SÃO PAULO, Brazil, Oct. 26, 2011: Boeing, Embraer, and the São Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP) today announced plans to collaborate on long-term aviation biofuels-related research and development, a move that represents another major step toward the creation of a sustainable aviation biofuels industry in Brazil. Azul, GOL, TAM and Trip airlines will be strategic advisors in the program.
As a result of an agreement signed today, Boeing, Embraer and FAPESP are leading the development of a detailed report outlining the unique opportunities and challenges of creating a cost-effective, bio-derived, and sustainable jet-fuel production and distribution industry in Brazil. When completed in late 2012, the report, which will include a technology and sustainability roadmap, will be made public.
The study will frame the creation of a sustainable aviation biofuels research center in Brazil. This center will be jointly funded by FAPESP and industry in order to drive a long-term research agenda for the development of aviation biofuels technology in Brazil. The mission of the center will be to close the technical, commercial, and sustainability gaps needed to enable the creation of this new aviation fuel supply chain in Brazil.
Brazil already has shown global leadership in developing biofuels for ground transportation, said Donna Hrinak, president of Boeing Brazil. Bringing together people from throughout Brazil who possess the leadership and expertise to create new low-carbon energy sources for aviation is the right thing to do for our industry, for our customers, for Brazil, and for future generations.
Boeing and Embraer are focused on creating sustainable aviation biofuels produced from renewable resources that do not drive food competition in vulnerable regions by competing with land and water resources. Both companies are bringing together agricultural interests, academic researchers, environmental experts, refiners and aerospace companies around the globe to establish local infrastructure needed to develop a sustainable and economically viable biofuels industry.
Since 2008, flight tests conducted by airlines and military operators show that biofuels perform as well as or better than kerosene-based jet fuel.
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Executive AirShare adds a jet to WNY service
http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/print-edition/2011/10/07/executive-airshare-adds-a-jet-to-wny.html
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Embraer Legacy 450 and 500
Embraer’s formal entry into the quasi-midsize market came in 2008 when it announced development of a pair of fly-by-wire aircraft that share the same wings, empennage and cabin cross-section. However, the 500’s fuselage will be approximately six feet longer than that of the shorter-legged 450. Embraer says both aircraft will have a six-foot stand-up cabin with a flat floor, a fully equipped galley and an externally serviced aft lavatory. The 500 is being designed to have a range of 2,800 nm with eight passengers, at Mach 0.80 and NBAA IFR reserves. The 450 is being designed to have a range of 2,300 nm with four passengers at long-range cruise and NBAA IFR reserves. The $18.4 million (2008 $) 500 is expected to enter service in 2013, and the $15.25 million 450 in 2014.
The 500 can be configured to carry up to 12 passengers in a cabin that is near super-midsize, and there is a generous amount of baggage space: 150 cu ft (110 external).
The cabin measures 26 feet, 10 inches long and 6 feet, 10 inches wide. Embraer says several different cabin layouts will be available. Customers can choose between a large forward galley opposite galley annex storage or a single, side-facing seat ideal for a cabin attendant. Or they can have a side-facing, two-place divan opposite a small refreshment center. The wet galley features hot and cold water, four gallons of potable water, crystal storage, an ice drawer, compartments for china and silverware, 110V power outlet, and optional monitor and espresso maker.
Behind that is the two-zone main cabin with seating for eight or nine more passengers.
Possible configurations include two club-four groupings of single seats or a forward club-four followed by a half-club with a three-place, berthing divan on either the right or left side.
Half-club pairs of single seats can be rotated back-to-back and then recline together to form a comfortable sleeping surface. With the seats positioned and folded down in this manner, the 500 provides comfortable sleeping accommodations for up to four passengers. Behind that is the lavatory complete with solid door, vanity, basin and vacuum toilet.
The seats and the cabin tables were revised to better reflect customer tastes after Embraer showed the preliminary cabin mock-up to its customer advisory panel. As on its smaller Phenom jets, Embraer collaborated with BMW DesignworksUSA on styling the 500’s cabin.
The 500 will be equipped with Honeywell’s high-definition, touchscreen Ovation Select cabin management system (CMS). It can interface with high-speed satellite communications and a variety of wired and wireless consumer electronics, including iPods, MP2 players, AppleTV and gaming systems. Cabin altitude will be 6,000 feet at the 500’s maximum cruising altitude of 45,000 feet.
In the cockpit, the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics system features four large, active-matrix LCDs in the panel that connect the pilots with synthetic enhanced vision with an optional head-up display, electronic charts, maps and graphical weather depiction from a MultiScan weather radar.
The 500’s Honeywell HTF7500E engines (6,540 pounds of thrust each) use a package of proprietary technologies that improve fuel burn and reduce the production of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, unburned fuel emissions and smoke.
