from select vetted aircraft. (AC)

Florida company operates fleet ranging from turboprops to long-range business jets. (AC)

Launched in 1977, Geneva firm operates Citation CJ3, Dassault Falcon 2000 and 900EX, and Boeing BBJ (B737-700). (AC)

Red Wing Aeroplane Co. (redwingaero.com).......(651) 797-0900 Wisconsin company operates 10 Citation V and Citation V Ultra aircraft and serves North, Central, and South America. (AC)

Rise (iflyrise.com).....................................................(844) 359-7473

Texas-based all-you-can-fly membership club. (FC)

MetroJet (metrojet.com)......................................... +852 2523 6507 Hong Kong firm founded in 1995 offers charter and block charter on Gulfstream GV ultra-long-range business jet and Boeing BBJ executive airliner. (AC)

Royal Jet (royaljetgroup.com)............................. +971 2 5051 777 Abu Dhabi, UAE firm’s fleet includes Learjet 60, Gulfstream G300, Bombardier Global 5000, and Boeing BBJ, as well as medevac aircraft. (AC)

Million Air Dallas (millionairdallas.com)..................(800) 248-1602 Texas firm operates more than a dozen business jets, ranging from Citation CJ3 to Gulfstream 650. (AC)

Sentient (sentient.com)...........................................(866) 602-0044 Jet cards provide access to light, midsize, super-midsize, and heavy jets from more than 100 vetted operators. (JC)

Mountain Aviation (mountainaviation.com)...........(303) 466-3506 Five locations in Colorado and Idaho. Operates more than a dozen aircraft, from turboprops to large-cabin jets, and accesses additional lift through partner network. (AC)

Sierra West Airlines (sierrawestairlines.com).......(800) 538-7787

NetJets (netjets.com)................................................(877) 356-5823

Silver Air (silverair.com)..........................................(800) 889-5840

Berkshire Hathaway-owned behemoth operates the fractional industry’s largest, most diverse fleet. Marquis Jet Card offers access in 25-hour blocks. NetJets Europe provides transportation on that continent. (JC, FO)

Santa Barbara, California-based company has its own fleet of managed aircraft, including Cessna Citation X and Gulfstream GIV, G450, and GV. (AC)

Nicholas Air (nicholasair.com)..................................(866) 935-7771

Skycharter (skycharter.com)...................................(905) 677-6901

Provider serves the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean and offers access to Pilatus PC-12 turboprop and Embraer Phenom 100/300 light jets. (JC, FO)

Northern Jet Management (northernjet.net)..........(800) 462-7709 Michigan-based provider’s fleet includes Learjet 40XR, 45XR, and 70; Citation Bravo; and Hawker 800A. (AC, JC)

Pentastar Aviation (pentastaraviation.com)...........(800) 662-9612 Michigan firm operates light, midsize, super-midsize, and heavy jets. (AC)

PlaneSense (planesense.com)..................................(866) 214-1212 Offers shares in Pilatus PC-12 single-engine turboprops and is adding Nextant 400XTi light jets to fleet. Primary operating area is eastern half of the U.S., southeastern Canada, and portions of Mexico, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean. (FO)

Priester Aviation (priesterav.com)...........................(888) 323-7887 Founded in 1945. Operates more than 30 aircraft, from turboprops to large-cabin models, across eastern half of the U.S. Provides N-registered aircraft for customers in Asia through partnership with TAG Aviation Asia. (AC)

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California company, established in 1982, charters Learjet 55 and 55A, Metro 3, and Falcon 20. (AC)

Ontario, Canada-based company’s charter fleet includes 11 business jets. (AC)

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Skyjet (skyjet.com)..................................................(855) 736-4100 New York broker arranges flights aboard all categories of aircraft from vetted operators. Owned by Directional Aviation, parent of Flight Options, Flexjet, and Sentient. (AC)

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Skyservice (skyservice.com)...................................(888) 759-7591 Firm with locations in Montreal, Toronto, and Calgary, Canada, operates more than 30 aircraft ranging from helicopters and turboprops to all categories of business jets. (AC)

Solairus Aviation (solairusaviation.com)...............(800) 359-7861 Operates more than 20 charter aircraft, from turboprops to large-cabin jets, based across the U.S., and sources aircraft from vetted operators. Alliance with Hong Kong-based Metrojet offers charter in Asia. (AC)

Starbase Jet (starbasejet.com)...............................(866) 290-0071 Texas firm with locations around the globe offers access to light, midsize, and large-cabin business jets. (AC, JC)

Sunwest Aviation (sunwestaviation.ca)................(888) 291-4566 Canadian firm with bases in Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, and Winnipeg offers access to more than a dozen aircraft types, from turboprops to light, midsize, and large-cabin jets. (AC)

Surf Air (surfair.com)...............................................(800) 365-6179 Membership club offers unlimited flights between Southern and Northern California and Las Vegas for $1,950 per month. (FC)

TAG Aviation (tagaviation.com).......................... +41 22 717 0000 Switzerland aviation-services provider operates more than 50 aircraft, including many European-based large-cabin jets, and sources aircraft from partner operators worldwide. TAG Account offers customized solutions and discounted flight time. (AC)

Talon Air (talonairjets.com)....................................(888) 825-6624 Long Island, New York firm owns and operates helicopters, turboprops, and light, midsize, super-midsize, and large-cabin jets. (AC)

Travel Management Company (tmcjets.com)......(866) 569-3296 Indiana firm owns and operates some 70 turboprops and light and midsize jets, including the Challenger 604. Offers point-to-point pricing. (AC)

Ultimate Jetcharters (ultimatejetcharters.com)...... (303) 497-3344 Ohio-based company operates fleet of 30-seat Dornier 328 jets. (AC)

Velocity Jets (velocityjets.com).............................(866) 575-5387 Florida firm brokers charter and offers jet card utilizing a worldwide network of 5,500 aircraft of all categories. (AC, JC)

VistaJet (vistajet.com)....................................... +44 207 060 5700 Owns and operates an all-Bombardier fleet (Challenger 350, 605, and 850, Global 5000 and 6000) in Europe, Russia and CIS, Africa, Middle East, Asia, U.S., and China. Cabin attendant on all flights. Average age of aircraft is 18 months. (AC)

Volo Aviation (voloaviation.com)...........................(203) 381-6000 Connecticut operator’s fleet features a Citation CJ1+, Falcon 900, and Gulfstream IV. (AC)

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Western Airways (flywesternairways.com)..........(800) 373-0896 Founded in 1974, Houston company operates fleet ranging from King Air turboprop to Bombardier CRJ-200. (AC)

Wheels Up (wheelsup.com)....................................(855) 359-8760 Club offers hourly pricing and access to King Air 350i and Citation Excel/XLS aircraft. (FC)

Wing Aviation (wingaviation.com)........................(713) 645-9464 Houston firm operates more than 20 aircraft, ranging from twin turboprops to large-cabin jets. (AC)

XOJet (xojet.com)....................................................(877) 599-6538 Offers point-to-point pricing on owned and operated Wi-Fi-equipped late-model Challenger 300s and Cessna Citation Xs, and an additional 900 aircraft through its Preferred Partner Network. (AC)

Zetta Jet (zettajet.com)................................................... (888) 995-7908 Company has headquarters in Singapore and Burbank, California. Fleet includes Bombardier Global 5000 and 6000, Global XRS, and Global Express. (AC)

AIRCRAFT BROKERS AeroSolutions Group (aerosolutions.com)...........(703) 257-7008 Virginia firm represents aircraft ranging from piston singles to business jets and helicopters.

Aero Toy Store (aerotoystore.com).......................(954) 771-1795

Showrooms in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Las Vegas; Montreal; and Warrenton, Virginia. Handles preowned and new business jets, executive-configured airliners, and helicopters.

Avjet Global Sales (avjetglobal.com).....................(818) 480-9964 California-based firm specializes in Gulfstreams, Bombardier Globals, and Boeing BBJs. Conducts some $500 million in transactions annually. Locations include Washington, D.C.; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Moscow; and Seoul, South Korea.

Avpro (avprojets.com).............................................(410) 573-1515

General Aviation Services (genav.com)................(847) 726-5000

Barta Iso Aviation (bartaisoaviation.com).............(631) 728-7375

Guardian Jet (guardianjet.com).............................(203) 453-0800

Maryland brokerage focuses on large-cabin business jets and also handles turboprops and rotorcraft.

Family-owned company buys and sells Beechcraft King Air and Piper Cheyenne turboprops, and executive jets.

Specializing in business jets, Illinois company has handled some $2.5 billion in transactions in its 45 years.

Connecticut company takes an asset-management approach to aircraft transactions and counts 30 percent of Fortune 100 companies among its fleet-planning clients.

Bell Aviation (bellaviation.com).............................(803) 822-4114 Founded in 1990. Deals in business jets and turboprops. Locations in Texas, Colorado, and South Carolina. Conducts transactions in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Bloomer deVere Dahlfors (jettransactions.com).... (800) 848-6600 Company has offices in San Jose and Newport Beach, California, and in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Boston JetSearch (bostonjetsearch.com).............(781) 274-0074 Boston-area firm, founded in 1983, exclusively represents buyers.

Boutsen Aviation (boutsen.com)........................ +377 93 30 80 02 Monaco-based firm has representation in Dubai and helps with purchase and sale of new and used aircraft.

C&J Aviation Partners (cjjets.com)........................(805) 666-4009 California company founded in 1988 handles aircraft ranging from piston singles to executive jets and classic warbirds.

Charlie Bravo Aviation (wepushtin.com)..............(512) 868-9000 Texas-based company provides market research and handles sale and acquisition of business jets, turboprops, and turbine rotorcraft.

Dallas Jet (dallasjet.com)........................................(817) 520-4009 Texas firm offers aircraft appraisals and evaluations and provides acquisition and marketing services. Buys and sells positions in new aircraft and maintains inventory of aircraft for sale.

Eagle Aviation (eagle-aviation.com)......................(803) 822-5520 South Carolina firm founded in 1967 specializes in Citation jets. Also handles piston and turboprop aircraft.

Eagle Creek Aviation Services (eagle-creek.com)... (800) 487-3331 Indiana company deals in piston and turboprop aircraft, business jets, and helicopters.

Elliott Jets (elliottjets.com).....................................(844) 937-5387 Elliott Jets is Elliott Aviation’s new, expanded sales arm built on the company’s eight decades of transaction experience.

Flightstar (flightstar.com).......................................(800) 747-4777

JBA Aviation (jba.aero)...........................................(713) 850-9300 Specializing in turbine-powered business aircraft, this Texas firm has offices in Michigan, Oklahoma, and Argentina.

JetBrokers (jetbrokers.com)...................................(636) 532-6900 Offices in St. Louis; Chicago; Detroit; Farnborough, England; and Geneva. Firm has handled more than 700 business jet and turboprop transactions over the past 20 years.

The Jet Business (thejetbusiness.com)............... +44 845 521 5555; (917) 414-1995 Brokerage dealing exclusively in long-range, large-cabin jets and executive airliners. Headquartered in a high-tech, retail-style storefront on London’s fashionable Hyde Park Circle.

