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2001
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Corporate aircraft census WINGS Business is booming in the corporate aircraft sector with our 2001 census reiterating that the ascendancy of jet-powered business aircraft over turboprops is continuing apace GUY NORRIS / LOS ANGELES After almost a decade of promise in some cases, strong growth in new entry-level, super-light, mid-size and ultra-long range business jets, as well as new gen eration single turboprops, shows up among the trends in Flight International's 2001 corporate aircraft census. Overall, the survey shows more than 11,100 jet-powered business aircraft and almost 8,800 turboprops in service. These latest figures do not include some govern ment, military and para-military aircraft that were factored into past surveys, and therefore it represents the clearest picture yet of the true corporate growth trends. In common with previous years, the gradual increase of the jet fleet over the turbo prop fleet continues, with the gap increas ing year-on-year since jets claimed the ascendancy in 1997. Making a mark at the upper end of the survey, in terms of size and capacity, are the growing fleets of Airbus A319CJ and Boeing Business Jets. Together they account for 61 aircraft, a 30% gain over last year, providing evidence of the success of this expensive new niche. The relative share of the corporate business, with BBJ accounting for 51 of the aircraft in this group, also reflects the overall split between Airbus and Boeing in terms of air liners that have been converted or adapted for corporate or executive use. In all, the census shows 31 non-ACJ Airbus aircraft in this role, versus 237 Boeing types. Later this year, the BBJ is expected to overtake the 727-100 as the most popular Boeing model in business aviation. Against this background, the battle for market share between the two ultra-long- haul business jets - Bombardier's Global Express and Gulfstream's GV - continues unabated. Boosted by a substantial service entry lead, the GV fleet has leapt from 84 in 2000 to 132 this year, while the Global Express fleet had climbed steadily from 57 to 71 by July 2001. As with virtually every aircraft in the corporate survey, around 70% of both fleets are based in the USA. Battle of the giants In the "large" category, Gulfstream's GIVP, Bombardier's Challenger series, Cessna's Citation X, and Dassault's Falcon 900EX all enjoyed a bouyant period with the census showing fleet build-ups across the board. 72 11-17 SEPTEMBER 2001 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL www.fliqhtinternational.com
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