The 500 is expected to fly in this year’s fourth quarter.
http://www.ainonline.com/?q=aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2011-10-04/new-business-jets-2011-gaggle-new-business-jets-are-short-final
The 500 can be configured to carry up to 12 passengers in a cabin that is near super-midsize, and there is a generous amount of baggage space: 150 cu ft (110 external).
The cabin measures 26 feet, 10 inches long and 6 feet, 10 inches wide. Embraer says several different cabin layouts will be available. Customers can choose between a large forward galley opposite galley annex storage or a single, side-facing seat ideal for a cabin attendant. Or they can have a side-facing, two-place divan opposite a small refreshment center. The wet galley features hot and cold water, four gallons of potable water, crystal storage, an ice drawer, compartments for china and silverware, 110V power outlet, and optional monitor and espresso maker.
Behind that is the two-zone main cabin with seating for eight or nine more passengers.
Possible configurations include two club-four groupings of single seats or a forward club-four followed by a half-club with a three-place, berthing divan on either the right or left side.
Half-club pairs of single seats can be rotated back-to-back and then recline together to form a comfortable sleeping surface. With the seats positioned and folded down in this manner, the 500 provides comfortable sleeping accommodations for up to four passengers. Behind that is the lavatory complete with solid door, vanity, basin and vacuum toilet.
The seats and the cabin tables were revised to better reflect customer tastes after Embraer showed the preliminary cabin mock-up to its customer advisory panel. As on its smaller Phenom jets, Embraer collaborated with BMW DesignworksUSA on styling the 500’s cabin.
The 500 will be equipped with Honeywell’s high-definition, touchscreen Ovation Select cabin management system (CMS). It can interface with high-speed satellite communications and a variety of wired and wireless consumer electronics, including iPods, MP2 players, AppleTV and gaming systems. Cabin altitude will be 6,000 feet at the 500’s maximum cruising altitude of 45,000 feet.
In the cockpit, the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics system features four large, active-matrix LCDs in the panel that connect the pilots with synthetic enhanced vision with an optional head-up display, electronic charts, maps and graphical weather depiction from a MultiScan weather radar.
The 500’s Honeywell HTF7500E engines (6,540 pounds of thrust each) use a package of proprietary technologies that improve fuel burn and reduce the production of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, unburned fuel emissions and smoke.
The 500 is expected to fly in this year’s fourth quarter.
http://www.ainonline.com/?q=aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2011-10-04/new-business-jets-2011-gaggle-new-business-jets-are-short-final
Monday, October 3, 2011
Time has come for a Phenom 200 !
So everyone knows last Monday Cessna announced the Citation M2. I have taught on Citation products for a long time. In being up front and honest I am a big fan of the Mustang. It is VERY similiar to the 100 and I love the plane. I am also a fan of the CJ4. Having flown & taught on the 525 series I think it was the right move. Don't think will we ever see a CJ5.
That being said, I am on record here, that the time has come for Embraer to launch the Phenom 200.
I spoke to approx 20 Mustang owners this week after the Cessna announcement. In all my years in this area of aviation we are in, I have never seen a reaction to a new product as I have witnessed with the M2. Not one Mustang owner/operator said they would want to step up to that plane. Not one!
Then as I inquired about what would be your next Step up, a HondaJet? Most said, they liked the look of the HondaJet, but that range wise, if just didn't make sense either.
Now here is the kicker. A HUGE majority of them said, Phenom 100 is a lateral move, not doing that, Phenom 300 -- out of my price range, but almost all said...
If Embraer offered a Phenom 200, with 1400-1500 NM range, FL430 or FL450, 420-430 on the speed, price point, 4.5-5.1 Million USD, I would step up without question!
I'm in agreement !
The time has come for the Phenom 200 !
That being said, I am on record here, that the time has come for Embraer to launch the Phenom 200.
I spoke to approx 20 Mustang owners this week after the Cessna announcement. In all my years in this area of aviation we are in, I have never seen a reaction to a new product as I have witnessed with the M2. Not one Mustang owner/operator said they would want to step up to that plane. Not one!
Then as I inquired about what would be your next Step up, a HondaJet? Most said, they liked the look of the HondaJet, but that range wise, if just didn't make sense either.
Now here is the kicker. A HUGE majority of them said, Phenom 100 is a lateral move, not doing that, Phenom 300 -- out of my price range, but almost all said...
If Embraer offered a Phenom 200, with 1400-1500 NM range, FL430 or FL450, 420-430 on the speed, price point, 4.5-5.1 Million USD, I would step up without question!
I'm in agreement !
The time has come for the Phenom 200 !
Written By: Jeffrey Robert Moss, MCFI" "MossY"
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