Jetcraft (jetcraft.com)..............................................(919) 941-8400 North Carolina firm sells 60 or more aircraft annually from half a dozen offices across the U.S. and a dozen locations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.

Jeteffect (jeteffect.com)..........................................(562) 989-8800 Firm operates from six locations across the U.S., positioned to put brokers within 12 hours of anywhere in the world. Team includes former corporate pilots, aeronautical engineers, and finance experts.

JetQuest (jet-quest.com)........................................(512) 864-2400 Firm specializes in sale and acquisition of Cessna Citations. Offices in Texas, Ohio, and Florida.

Kansas Aircraft (kansasaircraft.com).....................(913) 782-8212 Founded in 1990. Specializes in piston and turboprop aircraft.

Leading Edge Aviation Solutions (leas.com)........(201) 891-0881 New Jersey-based family business has been a party to $10 billion in aircraft transactions. Focused on midsize and larger business aircraft, company maintains longstanding banking relationships and extended credit lines.

Mente Group (mentegroup.com)...........................(214) 351-9595 Dallas firm helps individuals and small and large companies with sales and purchases.

Illinois company offers full range of aircraft acquisition and sale services.

Mesinger Jet Sales (jetsales.com).........................(303) 444-6766 Freestream Aircraft (freestream.com)...................(201) 365-6080 Offices in London, Beijing, Bermuda, and Teterboro, New Jersey.

Established in 1982, Colorado-based, family-owned company offers expertise in aircraft sales, purchases, and operations.

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BB&T Equipment Finance (bbt.com).....................(303) 886-7008 Towson, Maryland. Contact: Steve Olson.

BMO Harris Equipment Finance (bmoharris.com)... (440) 385-4433 Westlake, Ohio. Contact: Joseph DiLallo.

Chase Equipment Finance, Inc...............................(813) 483-8246 Tampa, Florida. Contact: Chad E. Colby.

CIT Bank (cit.com)....................................................(954) 359-4639 Plantation, Florida. Contact: Jason Calloway.

CitiPrivate Bank (privatebank.citibank.com).........(212) 559-1444 New York. Contact: Ford von Weise.

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Ogarajets (ogarajets.com)...................................... (770) 955-3554

Formed in 1980, this Atlanta company specializes in business jets and has presided over some $4 billion in preowned and new aircraft transactions.

Citizens Asset Finance (citizensbank.com)...........(603) 634-7522 Manchester, New Hampshire. Contact: Donald A. Synborski.

Commerce Bank (commercebank.com).................(847) 295-4601 Lake Forest, Illinois. Contact: Sean K. Patrick.

Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management.......(312) 537-1510 Par Avion Ltd. (paravionltd.com)........................ (713) 681-0075 Houston- and Dallas-based firm, which also has a New Jersey office, specializes in sale of preowned Bombardiers, Citations, Falcons, Gulfstreams, Hawkers, and Phenoms.

Piedmont Aircraft (piedmontaircraft.com)............(336) 546-6699 North Carolina company, with roots dating to 1940, specializes in turboprop, high-performance piston, and light-jet aircraft transactions.

Pollard Aircraft Sales (pollardaircraft.com)...........(817) 626-7000 Texas firm deals in King Airs and handles transactions involving piston, turboprop, and executive jet aircraft.

Southern Cross Aviation (scross.com)..................(704) 990-7090 Founded in 1989, Florida firm specializes in turboprops and light business jets.

Waterside Aircraft Marketing (watersideaircraft.com)...........................................(203) 318-8116 Connecticut company, founded in 1996, handles turboprops and business jets.

Welsch Aviation (welschaviation.com)..................(703) 787-8800 Brokerage based in Washington, D.C. area also has offices in New York, Georgia, and Texas. Established in 1949. Assists with aircraft acquisitions, sales, and marketing. Also offers consulting services.

AIRCRAFT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 1st Source Bank.......................................................(610) 269-1683 Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Contact: Jeffrey Lindstadt.

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Chicago. Contact: David W. Rodin.

Export-Import Bank of the United States (exim.gov).................................................................(202) 565-3557 Washington, D.C. Contact: Robert F.X. Roy, Jr.

Fifth Third Equipment Finance Co. (53.com)........(857) 415-3003

Boston. Contact: Matt McNamara.

First American Equipment Finance (faef.com)......(917) 558-8460 New York. Contact: John Unchester.

First National Capital Corp. (firstncc.com)............(949) 614-1626 Foothill Ranch, California. Contact: Rob Polichetti.

First Republic Bank (firstrepublic.com).................(415) 296-5783 San Francisco. Contact: James F. Simpson.

Global Jet Capital (globaljetcapital.com)..............(319) 270-2450 Boca Raton, Florida. Contact: James Noonan.

Key Equipment Finance (keyequipmentfinance.com)...................................(216) 689-8579 Cleveland. Contact: Peter Bullen.

Northern Trust (northerntrust.com)......................(305) 789-1554 Miami. Contact: Glenda G. Pedroso.

PNC Aviation Finance (pncaviationfinance.com)....... (888) 339-2834 Boise, Idaho. Contact: Wayne Starling.

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SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing Corp......(667) 210-5612 Baltimore. Contact: Joe Hines.

Gulfstream Aerospace

Textron Financial Corp. (textron.com)...................(316) 660-1207 Wichita, Kansas. Formerly Cessna Finance Corp. Contact: Danny Maldonado.

UMB Bank (umb.com).............................................(316) 266-6002 Wichita, Kansas. Contact: Morgan Littell.

U.S. Bank Equipment Finance (usbank.com)........(303) 585-4036 Denver. Contact: Pete J. Georgelas.

Wells Fargo Private Bank (wellsfargo.com/theprivatebank)...........................(312) 592-5621 Chicago. Contact: Jan-Peter Breugelmans.

AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS Airbus Corporate Jets (airbus.com)..................+33 5 61 93 33 33 Toulouse, France. Makes ACJ318, ACJ319, ACJ320 and ACJ321, plus VVIP widebodies.

Airbus Helicopters (airbushelicopters.com)...... +800 55 55 97 97 Marignane, France. Manufactures full line of light, medium, and heavy helicopters.

Diamond Aircraft (diamondaircraft.com)..............(888) 359-2110 London, Ontario, Canada. Manufactures a full line of piston aircraft.

Eclipse Aerospace (eclipseaerospace.net).............(877) 375-7978

Albuquerque, New Mexico. Makes Eclipse 550.

Enstrom Helicopter (enstromhelicopter.com)......(906) 863-1200

Beechcraft/Textron Aviation (beechcraft.com).....(316) 517-8270

Menominee, Michigan. Manufactures light, single-engine piston and turbine helicopters.

Bell Helicopter (bellhelicopter.com).......................(817) 280-2011

Embraer (embraer.com)..........................................(954) 359-3700

Hurst, Texas. Eighty-year-old Textron-owned company has delivered more than 35,000 helicopters.

São Paulo, Brazil. Makes Phenom 100, 300; Legacy 500, 600, 650; Lineage 1000.

Boeing Business Jets (boeing.com/commercial/bbj)................................(206) 662-4660

Epic Aircraft (epicaircraft.com)...............................(541) 318-8849

Wichita, Kansas. Makes several King Air models.

Seattle. Makes BBJs plus VVIP widebodies.

Bombardier (bombardier.com).............................. (802) 764-5232 Montreal. Makes Learjet 70, 75; Challenger 350, 650; Global 5000, 6000.

Cessna Aircraft/Textron Aviation (cessna.com)...(316) 517-8270 Wichita, Kansas. Makes Caravan; Citation Mustang, M2, CJ2+, CJ3+, CJ4, XLS+, Sovereign+, and X+.

Cirrus Aircraft (cirrusaircraft.com).........................(218) 788-3000 Duluth, Minnesota. Product line includes SR22 and SR22T prop models and the Vision Jet, which is billed as a personal jet that is intended to be owner-flown.

Daher (tbm.aero).................................................+33 5 62 41 77 88 Tarbes, France. Makes TBM 900.

Dassault Falcon (dassaultfalcon.com)..............+33 1 48 35 56 78 Saint-Cloud, France. Makes Falcon 2000LX, 2000S, 900LX, 7X.

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Bend, Oregon. Makes Epic E1000 turboprop.

Gulfstream Aerospace (gulfstream.com)..............(800) 810-4853 Savannah, Georgia. Makes G150, G280, G450, G500, G550, G650, G650ER.

Honda Aircraft (hondajet.com)...............................(336) 662-0246 Greensboro, North Carolina. Makes HondaJet.

Leonardo-Finmeccanica Helicopters (leonardocompany.com).........................................(703) 373-8000 Arlington, Virginia (U.S. headquarters). Italy-based company manufactures helicopters that were previously branded as AgustaWestland.

Marenco Swisshelicopter (marenco-swisshelicopter.ch)............................. +41 44 552 33 33 Mollis, Switzerland. Builds light turbine helicopters.

MD Helicopters (mdhelicopters.com)....................(480) 346-6474 Mesa, Arizona. Product line includes MD 500E, MD 530F, MD 520N, MD600N and MD Explorer.

Piaggio Aerospace (piaggioaero.com)............... +39 0182 266050

Air Gourmet (air-gourmet.com).............................(310) 253-7700

Pilatus (pilatus-aircraft.com)................................ +41 41 61961 11

Back to Earth Organic Catering (organiccatering.com)..............................................(510) 809-0400

Genoa, Italy. Makes Avanti EVO.

Stans, Switzerland. Makes PC-12 and PC-12NG turboprops and is developing PC-24 twin-engine light jet.

Los Angeles.

Berkeley.

Piper Aircraft (piper.com)........................................(772) 567-4361

Chefs with Altitude (chefswithaltitude.com)........(877) 292-4141

Vero Beach, Florida. Makes full line of turboprops and prop models.

El Segundo.

Quest Aircraft (questaircraft.com).........................(866) 263-1112

Isaac’s Aviation Catering (isaacscatering.com)...... (760) 931-0267

Sandpoint, Idaho. Known for Kodiak turboprop.

Carlsbad.

Robinson Helicopter (robinsonheli.com)...............(310) 539-0508

Jet Finity (jetfinity.com)..........................................(866) 538-3464

Sikorsky Aircraft (sikorsky.com)............................(800) 946-4337

Stevie’s Aviation Catering (steviescatering.com)................................................. (408) 998-8408

Torrance, California. Models include R66, the company’s largest and most powerful helicopter, as well as the R22 and R44.

Stratford, Connecticut. Products include S76 and S92 helicopters and M28 turboprop airplane as well as light turbine and light piston helicopters.

Syberjet Aircraft (sj30jet.com)................................(210) 764-3500 Cedar City, Utah. Makes SJ30, which it bills as the world’s fastest and longest-range light business jet.

BUSINESS AVIATION CATERERS ALABAMA Airfare Catering........................................................(205) 871-6650 Birmingham.

San Francisco.

San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Van Nuys.

COLORADO Air Culinaire Worldwide (airculinaireworldwide.com)...................................(800) 247-2433 Aspen, Denver.

Fly-Away Gourmet Eagle (flyawaygourmet.com)................................................... (970) 328-2770 Eagle. Jet Stream Seasoning Eagle (jetstreamseasoning.com).......................................(970) 618-0610

Eagle.

