Tjwgrr From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 2297 posts, RR: 3 Reply 1, posted (5 years 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 9554 times:
Juventus From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 2835 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (5 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 9219 times:
And then you run into Flight Options' pilots, and they tell you they're barely hanging on. One pilot told me he doesn't think they'll be around in 12 months, go figure.
About the news, congratulations to Embraer for braking into the very important US fracional-Jet market.
Xtoler From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 942 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (5 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 8669 times:
Congradulations for EMBRAER breaking into this market. I've been following EMBRAER's progress on the Phenom jets in Flying magazine and any business articles. Seems like they've made leaps and bounds in all markets in a relatively short amount of time. I hope it works out well. The aircraft seem a bit pricey though, but in the long run it seems as the jets would pay for themselves as far as commanality on the flight deck, as well as maintanence issues. Kudos, EMBRAER, for a job well done!
Cheers,
Larry
EMB145 F/A, F/E, J41 F/A, F/E, because my wife clipped my wings, armchair captain
SKGSJULAX From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 78 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (5 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 8419 times:
Quoting Juventus (Reply 4): And then you run into Flight Options' pilots, and they tell you they're barely hanging on. One pilot told me he doesn't think they'll be around in 12 months, go figure.
Didn't they (FlightOptions) just get sold to a private buy-out group ot of Miami?
Rainmaker From Brazil, joined Jan 2006, 112 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (5 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 7202 times:
Quoting SKGSJULAX (Reply 6): Didn't they (FlightOptions) just get sold to a private buy-out group ot of Miami?
Yep!
DATE:03/12/07
SOURCE:Flightglobal.com
Flight Options' new owner buys 100 fractional Embraer Phenoms
By Graham Warwick
US fractional-ownership provider Flight Options has placed an order for 100 Embraer Phenom 300 light business jets, plus options for 50 more, in a deal valued at more than $1 billion.
VC10er From United States of America, joined Feb 2007, 2431 posts, RR: 9 Reply 8, posted (5 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 6950 times:
PARABENS to EMBRAER. amazing company and an amazing product!
The world is missing love, let's use our flights to spread it!
Corey07850 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 2519 posts, RR: 5 Reply 9, posted (5 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 6294 times:
Quoting Juventus (Reply 4): About the news, congratulations to Embraer for braking into the very important US fracional-Jet market.
Well Options already flies the Legacy so it's nothing new to them to operate an Embrear, although 100 new Phenoms is certainly something
Lexy From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 2362 posts, RR: 9 Reply 10, posted (5 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 5644 times:
Quoting VC10er (Reply 8): PARABENS to EMBRAER. amazing company and an amazing product!
I agree. This is a segment of the air market that is really fresh and will pose a powerful marketing tool in the future. Glad to see Embraer get their foot in the proverbial door for this in the very lucrative US marketplace!
BR715-A1-30 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 11, posted (5 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 4812 times:
Are there any pics of what the flight deck looks like? I'm curious as to whether it looks like the ERJ series, or if it has the Large multi-function displays.
Tjwgrr From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 2297 posts, RR: 3 Reply 12, posted (5 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 3879 times:
Quoting BR715-A1-30 (Reply 11): Are there any pics of what the flight deck looks like? I'm curious as to whether it looks like the ERJ series, or if it has the Large multi-function displays.
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