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Hawker Beechcraft inked a deal with Saudi Arabia Airlines for six Hawker 400XP twinjets worth a combined total of about $50 million. Scheduled for delivery next year, the airplanes will join the carrier’s Saudia Private Aviation fleet.
First one due in about 5 months.
Mutt
fractional
29th Nov 2008, 15:06
Mutt , do you know if Saudia will be starting a new businnes line or will they be for training?
They will go on their 135 certificate with the Falcon 7X.
Mutt
fractional
29th Nov 2008, 15:56
Thus, a new biz aviation competitor in the area :rolleyes:. Tks.
Actually its probably the oldest charter operator.... You just had to know the right phone number :):)
Mutt
Fool 'n' Tameez
30th Nov 2008, 03:19
...and have a couple of "H"s in front of your name ;)
medriver2008
30th Nov 2008, 10:22
they are selling the G 2 & 3's.
Keeping 6 GIV's
the Hawkers and 5 x 7X's start 2009
It will be a charter company but run by the same set up and as all government institutions are, dont expect service to be at the front of the list.
SSFS have been a great privately managed company for over 20 years....... chasing charter clients or making incme is not on the program....... But interesting they went for Dassualt and not G 550's.
I got this from a GIV driver a month ago
It will be a charter company but run by the same set up and as all government institutions are.... No it wont... :)
SSFS have been a great privately managed company for over 20 years.... Thats hilarious :)
chasing charter clients or making incme is not on the program totally wrong.....
Your G4 source is in for a shock!
Mutt
B747-800
30th Nov 2008, 16:17
i love the Hawker. nice comfortable bizjet!
NZ X man
30th Nov 2008, 17:55
I hope the new aircraft have APU's, if not, they were a waste of money in Saudi starting about April through October.
jumbocpt
2nd Dec 2008, 23:31
Glass Cockpit yes! APU. Not ordered. too bad. As usual, nobody putting the orders together asked the pilot types for a feedback. At least the airline knows the planes are coming. When the first G-2's arrived in l976, nobody knew it. They were just delivered to JED by factory pilots, who had to fly them until Saudia pilots were trained. But times have changed.
Semaphore Sam
3rd Dec 2008, 04:03
Off the subject, but...are both the Falcon 900's still flying? Sam
Hey Sam, I believe that they are still flying and will be joined by 4 Falcon 7X aircraft starting next year.
Mutt