ARIZONA Airfare Catering (airfarecatering.com)...................(520) 444-8033 Tucson.

KAT Air Services......................................................(719) 596-6115 Colorado Springs.

CALIFORNIA Air Culinaire Worldwide (airculinaireworldwide.com)...................................(800) 247-2433 Long Beach, San Francisco, Van Nuys.

Perfect Landing Restaurant and Corporate Aircraft Catering (theperfectlanding.com)..........................................(303) 649-4478 Englewood. CONNECTICUT 121 In Flight Catering (121inflight.com)................(877) 463-5121

Oxford.

FLORIDA Air Concierge (airconciergeinc.com)......................(561) 686-9109 West Palm Beach.

Tastefully Yours

Air Culinaire Worldwide (airculinaireworldwide.com) Tampa.........................................................................(813) 449-6251 West Palm Beach............................................................(561) 616-3225

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Blue Parrot Catering................................................(941) 727-9900 Bradenton. Chantal’s Catering (cateringstuart.com)...............(772) 283-4466 Stuart. Goddard Catering (goddard-catering.com)...........(954) 438-9855

Luciano’s Catering (lucianosmaui.com) Kahului........................................................................(808) 873-8118 Kailua-Kona.................................................................(808) 329-8985 ILLINOIS Air Culinaire Worldwide (airculinaireworldwide.com)...................................(708) 485-3900

Cooper City and 19 other locations.

Chicago.

Primo’s Gourmet Catering (primosgourmetcatering.com) Tampa.........................................................................(813) 319-8060 Orlando........................................................................(407) 857-3970

Georgis Catering Executive Services (georgiscatering.com)..............................................(773) 585-3663

Silver Lining Inflight Catering (silverlininginflightcatering.com)...........................(888) 917-1020

INDIANA Hoaglin Catering (hoaglincatering.com)................(317) 924-3389

Tastebuds Custom Catering (tastebudscustomcatering.com).............................(239) 774-3663 Naples.

KENTUCKY Beha Catering of Louisville (behacatering.com)...... (502) 968-0431

GEORGIA Cloud Nine................................................................(912) 308-0857

Gumby’s Custom Catering (gumbyscatering.com)......(502) 693-1166

Pompano Beach, West Palm Beach.

Savannah.

Events 20-20 (events2020.com)..............................(877) 210-2002 Augusta, Savannah.

Tastefully Yours (tycatering.net)............................(770) 455-7002

Chicago.

Indianapolis.

Louisville.

Old Louisville.

Masterson’s Catering (mastersons.com)...............(502) 636-2511 Louisville.

LOUISIANA Portobello Catering (portobellocatering.com)......(504) 833-2120

Atlanta.

Metairie.

HAWAII Air Service Hawaii (airservicehawaii.com)............(800) 821-3122

MASSACHUSETTS Air Culinaire Worldwide (airculinaireworldwide.com)...................................(781) 301-3455

Kauai, Kilo, Kona, Lanai, Maui, Honolulu. Silver Lining

Bedford, Boston.

Rita’s Catering (ritascatering.com)........................(617) 389-1601 Everett.

MICHIGAN FiveStar Gourmet (pentastaraviation.com)..........(248) 666-8277 Waterford. MINNESOTA Atiki’s Flight Catering (atikiscatering.com)...........(651) 647-4940 St. Paul.

Mintahoe Catering (mintahoe.com).......................(612) 253-0255 Minneapolis.

MISSOURI Aero Hawk Catering (aerohawkcatering.com).....(314) 830-1003 St. Louis.

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NEVADA Air Culinaire Worldwide (airculinaireworldwide.com)...................................(702) 798-6229 Las Vegas.

Air Gourmet (air-gourmet.com).............................(702) 639-0888 Las Vegas.

NEW JERSEY Air Culinaire Worldwide (airculinaireworldwide.com)...................................(201) 641-6006 Hackensack.

Aviation Services Network (aviationservicesnetwork.com)..............................(888) 792-4446 Teterboro.

Divine Catering (cateringbydivine.com)................(973) 820-6691 Madison. Rudy’s Inflight

NORTH CAROLINA Catering on Demand (cateringondemand.com)...... (877)-528-6868 Morrisville.

Chef Charles Catering (chefcharlescatering.com)........(704) 423-8300 Charlotte.

Temptations Everyday Gourmet (temptationseverydaygourmet.com).....................(910) 686-9343 Wilmington.

OHIO Air Culinaire (airculinaire.com)...............................(800) 247-2433 Worthington.

A Touch of Elegance (atouchofelegance.info)......(513) 231-2312 Cincinnati.

Bucci’s Inflight Catering (buccis.net).....................(440) 826-4500 Berea.

Tufo’s To Go (tufostogo.com)................................(740) 927-9024 Reynoldsburg.

OKLAHOMA TW’s Catering (twsafabcatering.com) Tulsa............................................................................(918) 582-8608 Oklahoma City...............................................................(405) 236-3500 OREGON Capers Café & Catering Co. (caperscafe.com)......(503) 252-1718

Portland.

PENNSYLVANIA Chef’s Table (cateringphiladelphia.com)...............(215) 925-8360 Philadelphia.

First Class Caterers (firstclasscaterers.com).........(412) 472-0555 Pittsburgh.

Gourmet Inflight Catering (gourmet-air.com)......(201) 460-0777

Village Catering (villagecatering.com)...................(215) 437-3337

Wood-Ridge.

Philadelphia.

Rudy’s Inflight Catering (rudysinflight.com).........(201) 727-1122 Teterboro.

TENNESSEE Gourmet Catering-To-Go........................................(615) 360-9999

NEW MEXICO Walter Burke Catering (walterburkecatering.com).....(505) 473-9600

TEXAS Abby’s Catering (abbyscatering.com)....................(281) 442-8120

Sante Fe.

NEW YORK 121 In Flight Catering (121inflight.com)................(877) 463-5121 Jamaica, Plainview.

Rudy’s Inflight Catering (rudysinflight.com).........(866) 727-1122 White Plains.

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Houston.

Air Culinaire Worldwide (airculinaireworldwide.com)...................................(469) 461-0283 Dallas.

Airway Executive Aircraft Catering........................(281) 821-7364 Houston.

Bon Voyage Catering (bonvoyagecatering.com).. (972) 951-3663 Dallas.

CANADA Skyway Catering Service (skywaycatering.com).... (905) 677-2526 Mississauga.

Inflight Classic Catering..........................................(512) 466-0902 Austin.

O’Neill’s Catering (oneillscatering.com) Austin..........................................................................(512) 247-5800 San Antonio..................................................................(210) 541-9800 UTAH Cucina Deli (cucinadeli.com)...................................(801) 322-3055

Salt Lake City.

VIRGINIA Air Culinaire Worldwide (airculinaireworldwide.com)...................................(703) 723-7090

CARIBBEAN and LATIN AMERICA Goddard Catering (goddard-catering.com)...........(954) 438-9855 20 locations.

CHINA Gate Gourmet (gategourmet.com)...................... +852 2988 7688 Hong Kong.

FRANCE Air Culinaire Worldwide (airculinaireworldwide.com)................................ +33 1 7437 1040 Paris.

Washington, D.C. area.

Dagwood’s Catering (dagwoodscatering.com)....(804) 652-1900 Richmond.

Merone’s Catering (merones.com).........................(703) 661-1463 Dulles.

Rudy’s Inflight Catering (rudysinflight.com).........(866) 727-1122 Chantilly.

WASHINGTON Air Culinaire Worldwide (airculinaireworldwide.com)...................................(206) 249-5255 Seattle.

Marcia’s Catering

Culinary Art (culinaryart.com)................................(206) 768-0677 Seattle.

INTERNATIONAL

AUSTRIA Star Catering (starcatering.at)......................... +43 2232 76048 11 Vienna.

BELGIUM Gate Gourmet (gategourmet.com)..................... +41 44 533 7000 Brussels.

BRAZIL Marcia’s Catering (marciascatering.com.br) Belo Horizonte......................................................... +55 31 3496 0055 Brasilia................................................................... +55 61 3366 5263 São Paulo................................................................. +55 11 5035 0981

La Boutique et le Café Lenôtre (lenotre.fr) Cannes...................................................................... +33 4 9706 6767 Plasir........................................................................ +33 1 5562 1515 Passpartoo Annecy-Chambery (passpartoo.fr)......+33 1 4862 0871 Paris, Le Bourget.

Premier Catering (premiercatering.fr) Nice.......................................................................... +33 4 9208 3554 Paris......................................................................... +33 1 3985 3719 Private Catering (private-catering.com)............. +33 4 8998 5291 Nice.

Upper Sky Catering (uppersky-catering.com)... +33 1 7569 0280 Le Bourget Airport.

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SWITZERLAND Canonica Catering (canonica.com)...................... +41 22 900 4400 Geneva.

Corporate Catering (corporate-catering-zurich.com)........................ +41 44 800 7130 Zurich.

DeliSky (delisky.com)........................................... +41 44 586 3110 Hergiswil.

Gate Gourmet (gategourmet.com) Basel/St. Louis...........................................................+33 3 89 90 39 01 Geneva..................................................................... +41 22 799 5014 Zurich....................................................................... +41 44 533 7328 Hubert-Marsden Catering (marsdencatering.ch)........................................... +41 44 813 48 16

Air Culinaire Worldwide

GERMANY Carlos Aviation Catering Service (inflight-catering.de)........................................ +49 151 574 67 626 Berlin.

ITALY Villa Degli Angeli (villadegliangelicatering.com)..........................+39 06 93 66 82 41 Rome.

IRELAND Gate Gourmet (gategourmet.com)...................... +353 1814 9150 Dublin. JAPAN Gate Gourmet (gategourmet.com) Kanagawa................................................................. +81 44 280 2290 Narita....................................................................... +81 476 32 1170 MEXICO Manny’s Catering (mannyscatering.com)........ +52 722 235 8555

Toluca.

NETHERLANDS Galley Cuisine (galleycuisine.com)..................... +31 06 11 74 614 Schipol Airport.

NEW ZEALAND AirCenter One (aircenterone.co.nz)....................... +64 9 275 7167

Zurich.

O’Saveurs Chocolatier (osaveurs.com)............... +41 22 301 9088 Collex.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Executive Gourmet (gategourmet.com)............. +971 2 491 7001 Al Bateen Executive Airport, Abu Dhabi.

UNITED KINGDOM Absolute Taste (absolutetaste.com)................. +44 208 870 5151 London.

Air Culinaire Worldwide (airculinaireworldwide.com).............................. +44 158 241 7475 London. Baker & Spice on Cloud 9 (bakerandspice.uk.com)..................................... +44 121 777 7000

Birmingham.

Bon Soirée Executive Aviation Catering (bonsoiree.co.uk)................................................. +44 144 287 4076 Northchurch.

Deluxe Catering (deluxe-uk.com)...................... +44 126 435 8666 Hampshire.

Auckland.

Eagles Inflight (eaglesinflight.co.uk)................. +44 186 933 8500

SWEDEN Muhren Catering (muhren.se)............................ +46 7 35 3655 65

Gate Gourmet (gategourmet.com)................... +44 755 774 0352

Stockholm.

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GastMaison (gastmaison.com)......................... +44 7799 630 153 Manchester.

Millers Catering (millers-catering.co.uk).......... +44 191 271 0055 Newcastle upon Tyne.

On Air Dining (onairdining.com)...................... +44 20 3693 3888 London (Stansted Airport).

CABIN-ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURERS Aircraft Cabin Systems (aircraftcabinsystems.com)....................................(425) 883-8008 Redmond, Washington. Video monitors. AlsterAero (alsteraero.com)............................. +49 40 248 27 120 Hamburg, Germany. Control panels and units. Alto Aviation (altoaviation.com)...........................(978) 466-5992 Sterling, Massachusetts. Cabin audio systems.

Astronics (astronics.com).......................................(716) 805-1599 East Aurora, New York. Aircraft lighting, in-seat power.

AVID (avidairlineproducts.com).............................(401) 846-1300 Middletown, Rhode Island. Noise-cancelling headphones.

Elliott Aviation

Flight Display Systems (flightdisplay.com) ..........(678) 646-8812 Alpharetta, Georgia. Entertainment components, cabin-management systems.

Gogo Business Aviation (gogoair.com).................(303) 301-3278 Broomfield, Colorado. Communications, broadband equipment.

Heads Up Technologies (heads-up.com)...............(972) 980-4890 Carrollton, Texas. Entertainment components, cabin-management systems.

Honeywell (honeywell.com)...................................(877) 841-2840

Avionics Innovations (avionicsinnovations.com)..... (760) 788-2602 Ramona, California. Audio entertainment components.

Phoenix. Cabin-management, communications, and entertainment systems.

Ball Aerospace & Technologies (ballaerospace.com)................................................(303) 939-6100

Idair (idair.aero)................................................. +49 40 5070 69416

Blue Sky Network (blueskynetwork.com)............(858) 551-3894

Inflight Entertainment Products (ifeproducts.com).....................................................(847) 844-7367

Boulder, Colorado. Laser communications, airborne antennas.

La Jolla, California. Communications equipment.

Bose (bose.com)......................................................(508) 879-7330 Framingham, Massachusetts. Noise-cancelling headphones.

Custom Control Concepts (custom-control.com)...(206) 575-0933 ent, Washington. Cabin-management, communications, and K entertainment systems.

DPI Labs (dpilabs.com)...........................................(909) 392-5777 La Verne, California. Cabin-management, entertainment systems. Elliott Aviation (elliottaviation.com).....................(309) 314-4169

Hamburg, Germany. Cabin-management, communications, and entertainment systems.

Carpentersville, Illinois. Monitors, lighting, audio/video systems.

Inmarsat (inmarsat.com).................................... +44 20 7728 1020 London. Satellite communications services.

Intheairnet (intheairnet.com)..................................(949) 660-0666 Irvine, California. Cabin-entertainment components, cabin-management systems.

Iridium Communications (iridium.com).................(703) 287-7400 McLean, Virginia. Satellite communications services.

Company has locations in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Des Moines, Iowa; and Moline, Illinois. Audio and communications equipment and more.

LiveTV (livetv.net)....................................................(321) 308-3900

Esterline CMC Electronics (esterline.com)...........(678) 654-6508

Lufthansa Technik (lufthansa-technik.com)..... +49 40 5070 3212

Saint Laurent, Canada. Airborne antennas.

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Melbourne, Florida. Cabin-entertainment systems, satellite TV.

Hamburg, Germany. Cabin-management, entertainment systems.

Mid Continent Controls (midcontinentcontrols.com)...................................(316) 789-0088

Sennheiser Electronic Corp. (sennheiser.com).....(860) 434-9190 Old Lyme, Connecticut. Headphones.

Derby, Kansas. Cabin-management, entertainment systems.

OnAir (onair.aero) Communications services. Seattle.........................................................................(206) 607-2700 Geneva..................................................................... +44 22 747 6459

SkyTheater Entertainment Systems (skytheater.com)......................................................(954) 328-1928 Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Custom theater entertainment systems.

Teac America (teac.com).........................................(323) 726-0303 Montebello, California. Video and audio players.

Panasonic Avionics Corp. (panasonic.aero)..........(949) 672-2000 Lake Forest, California. Cabin-entertainment, communications.

Teledyne Controls (teledynecontrols.com)...........(310) 765-3600

PGA Avionics (an Astronics company) (pga-avionics.com)................................................ +33 2 5407 9090

Thales Inflight Avionics Systems...........................(949) 660-7722

Montierchaume, France. Cabin electronics.

Irvine, California. Communications, broadband equipment.

PS Engineering (ps-engineering.com)...................(800) 427-2376

TrueNorth Avionics (truenorthavionics.com).......(613) 224-3301

Lenoir City, Tennessee. Audio-control systems.

Ottawa, Canada. Communications equipment.

Rockwell Collins Cabin Systems (rockwellcollins.com)...............................................(714) 929-3000

ViaSat (viasat.com)..................................................(760) 476-2200

Tustin, California. Cabin-management, communications, and entertainment systems.

Rosen Aviation Displays (rosenaviation.com)......(888) 668-4955 Eugene, Oregon. Communications, entertainment equipment.

Row44 (row44.com).................................................(310) 437-6000 Marina Del Rey, California. Communications, broadband connectivity.

Satcom 1 (satcom1.com)........................................ +45 4615 4546 Greve, Denmark. Internet, communications, and satellite services.

SD (satcomdirect.com)............................................(888) 448-9003 Satellite Beach, Florida. Satellite services.

El Segundo, California. Entertainment systems.

Carlsbad, California. Satellite networking, broadband equipment.

COMPLETION and REFURBISHMENT CENTERS 328 Support Services (328.eu)..................... +49 8153 88111 2700 Wessling, Germany. Completion and refurbishment and MRO, focus on airliner executive/VIP conversion.

ACH Aircraft Interiors (ach-aeronefs.com)......... +33 549 0049 40 Poitiers, France. Completion and refurbishment.

Aeria Luxury Interiors (aeriainteriors.com)...........(210) 293-3200 San Antonio. Completion and refurbishment.

Aero Air (aeroair.com).............................................(503) 640-3711 Hillsboro, Oregon. Refurbishment.

Rockwell Collins Cabin Systems

Aero Comfort (aerocomfort.com).…………...........(210) 340-0177 San Antonio. Refurbishment.

Aero-Dienst Gmbh (aero-dienst.de)..................... .+49 911 9356 0 Nuremberg, Germany. Refurbishment.

Aero Experts Group (aero-experts.com).…….... +33 531 615 180 Toulouse, France. Design, completion and refurbishment.

Aero-Nasch Aviation (aeronasch.com)..................(818) 786-5480 Van Nuys, California. Refurbishment.

Aero Sky (aerosky.com)..........................................(210) 829-1701 San Antonio. Refurbishment.

Aerosmith Aviation, Inc. (aerosmithaviation.com)......(903) 643-0898 Longview, Texas. Refurbishment.

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Aerostyl (aerostyl.ru)............................................. +7 495 5565967 Moscow. Refurbishment.

Associated Air Center

Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (airbuscorporatejetcentre.com)........................... +33 567 198 854 Toulouse, France. Airbus ACJ aircraft line completion.

Air Methods Products Division (airmethods.com)......................................................... (303) 792-7400 Englewood, Colorado. Helicopter EMS completion and refurbishment.

AirSat One (airsatone.com)....................................(302) 327-9999 Chesterfield, Missouri. Cabin communications.

Akridge Aircraft Interiors........................................(214) 904-9099 Dallas. Refurbishment.

Aloft AeroArchitects (patsaircraft.com).................(855) 236-1638 Georgetown, Delaware. Company formerly known as PATS Aircraft Systems offers completion, refurbishment, focus on airliner executive/VIP conversion.

Bombardier Aerospace (aerospace.bombardier.com)..................................(469) 791-4000

Alpha Omega Jet Services (aojets.com)...............(903) 438-9922

Dallas. Bombardier aircraft refurbishment.

Altitude Aerospace Interiors (altitude.ai.com).......+64 9 222 3999

Boutsen Design (boutsen.com/design/index.php)....................... +377 93 30 84 46

Sulphur Springs, Texas. Refurbishment.

Auckland, New Zealand. Completion and refurbishment.

Monaco. Custom design.

Amac Aerospace (amacaerospace.com)............. +41 58 310 3131

Buchanan Aviation Services (buchananaviation.com)..........................................(925) 691-9676

Basel, Switzerland. Completion and refurbishment.

Concord, California. Refurbishment.

American Aircraft Interiors (americanaircraftinteriors.com)..............................(800) 550-9276 Carlsbad, California. Refurbishment.

Burnet Interiors (a TAG company) (burnetinteriors.com)............................................ +41 22 717 0055 Geneva. Refurbishment.

ART Maintenance (artmaintenance.com)..............(870) 532-0402 Blytheville, Arkansas. Refurbishment.

Associated Air Center (associated.aero)................. (214) 350-4111 Dallas. Refurbishment.

Aviation Etcetera (aviationetcetera.com)..............(514) 633-7000 Dorval, Quebec, Canada. Refurbishment.

Aviation Interior Services (aviationinteriorservicesinc.com)...........................(501) 279-2842 Searcy, Arkansas. Refurbishment.

Avmats (avmats.com).............................................(636) 532-2674 Chesterfield, Missouri. Refurbishment.

Avocet Aviation Services (avocet.aero).................(407) 585-6201

Capital Aviation (capitalaviation.com).. .………….(405) 495-1141 Bethany, Oklahoma. Refurbishment.

Cascade Aerospace (cascadeaerospace.com).......(604) 850-7372 Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. Completion and refurbishment.

Cimarron Aircraft (cimarronaircraft.com)..............(405) 262-5444 El Reno, Oklahoma. Refurbishment.

Classic Interior Completions (classicinteriorinc.com)............................................(440) 476-5057 Willoughby, Ohio. Refurbishment.

Comlux Completion America (comluxaviation.com) ��(317) 472-7370

Sanford, Florida. Refurbishment.

Indianapolis. Completion and refurbishment center, airliner executive/ VIP conversion.

Bizjet (bizjetinternational.com)..............................(918) 832-7733

Constant Aviation (constantaviation.com)...........(216) 265-2323

Tulsa, Oklahoma. Refurbishment.

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Embraer (embraer.com) Melbourne, Florida.........................................................(954) 359-3487 São José does Campos, Brazil........................................ +55 12 3927 1000 São Paulo, Brazil....................................................... +55 16 3338 9000 Executive Air (executive-air.com)...........................(701) 258-5024

Bismarck, North Dakota. Refurbishment.

Farnborough Aircraft Interiors (aircraftinteriors.co.uk)....................................... +44 1 252 377234 Farnborough, United Kingdom. Refurbishment.

Field Aviation (fieldav.com)....................................(905) 676-1540 Mississauga, Canada. Refurbishment.

Flightstar (flightstar.com).......................................(800) 747-4777 Illinois company offers wide range of interior services, including cabin reconfiguration and modification.

Flying Colours

Flying Colours (flyingcolourscorp.com).................(705) 742-4688 Peterborough, Canada. Completion and refurbishment.

Dassault Aircraft Services (das.falconjet.com).......(302) 322-7006

Fokker Services (fokkerservices.com) �� +31 78 64 19911

New Castle, Delaware. Refurbishment of Falcon aircraft.

Hoofddorp, Netherlands. Refurbishment.

Dassault Falcon Jet (das.falconjet.com).……........(800) 643-9511

GAL Mena Aerospace (mena.aero)..................... +973 17 336 558

Little Rock, Arkansas. Completion of Falcon Jets.

Dassault Falcon Jet (dassaultfalcon.com).......... +33 1 4934 2026 Le Bourget, France. Falcon Jet refurbishment.

Delta Interior Design (deltainterior.com)......... +39 031 357 4960 Sirone, Italy. Completion and refurbishment.

Duncan Aviation (duncanaviation.aero)................(800) 228-4277 Battle Creek, Michigan. Completion and refurbishment. EAD Interior Design (ead-aerospace.com)......... +33 562 130 870 Saint-Lys, France. Completion and refurbishment, design.

Eagle Aviation (eagle-aviation.com)......................(803) 822-5555 West Columbia, South Carolina. Refurbishment.

Eagle-Creek Aviation (eagle-creek.com)................(800) 487-3331 Indianapolis. Refurbishment.

EH Aviation Advisors (aviation-advisors.ch)...... +41 61 535 6396 Basel, Switzerland. Cabin design and engineering.

Elisen Technologies (elisen.com)...........................(514) 636-5454 Montreal. Refurbishment.

Elliott Aviation (elliottaviation.com)......................(309) 799-2010 Moline, Illinois. Refurbishment.

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Muharaq, Bahrain. Refurbishment.

Gama Aviation (gamaaviation.com)................ +44 1 252 553 029 Hampshire, United Kingdom. Completion and refurbishment.

GDC Technics (gdctechnics.com)...........................(210) 496-5614

San Antonio. Completion and refurbishment, focus on airliner executive/ VIP conversion.

Giotto Air (giottoair.com).......................................(408) 799-9095 San Jose, California. Helicopter and fixed-wing refurbishment.

Global Aircraft Interiors (globalaircraftinteriors.com)...................................(631) 981-8470 Ronkonkoma, New York. Refurbishment.

Greenpoint Technologies (greenpnt.com)............(425) 828-2777 Kirkland, Washington. Completion and refurbishment, focus on airliner executive/VIP conversion.

Gulfstream Service Centers (gulfstream.com)

Completion and refurbishment. Appleton, Wisconsin........................................................(920) Brunswick, Georgia.........................................................(912) Dallas..........................................................................(214) Long Beach, California....................................................(562) Savannah, Georgia.........................................................(912)

735-7000 267-6300 902-7500 420-1818 965-3000

Haeco (Taeco) Aircraft Engineering (taeco.com/s8.asp).............................................. +86 592 573 7621 Xiamen, China. Independent completion and refurbishment.

Hangar R (hangar-r.com).........................................(469) 865-2110 Grand Prairie, Texas. Completion and refurbishment.

Helicopter Specialties (helicopterspecialties.net).......................................(608) 758-1701 Janesville, Wisconsin. Helicopter completion and refurbishment.

Heli-One USA (heli-one.ca).....................................(604) 952-7700

Kvand Aircraft Interiors (kvand.com)

Completion and refurbishment. Moscow..................................................................... +7 495 749 43 37 Minsk, Belarus.......................................................... +375 17 222 5656

L-3 Platform Integration (L-3vipinteriors.com).....(254) 867-2525

Waco, Texas. Completion and refurbishment, twin-aisle airliner conversion.

Legacy Aviation Services (legacy-aviation.com)...(405) 350-2100 Yukon, Oklahoma. Refurbishment.

Delta, British Columbia, Canada. Helicopter completion and refurbishment.

LifePort Inc. (lifeport.com)......................................(360) 225-1212

Helispec.....................................................................(334) 527-0020

Lotus Aviation Group (lotusaviationgroup.com)... (954) 489-9001

Brantley, Alabama. Helicopter completion and refurbishment.

Heritage Aviation Services (heritageaviationltd.com)........................................(972) 988-8000 Grand Prairie, Texas. Helicopter completion and refurbishment.

Hillaero Modification Center (hillaero.com)..........(402) 474-5074 Lincoln, Nebraska. Completion and refurbishment.

Iacobucci HF Aerospace (ihfelectronics.com)........+39 0775 39251 Ferantino, Italy. Seats, interior components.

Woodland, Washington. Helicopter completion and refurbishment.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Refurbishment.

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (lbas.de)................................................................ +49 30 8875 4600

Berlin, Germany. Completion, refurbishment, and MRO.

Lufthansa Technik. (lufthansa-technik.com).......... +49 40 5070 0 Hamburg, Germany. Completion and refurbishment and MRO; focus on airliner executive/VIP conversion.

Mecaer Aviation Group (mecaer.com)

Innotech Aviation (innotechaviation.com)............(514) 636-8484

Completion and refurbishment. Borgomanero, Italy....................................................... +39 0322 83711 Philadelphia..................................................................(267) 341-0130

Interior Development Group (idgjets.com)...........(770) 234-9142

Metrica Aviation (an Aero-Dienst partner) (metrica-aviation.de)............................................. +49 2536 3309 0

Montreal. Completion and refurbishment, aligned with Bombardier Aerospace. Chamblee, Georgia. Refurbishment.

Interiors By Brazil (interiorsbybrazil.com).............(254) 848-4980 McGregor, Texas. Refurbishment.

International Jet Interiors (intljet.com).................(631) 737-5900 Ronkonkoma, New York. Refurbishment.

JCB Aero (jcbaero.com)....................................... +33 5 62 07 7171 Auch, France. Completion and refurbishment.

Senden, Germany. Refurbishment.

Metro Aviation (metroaviation.com).....................(800) 467-5529 Shreveport, Louisiana. Helicopter completion/refurbishment.

New United Goderich (newunitedgoderich.com).......................................(519) 228-6052 Huron Park, Ontario, Canada. Refurbishment.

Jet Aviation (jetaviation.com)

Completion and refurbishment. Basel, Switzerland........................................................ +41 58 158 4111 Geneva...................................................................... +41 58 158 1058 Singapore.................................................................... +65 6481 53111 St. Louis........................................................................(618) 646-8000

Jim Miller Aircraft Painting.....................................(830) 278-3375 Uvalde, Texas. Exterior paint.

KD Aviation/Reese (kdaviation.com).....................(609) 259-4200 Robbinsville, New Jersey. Paint shop.

King Aerospace (kingaerospace.com)....................(972) 248-4886 Addison, Texas. Refurbishment.

Innotech Aviation

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OHS Aircraft Service (ohs-aviationservices.de).......+49 30 88 75 4370 Schoenfeld, Germany. Refurbishment.

Rotorcraft Services Group (rotorcraftservices.com)..........................................(817) 624-6600 Fort Worth, Texas. Helicopter refurbishment.

Ormond Aircraft (ormondaircraft.com).................(386) 672-4022 Ormond Beach, Florida. Refurbishment.

RUAG Aviation (ruag.com)................................. +41 31 376 64 50

Penta Aviation Services (penta-aviation.com)......(604) 273-4649 Vancouver International Airport Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Refurbishment.

Pentastar Aviation (pentastaraviation.com).........(800) 662-9612 Waterford, Michigan. Offers wide range of cabin design services.

RUAG Aviation

Bern, Switzerland. Completion and refurbishment.

Sabena Technics (sabenatechnics.com)............. +31 1 5654 4230 Paris. Independent completions and refurbishment.

Sabreliner (sabrelineraviation.com).......................(573) 543-2212 Perryville, Missouri. Refurbishment.

Sierra Completions (sierracompletions.com).......(303) 347-7440

Sparks, Nevada. Serves VVIPs and does design, completion, and modification of aircraft.

Sikorsky (sikorsky.com)..........................................(800) 496-4337 Stratford, Connecticut. Helicopter completion and refurbishment.

Southstar Aircraft Interiors (southstarinteriors.com)..........................................(830) 278-4108 Uvalde, Texas. Refurbishment.

SR Technics (srtechnics.com).............................. +41 58 688 6666 Zurich, Switzerland. Independent completion and refurbishment.

ST Aerospace (staero.aero)..................................... +65 6287 1111 Paya Lebar, Singapore. Completion and refurbishment.

PrivateSky Aviation Services (privatesky.net).….(239) 225-6100 Fort Myers, Florida. Refurbishment.

PRO Aircraft Interiors (proaircraftinteriors.com)........................................(954) 786-0908

Stambaugh Aviation (stambaughaviation.com).......................................(912) 265-7244 Brunswick, Georgia. Completion and refurbishment, single- and twin-aisle conversions.

Standard Aero (standardaero.com).......................(480) 377-3100 Scottsdale, Arizona. Refurbishment.

Pompano Beach, Florida. Refurbishment.

Ranger Aviation (rangeraviation.com)...................(325) 949-3773 San Angelo, Texas. Refurbishment.

RAS (rascompletions.co.uk)............................... +44 1959 576 747

Standard Aero (associated.aero)............................(214) 350-4111 Dallas. Refurbishment. StarPortUSA (starportusa.com).............................(407) 321-8880 Sanford, Florida. Refurbishment.

Kent, United Kingdom. Refurbishment.

Starling Aerospace Interiors (fly-sai.com)......... +44 1372 378079 Richmor Jet Center (richmor.com)........................(800) 331 6101

Colinbrook, United Kingdom. Completion and refurbishment.

New Windsor, New York. Refurbishment.

Stevens Aviation (stevensaviation.com) Robinson Aircraft Interiors (robinsonair.com)......(469) 635-5050 Coppell, Texas. Refurbishment.

Rose Aircraft Service (roseaircraft.com)................(479) 392-2551 Mena, Arkansas. Refurbishment.

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Refurbishment. Greenville, South Carolina...............................................(800) Dayton, Ohio.................................................................(937) Denver.........................................................................(800) Nashville, Tennessee.........................................................(615)

359-7838 454-3400 824-1938 365-2121

SureFlight (sureflight.com).....................................(484) 718-3136

AirSure (airsure.com)..............................................(303) 526-5300

Textron Aviation (beechcraft.com)

AON Risk Services (aon.com).................................(212) 479-3233

Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Refurbishment.

Completion and refurbishment of all Cessna Citation aircraft. Atlanta........................................................................(404) 699-9200 Houston........................................................................(713) 567-5000 Indianapolis..................................................................(317) 241-2893 Monterrey, Mexico......................................................+52 81-8851-7000 Tampa, Florida..............................................................(813) 878-4500 Toluca, Mexico.......................................................... +52 722 279 1685 Wichita, Kansas.............................................................(316) 676-4500 Wilmington, Delaware....................................................(302) 561-6900

Cessna Citation Service Centers (cessna.com) Greensboro, North Carolina..............................................(877) Milwaukee, Wisconsin......................................................(877) Mesa, Arizona................................................................(877) Newburgh, New York......................................................(877) Orlando, Florida............................................................(877) Sacramento, California...................................................(877) San Antonio..................................................................(877) Wichita, Kansas.............................................................(877)

859-4476 851-5653 855-4292 851-4793 851-4626 851-4763 821-4728 857-4428

Talco Aviation (talcoaviation.com)........................(210) 319-4371

San Antonio. Refurbishment.

Trimec Aviation (trimecaviation.com)...................(817) 626-1376 Fort Worth, Texas. Refurbishment.

TruAtlantic (formerly Atlantic Aero) (truatlantic.com).......................................................(336) 992-1100 Kernersville, North Carolina. Refurbishment.

Western Aircraft (westair.com)..............................(800) 333-3442 Boise, Idaho. Refurbishment.

West Star Aviation (weststaraviation.com)

Refurbishment. East Alton, Illinois..........................................................(800) 922-2421 Grand Junction, Colorado................................................(970) 243-7500

Yingling Aviation (yinglingaviation.com)..............(316) 943-3246

Wichita, Kansas. Refurbishment.

Golden, Colorado. Contact: Bill Behan.

New York. Contact: Tracy Toro.

AIS Gallagher (ajg.com/industries/aviation).......(702) 647-2333

Las Vegas. Contact: Brad Meinhardt.

Chartis Aerospace....................................................(404) 249-1800 Atlanta. Contact: Linda Parent at Insurance Services, Inc.

Falcon Insurance Agency, Inc.................................(830) 257-1000 Kerrville, Texas. Contact: John Allen.

Crystal & Company, Inc...........................................(212) 504-5850 New York. Contact: Louis M. Timpanaro, Jr.

Hope Aviation Insurance, Inc..................................(800) 342-4673 Columbia, South Carolina. Contact: Stuart Hope.

John F. Throne & Co................................................(206) 622-3636 Seattle. Contact: Brint Smith.

Insurance Office of America....................................(770) 308-2398 Atlanta. Contact: John C. Averill at Aerospace Division.

L.L. Johns & Assoc., Inc..........................................(248) 666-4400 Waterford, Michigan. Contact: Stephen Johns.

Marsh USA, Inc........................................................(404) 995-2480 Atlanta. Contact: Nancy P. Gratzer.

NationAir Insurance Agencies, Inc.........................(630) 584-7552 West Chicago. Contact: Jeff Bauer.

PIM Aviation Insurance...........................................(316) 942-0699 Wichita, Kansas. Contact: Timothy K. Bonnell, Sr.

Travers Aviation Insurance.....................................(800) 888-9859 St. Louis, Missouri. Contact: Glen Travers.

Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc..............(404) 923-3665 Atlanta. Contact: Dean Anderson.

Willis Global Aviation..............................................(212) 915-8213 New York. Contact: Melissa Harder.

Zodiac Aerospace (zodiacaerospace.com).......+33 1 61 34 23 23 Plaisir, France. Refurbishment.

Wings Insurance Agency.........................................(952) 942-8800 Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Contact: Steve Bruss.

HULL AND LIABILITY INSURANCE BROKERS Air-Sur (air-sur.com)................................................(386) 672-8210 Ormond Beach, Florida. Contact: Thomas K. Coughlin.

TITLE INSURANCE AGENT

Global Aviation Title Insurance Agency................(405) 552-2201 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Contact: Frank L. Polk.

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Airbus A318 Elite

As soon as its first owner departs from the manufacturer’s delivery center, a new airplane technically becomes used (or preowned). For various reasons, however, 10 years after an aircraft’s final production date is generally considered the milestone separating “newer” used business aircraft from “older” ones. In deciding which aircraft to cover, we went well past this 10-year mark to provide information on all business airplanes and helicopters manufactured since 1999. This means our list includes some models built before that year, as long as they were still being produced as recently as 1999. As a rule, a long production run is indicative of a successful aircraft. Visit bjtonline.com/AircraftGuide for the most up-to-date version of these listings.

GENERAL SPECS USED PRICES Airplane and some helicopter selling prices are based on the latest edition of the Aircraft Bluebook Price Digest. Additional helicopter pricing data is from helicopter appraisers HeliValues. Citation XLS

Eclipse 550 Boeing BBJ 3

PASSENGER SEATING The typical passenger seating on the aircraft is not the maximum certified seats. These numbers may vary for different operations (corporate, commercial, EMS, etc.). CABIN DIMENSIONS Cabin volume is the interior volume, with headliner in place, without seats or other furnishings. Cabin width, height and length are based on a completed interior. Width and height are the maximum within that cabin space. In “cabin-class” aircraft, the length is measured from the cockpit divider to the aft pressure bulkhead (or aft cabin bulkhead, if unpressurized). For small-cabin aircraft, the distance is from the cockpit firewall to the aft bulkhead.

Nextant 400XTi Hawker 800XPR

RANGE For jets and turboprops, the maximum IFR range with four passenger seats occupied, using the NBAA IFR alternate fuel reserve calculation for a 200-nm alternate. For helicopters, the VFR range with all passenger seats occupied.

Learjet 70

Falcon 8X

PRODUCTION STARTED/ENDED Year of the first delivery to the year of the last serial-number delivery.

HondaJet

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Aircraft Guide jets Price ($ millions) Aircraft Name

New

Production

Used

(min)

(max)

Cabin

Year started

Year ended

Number built

Pax

Volume

Height

Width

Length

Range

(typical)

(cu ft)

(ft)

(nm)

Airbus A318 Elite

$72.0

$55.0

$70.0

2005

In Production

5,300

7.3

12.1

70.9

6,360

ACJ319 (ACJ)

$87.0

$55.0

$85.0

1998

In Production

5,843

7.3

12.1

78.8

6,360

A320

$95.0

$43.0

$93.0

1989

In Production

6,825

7.3

12.1

91.0

6,360

ACJ321

$110.0

$14.0

$60.9

1997

In Production

N/A

8,547

7.3

12.1

113.8

N/A

Beechcraft/Textron Aviation Beechjet 400A

$6.7

$0.55

$1.4

1990

2003

351

305

4.8

4.9

15.6

1,318

Hawker 4000

$22.9

$5.0

$6.0

2008

2012

746

6.0

6.5

25.0

3,177

Hawker 400XP

$7.8

$1.5

$2.6

2004

2010

252

305

4.8

4.9

15.5

1,318

Hawker 400XPR*

N/A

$2.8

$2.9

N/A

305

4.8

4.9

15.5

1,817

Hawker 750

$13.3

$3.3

$4.8

2008

2011

551

5.8

6.0

21.3

2,081

Hawker 800XP

$13.2

$1.8

$3.4

1995

2005

474

551

5.8

6.0

21.3

2,539

Hawker 800XPi

$13.2

$3.4

2005

N/A

551

5.8

6.0

21.3

2,539

Hawker 800XPR*

N/A

$1.7

$3.7

1995

2005

N/A

551

5.8

6.0

21.3

2,825

Hawker 850XPR*

$14.1

$3.8

$4.8

2006

2009

121

551

5.8

6.0

21.3

2,615

Hawker 900XP

$16.1

$5.0

$7.0

2007

2012

196

551

5.8

6.0

21.3

2,825

Premier I

$5.7

$1.1

$1.5

2001

2005

133

285

5.4

5.5

13.6

1,072

Premier IA

$7.1

$1.6

$2.8

2006

2012

165

285

5.4

5.5

13.6

1,072

BBJ

$71.4

$41.0

$70.1

1998

In Production

120

5,396

7.0

11.5

79.2

6,230

BBJ 2

$88.8

$62.5

$87.5

2001

In Production

6,525

7.0

11.5

98.5

5,722

BBJ 3

$96.5

$78.9

$95.5

2006

In Production

7,290

7.0

11.5

107.3

5,722

$21.0

$8.8

$18.5

2003

2014

456

930

6.1

7.2

23.7

3,220

Boeing

Bombardier Challenger 300 Challenger 350

$26.7

$19.5

$22.0

2014

In Production

119

1,002

6.1

7.2

23.7

N/A

Challenger 604

$26.8

$4.2

$10.0

1996

2007

366

1,146

6.1

8.2

28.4

4,033

Challenger 605

$31.0

$11.0

$24.0

2007

2015

288

1,146

6.1

8.2

28.4

4,063

Challenger 650

$31.5

$24.0

2015

In Production

1,146

6.1

8.2

28.4

N/A

Challenger 850

$32.0

$14.0

$29.0

2006

2012

1,964

6.1

8.2

48.4

2,946

Global 5000

$49.0

$15.0

$43.0

2004

In Production

211

1,889

6.3

8.2

42.5

5,137

Global 6000

$62.3

$39.0

$50.0

2011

In Production

238

2,002

6.3

8.2

48.4

6,390

Global Express

$45.5

$12.5

$18.3

1999

2005

148

2,002

6.3

8.2

48.4

6,460

Global Express XRS

$58.5

$20.0

$33.0

2005

2012

171

2,002

6.3

8.2

48.4

6,390

Learjet 31A

$6.5

$0.65

$1.6

1991

2003

209

281

4.4

5.0

12.9

1,251

Learjet 40

$8.0

$1.8

$2.8

2004

2007

369

4.9

5.1

17.7

1,631

Learjet 40XR

$10.8

$2.1

$6.8

2005

2014

369

4.9

5.1

17.7

1,601

Learjet 45

$10.3

$2.2

$3.8

1998

2007

249

415

4.9

5.1

19.8

1,889

Learjet 45XR

$13.2

$3.4

$5.3

2003

2012

211

415

4.9

5.1

19.8

1,841

Learjet 60

$12.6

$1.4

$2.4

1993

2003

316

447

5.7

5.9

17.7

2,134

Learjet 60XR

$14.7

$3.8

$6.3

2006

2013

114

447

5.7

5.9

17.7

2,182

Learjet 70

$11.3

$7.0

$7.8

2013

In Production

369

4.9

5.1

17.7

1,920

Learjet 75

$13.8

$8.5

$11.0

2013

In Production

415

4.9

5.1

19.8

1,899

*The XPR variants are part of factory remanufacturing program. Delivery of the first example

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Aircraft Guide jets Price ($ millions) Aircraft Name

New

Production

Cabin

Year ended

Number built

Pax

Volume

Height

Width

Length

Range

(max)

Year started

(typical)

(cu ft)

(ft)

(nm)

Used

(min)

Cessna/Textron Aviation Citation Bravo

$6.2

$1.4

$2.7

1997

2006

337

292

4.7

4.8

15.8

1,610

Citation CJ1

$4.1

$1.4

$1.9

2000

2005

199

201

4.8

11.0

887

Citation CJ1+

$5.2

$2.1

$3.3

2005

2011

103

201

4.8

11.0

1,022

Citation CJ2

$5.7

$2.4

$3.0

2000

2006

243

248

4.8

13.6

1,331

Citation CJ2+

$6.5

$3.2

$6.1

2005

2014

266

248

4.8

13.6

1,452

Citation CJ3

$8.3

$3.8

$6.1

2004

2013

416

286

4.8

15.7

1,748

Citation CJ3+

$8.0

$7.1

2014

In Production

286

4.8

15.7

N/A

Citation CJ4

$9.0

$6.5

$8.5

2010

In Production

215

293

4.8

17.3

2,022

Citation Encore

$8.1

$2.6

$3.7

2000

2006

169

314

4.8

17.3

1,695

Citation Encore+

$9.2

$3.7

$4.7

2006

2011

314

4.8

17.3

1,712

Citation Excel

$10.3

$2.2

$3.4

1998

2004

373

422

5.7

5.5

18.5

1,786

CitationJet

$3.7

$0.90

$1.3

1993

1999

359

205

4.8

11.0

865

Citation Latitude

$16.3

2015

In Production

587

6.0

6.4

28.1

2,787

Citation M2

$4.5

$3.9

$4.2

2013

In Production

106

201

4.8

11.0

N/A

Citation Mustang

$3.4

$1.6

$3.4

2006

In Production

464

163

4.5

4.6

9.8

800

Citation Sovereign

$17.8

$5.5

$12.5

2004

2013

349

571

5.7

5.5

25.3

2,920

Citation Sovereign+

$17.9

$12.5

$14.5

2013

In Production

585

5.7

5.5

25.3

3,095

Citation Ultra

$7.4

$1.2

$1.7

1994

1999

279

310

4.8

17.3

1,567

Citation VII

$11.4

$1.5

$2.7

1992

2000

119

422

5.7

5.5

18.4

1,742

Citation X

$23.1

$3.0

$13.0

1996

2012

323

538

5.7

5.5

23.9

3,140

Citation X+

$23.4

$17.0

$20.0

2013

In Production

593

5.7

5.5

25.2

N/A

Citation XLS

$11.3

$3.7

$5.0

2004

2008

332

422

5.7

5.5

18.5

1,871

Citation XLS+

$12.8

$6.2

$11.5

2008

In Production

199

422

5.7

5.5

18.5

1,896

$1.96

N/A

2016

In Production

N/A

170

4.1

5.1

11.5

N/A

Falcon 2000

$24.6

$3.7

$10.0

1995

2007

231

1,028

6.2

7.7

31.2

3,213

Falcon 2000DX

$29.5

$12.0

$15.0

2007

2010

1,028

6.2

7.7

31.2

N/A

Falcon 2000EX EASy

$30.2

$11.0

$16.0

2004

2009

136

1,028

6.2

7.7

31.2

N/A

Falcon 2000LX

$32.9

$15.5

$21.0

2007

2013

128

1,028

6.2

7.7

31.2

4,095

Falcon 2000LXS

$33.7

$25.0

$29.0

2013

In Production

1,028

6.2

7.7

31.2

4,065

Falcon 2000S

$28.4

$22.0

$25.0

2013

In Production

1,028

6.2

7.7

31.2

3,601

Falcon 50EX

$21.4

$3.5

$7.10

1997

2007

100

569

5.9

6.1

23.5

3,366

Falcon 7X

$53.8

$22.0

$49.0

2007

In Production

269

1,506

6.2

7.7

39.1

5,803

Cirrus Vision SF50* Dassault

Falcon 8X

$57.5

2016

In Production

N/A

1,695

6.2

7.7

42.7

N/A

Falcon 900B

$26.2

$3.5

$8.50

1986

2000

149

1,270

6.2

7.7

33.2

4,000

Falcon 900C

$31.6

$7.7

$11.8

1998

2005

1,270

6.2

7.7

33.2

4,000

Falcon 900DX

$38.0

$14.5

$19.5

2005

2010

1,270

6.2

7.7

33.2

4,050

Falcon 900EX EASy

$41.4

$16.5

$24.0

2003

2010

249

1,270

6.2

7.7

33.2

4,630

Falcon 900LX

$42.2

$25.5

$40.0

2010

In Production

1,270

6.2

7.7

33.2

4,750

* preliminary data

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Aircraft Guide jets Price ($ millions) Aircraft Name

New

Production

Cabin

Year ended

Number built

Pax

Volume

Height

Width

Length

Range

(max)

Year started

(typical)

(cu ft)

(ft)

(nm)

Used

(min)

Embraer Legacy 450

$16.6

$16.0

2015

In Production

705

6.0

6.8

24.0

2,575

Legacy 500

$20.0

$18.0

$19.0

2014

In Production

823

6.0

6.8

27.5

3,125

Legacy 600

$26.0

$6.2

$26.0

2002

In Production

193

1,656

6.0

6.9

49.8

3,429

Legacy 650

$31.6

$15.0

$26.0

2010

In Production

1,656

6.0

6.9

49.8

3,919

Lineage 1000

$53.0

$32.0

$36.0

2008

2013

3,914

6.6

8.8

84.3

4,554

Lineage 1000E

$53.0

$39.0

$43.0

2014

In Production

N/A

3,914

6.6

8.8

84.3

N/A

Phenom 100

$4.1

$2.1

$3.4

2008

2013

304

212

4.9

5.1

11.0

1,045

Phenom 100E

$4.2

$3.6

$3.9

2014

In Production

212

4.9

5.1

11.0

N/A

Phenom 300

$9.0

$6.2

$8.5

2009

In Production

353

324

4.9

5.1

17.2

1,974

GIV-SP

$32.8

$4.2

$8.2

1992

2002

287

1,658

6.2

7.3

45.1

4,136

$43.1

$10.5

$15.5

1995

2002

194

1,812

6.2

7.3

50.1

6,500

G100

$12.1

$2.6

$3.7

2001

2006

304

5.6

4.8

17.1

2,790

G150

$15.7

$4.8

$13.7

2005

In Production

120

521

5.8

17.7

3,018

G200

$23.3

$3.8

$9.8

1999

2011

248

869

6.3

7.2

24.5

3,394

G280

$24.5

$17.5

$21.5

2012

In Production

888

6.3

7.2

32.3

3,400

G300

$25.5

$5.5

$6.5

2003

2004

1,658

6.2

7.3

45.1

3,774

G350

$36.0

$8.0

$19.0

2004

2011

1,658

6.2

7.3

45.1

3,846

G400

$32.5

$9.0

$10.0

2003

2004

1,658

6.2

7.3

45.1

4,136

G450

$43.2

$14.0

$30.0

2004

In Production

359

1,658

6.2

7.3

45.1

4,363

G500

$50.5

$15.0

$30.0

2003

2012

1,812

6.2

7.3

50.1

5,910

G550

$60.0

$22.0

$53.0

2003

In Production

552

1,812

6.2

7.3

50.1

6,820

G650

$64.5

$62.0

$66.0

2012

In Production

143

2,421

6.4

8.5

53.6

7,000

G650ER

$66.5

$66.0

$68.0

2014

In Production

2,421

6.4

8.5

53.6

N/A

$4.5

N/A

2016

In Production

N/A

4.9

5.0

12.0

N/A

Nextant 400XT*

N/A

$3.9

2011

2013

305

4.8

4.9

15.5

N/A

Nextant 400XTi*

$5.0

2013

In Production

305

4.8

4.9

15.5

N/A

Eclipse 500

N/A

$0.75

$0.85

2006

2008

264

109

4.2

4.7

7.6

574

Eclipse 550

$2.9

N/A

2013

In Production

109

4.2

4.7

7.6

N/A

$7.3

$2.3

$3.2

2006

2010

210

4.3

4.7

12.5

1,876

Gulfstream

Honda Aircraft HA-420 HondaJet Nextant Aerospace

One Aviation

SyberJet SJ30

Source: Conklin & de Decker

*The Nextant 400XT and 400XTi are part of a remanufacturing program.

Gulfstream G650

Cirrus Vision SF50

Embraer Legacy 650

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Aircraft Guide turboprop Aircraft Name

Price ($ millions)

Production

Used

Year started

Year ended

New

(min)

Used (max)

Cabin Number built

Pax (typical)

Volume (cu ft)

Height (ft)

Width (ft)

Length (ft)

Range (nm)

Beechcraft King Air 250

$6.0

$3.2

$5.0

2011

In Production

142

303

4.8

4.5

16.7

1,051

King Air 350

$6.4

$1.3

$3.5

1990

2009

683

344

4.8

4.5

19.2

1,535

King Air 350ER

$7.8

$4.6

$5.0

2008

2009

344

4.8

4.5

19.2

N/A

King Air 350i

$7.0

$3.5

$6.5

2009

In Production

351

344

4.8

4.5

19.2

1,535

King Air 350iER

$8.4

$3.7

$6.5

2010

In Production

344

4.8

4.5

19.5

2,238

King Air B200

$5.3

$0.70

$2.6

1981

2008

1,138

303

4.8

4.5

16.7

1,164

King Air B200GT

$5.8

$2.8

$3.4

2008

2013

126

303

4.8

4.5

16.7

1,164

King Air C90B

$2.8

$0.85

$1.5

1992

2005

437

218

4.8

4.5

12.4

828

King Air C90GT

$3.0

$1.6

$1.7

2006

2007

100

218

4.8

4.5

12.4

869

King Air C90GTi

$3.4

$1.8

$1.9

2007

2010

130

218

4.8

4.5

12.4

869

King Air C90GTx

$3.6

$2.0

$2.8

2010

In Production

153

218

4.8

4.5

12.4

1,061

208 Caravan

$2.0

$0.53

$2.0

1985

In Production

451

271

4.5

5.3

12.8

831

208B Grand Caravan

$2.3

$0.68

$2.1

1990

2013

1,825

352

4.5

5.3

16.4

786

208B Grand Caravan EX

$2.5

$2.2

$2.4

2013

In Production

278

352

4.5

5.3

15.8

738

Cessna

Daher TBM 700C2

$2.7

$1.5

$1.7

2003

2006

100

143

4.1

4.0

10.0

1,024

TBM 850

$3.4

$2.1

$2.7

2006

2013

338

143

4.1

4.0

10.0

1,171

TBM 900

$3.7

$3.0

$3.5

2013

In Production

111

143

4.1

4.0

10.0

N/A

TBM 930

$4.1

N/A

2016

In Production

143

4.1

4.0

10.0

N/A

Source: Conklin & de Decker

Beechcraft King Air 350i

Cessna Grand Caravan

Piper M600

Extra 500 Viking Twin Otter

Daher TBM 900

Quest Aircraft Kodiak

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Aircraft Guide turboprop Price ($ millions)

Production

Used

Used (max)

Year started

Year ended

Number built

Cabin (typical)

$1.8

$1.4

$1.8

2010

In Production

N/A

$2.6

2015

In Production

Avanti P180

$6.4

$1.3

$2.1

1990

Avanti P180 II

$7.2

$2.1

$7.2

Avanti Evo

$7.4

N/A

PC-12

$3.4

PC-12 NG

Volume

Height

Width

Length

Range

(ft)

(nm)

N/A

4.1

4.8

13.5

N/A

218

4.8

4.5

12.4

N/A

2005

108

393

5.8

6.1

14.9

1,300

2006

2015

135

393

5.8

6.1

17.5

1,410

N/A

2015

In Production

393

5.8

6.1

17.5

1,410

$1.3

$2.6

1995

2008

789

356

4.8

5.0

16.9

1,604

$4.5

$2.8

$4.5

2008

In Production

621

356

4.8

5.0

16.9

1,638

M500/Meridian PA-46TP

$2.2

$0.65

$2.0

2001

In Production

604

106

3.9

4.2

12.3

N/A

M600 PA 46-TP

$2.9

2016

In Production

N/A

106

3.9

4.2

12.3

1,812

$2.0

$0.90

$1.8

2008

In Production

156

248

4.5

4.8

15.5

845

$5.9

$5.6

$7.0

2010

In Production

581

4.9

5.3

18.5

485

Aircraft Name

New

(min)

Pax

(cu ft)

(ft)

Extra Aircraft Extra 500 Nextant Aerospace Nextant G90XT* Piaggio

Pilatus

Piper

Quest Aircraft Kodiak Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter

*The Nextant G90XT is a remanufacturing program.

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Aircraft Guide rotorcraft Price ($ millions) Aircraft Name

New

Production

Cabin

Year ended

Number built

Pax

Volume

Height

Width

Length

Range

(max)

Year started

(typical)

(cu ft)

(ft)

(nm)

Used

(min)

Airbus Helicopters AS332L1 Super Puma

$21.7

$7.2

$22.2

1986

2011

N/A

479

5.1

5.9

22.3

406

AS332L1e Super Puma

$27.0

N/A

2011

In Production

N/A

479

5.1

5.9

22.3

406

AS332L2 Super Puma

$14.8

$12.9

$13.1

1993

2007

N/A

479

5.1

5.9

25.8

392

AS350B2

$2.4

$0.67

$2.4

1990

In Production

1,269

4.3

5.4

6.6

312

AS350B3 (2B)

$1.9

$1.1

$1.8

1997

2008

1,427*

4.3

5.4

6.6

300

AS350B3 (2B1)

$2.1

$1.8

$2.1

2008

2011

1,427*

4.3

5.4

6.6

300

AS355N TwinStar

$2.5

$1.0

$1.7

1993

2006

236

106

4.3

5.4

6.6

320

AS355NP TwinStar

$3.9

$1.8

$3.8

2007

In Production

4.3

5.4

6.6

315

AS365N2 Dauphin

$6.7

$1.4

$2.8

1990

2001

137

186

4.6

6.3

7.2

420

AS 365N3 Dauphin

$8.6

$2.8

$6.0

1998

2010

223

186

4.6

6.5

7.2

354

AS 365N3+ Dauphin

$10.7

$6.7

$9.1

2011

In Production

N/A

186

4.6

6.5

7.2

341

BK117C1

$4.1

$1.1

$1.9

1992

2003

147

4.2

4.9

6.7

221

EC130B4

$2.8

$1.1

$1.9

2000

2012

448

4.2

6.1

7.2

280

EC135P1

$3.4

$1.4

$2.1

1997

2004

100

4.2

4.7

5.9

254

EC135P2

$3.5

$2.2

$2.7

2004

2006

174

100

4.2

4.7

5.9

254

EC135P2+

$4.7

$2.7

$3.7

2006

2011

405

100

4.2

4.7

5.9

254

EC135P2e

$5.4

$3.7

$5.4

2011

In Production

N/A

100

4.2

4.7

5.9

278

EC135T1

$3.5

$1.4

$2.1

1997

2004

106

100

4.2

4.7

5.9

262

EC135T2

$3.5

$2.2

$2.7

2004

2006

148

100

4.2

4.7

5.9

262

EC135T2+

$4.7

$2.7

$3.7

2006

2011

269

100

4.2

4.7

5.9

254

EC135T2e

$5.4

$3.7

$5.4

2011

In Production

N/A

100

4.2

4.7

5.9

256

EC145

$8.7

$4.0

$6.0

2001

In Production

537

143

4.2

5.6

7.4

274

H120

$2.1

$0.50

$1.8

1997

In Production

682

4.1

4.4

7.5

240

H125

$2.9

$2.2

$2.5

2011

In Production

4.3

5.4

6.6

300

H130

$3.3

$1.9

$2.6

2012

In Production

121

4.2

6.1

7.2

268

H135

$5.7

2014

In Production

100

4.2

4.7

5.9

278

H135

$5.7

2014

In Production

100

4.2

4.7

5.9

256

H145

$8.3

2013

In Production

143

4.2

5.6

7.4

260

H155

$10.6

$4.4

$10.6

2003

In Production

126

225

4.4

6.7

8.4

373

H175

$16.8

$15.0

2012

In Production

434

4.6

6.8

12.5

N/A

H225

$27.9

$13.4

$26.0

2005

In Production

169

595

4.8

5.9

25.8

354

*All B1, B2

Airbus H145

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Airbus AS355

Leonardo AW109 Trekker

You asked. We acted. In the early 1990s, Duncan Aviation team members had completed more than 3,000 aircraft sales transactions and had loyal customers who purchased inventory and consigned aircraft from the aircraft sales team. But occasionally, someone would call asking for help deciding which make and model aircraft they needed for their particular business needs. That was consultative service that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really exist at the time until, in 1992, Duncan Aviation acted and started JetResources, the industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first aircraft acquisition service that guided purchasers from selection and comparison through negotiation and the final prepurchase evaluation. More than 20 years later, Duncan Aviation still provides aircraft sales and acquisition services and helps operators compare and value the different aircraft on the market. And we still listen to customer wishes and respond by developing and providing experience, unlike any other.

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Aircraft Guide rotorcraft Price ($ millions) Aircraft Name

New

Production

Cabin

Year ended

Number built

Pax

Volume

Height

Width

Length

Range

(max)

Year started

(typical)

(cu ft)

(ft)

(nm)

Used

(min)

Bell 206B3

$1.4

$0.32

$1.0

1977

2010

2,307

4.2

3.9

3.3

270

206L4

$2.6

$0.80

$2.3

1993

In Production

483

4.2

3.9

5.0

253

212

$4.9

$1.7

$3.5

1971

1999

679

208

4.4

8.0

8.6

162

407

$3.1

$1.2

$2.4

1996

In Production

1,560

4.2

4.8

5.0

293

407GX

$3.0

$2.5

$3.0

2013

In Production

N/A

4.2

4.8

5.0

N/A

407GXP

$3.1

2013

In Production

N/A

4.2

4.8

5.0

N/A

412EP

$11.2

$3.7

$10.0

1994

In Production

608

208

4.4

8.0

8.6

N/A

412EPi

$11.2

2013

In Production

N/A

208

4.4

8.0

8.6

310

427

$4.3

$1.3

$4.2

1999

2010

102

4.2

4.6

5.8

312

429

$6.6

$4.8

$6.0

2009

In Production

312

130

4.1

5.0

9.8

325

430

$8.0

$1.2

$2.5

1996

2008

129

158

4.8

8.3

276

280FX

$0.47

$0.13

$0.50

1985

In Production

N/A

3.9

4.4

4.1

214

480

$0.46

$0.25

$0.30

1994

2000

N/A

4.0

5.7

5.0

155

480B

$1.2

$0.35

$1.2

2001

In Production

N/A

4.0

5.5

5.0

165

F-28F

$0.47

$0.11

$0.50

1981

In Production

N/A

3.9

4.4

4.1

214

AW101

$28.0

$13.9

$28.5

1994

In Production

N/A

970

6.2

8.2

21.3

466

AW109 Grand

$6.4

$2.8

$4.0

2005

2010

427

178

4.2

5.3

7.7

360

Enstrom

Leonardo*

AW109 GrandNew

$5.8

$5.3

$5.5

2010

In Production

N/A

178

4.2

5.3

7.7

357

AW109 K2

$3.8

$3.1

$3.5

1993

2003

367

125

4.3

4.7

5.4

AW109 Power

$5.1

$1.3

$5.1

1997

In Production

421

125

4.2

5.3

6.9

260

AW109 Trekker

$4.5

2014

In Production

N/A

178

4.2

5.3

7.7

357

AW119 Ke

$3.6

$1.8

$3.5

2007

2013

248

121

4.2

5.3

6.9

380

AW119 Koala

$3.0

$1.8

$2.3

2000

2006

N/A

121

4.2

5.3

5.8

N/A

AW119 KX

$3.1

2013

In Production

N/A

121

4.2

5.3

6.9

380

AW139

$11.3

$5.5

$11.0

2004

In Production

786

282

4.7

7.2

8.9

460

AW139 Enhanced

$14.1

$5.5

$13.0

2016

In Production

N/A

282

4.7

7.2

8.9

460

AW169

$8.3

2014

In Production

N/A

4.3

6.7

7.1

N/A

AW189

$15.5

2015

In Production

N/A

1.0

N/A

*Formerly Finmeccanica.

ZIP AVIATION

Bell 407GX

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Leonardo AW169

Aircraft Guide rotorcraft Price ($ millions) Aircraft Name

Production (max)

Year started

Year ended

N/A

2010

$2.2

$0.40

$1.5

1983

Used

(min)

$0.41

New

Cabin Number built

Pax

Volume

Height

Width

Length

Range

(typical)

(cu ft)

(ft)

(nm)

In Production

N/A

4.1

N/A

404

In Production

403

4.4

4.5

3.5

174

Guimbal Helicopters Cabri G2 MD Helicopters MD500E MD500ER

$2.2

$0.45

$2.2

1983

In Production

N/A

4.4

4.5

3.5

174

MD520N

$2.6

$0.65

$2.1

1992

In Production

111

4.4

4.5

3.5

138

MD530F

$2.6

$0.50

$1.9

1984

In Production

169

4.4

4.5

3.5

206

MD600N

$2.9

$0.65

$2.6

1997

In Production

4.4

4.5

6.0

235

MD902 Explorer

$6.9

$1.7

$7.5

1998

In Production

113

4.1

4.8

6.3

205

$0.30

$0.12

$0.24

1997

In Production

N/A

4.0

3.6

4.3

161

Robinson R22 Beta II R44 Cadet

$0.35

2016

In Production

N/A

4.1

3.8

5.7

204

R44 Raven I

$0.39

$0.20

$0.39

2003

In Production

1,182

4.1

3.8

5.7

204

R44 Raven II

$0.46

$0.20

$0.43

2003

In Production

1,682

4.1

3.8

5.7

251

R66 Turbine

$0.89

$0.55

$0.80

2010

In Production

N/A

4.3

4.5

6.7

260

$0.42

$0.05

$0.32

1970

In Production

N/A

4.3

4.2

195

Sikorsky S-300C S-300CBi

$0.37

$0.20

$0.26

2005

In Production

N/A

4.3

4.2

215

S-330 SP

$0.57

$0.37

$0.39

1997

1999

N/A

4.1

6.2

4.2

248

S-333

$1.5

$0.40

$0.95

2000

In Production

N/A

4.2

5.7

4.6

229

S-76C+

$8.5

$1.2

$3.6

1996

2005

117

205

4.5

6.3

8.8

335

S-76C++

$11.6

$5. 0

$8.1

2006

2013

218

205

4.5

6.3

8.8

335

S-76D

$13.7

$10.0

$13.0

2013

In Production

205

4.5

6.3

8.8

329

S-92

$26.1

$10.0

$25.5

2002

In Production

309

775

6.0

6.4

19.2

439

Source: Conklin & de Decker

Robinson R44 Cadet

Sikorsky S-76

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