Boeing Business Jet Unveiled With Luxury Interior And High Speed Digital System

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Boeing Business Jet Unveiled With Luxury Interior And High Speed Digital System By Mike Mitchell

		March 27, 2012 - Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) unveiled the latest BBJ to enter service at the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) in Shanghai. The airplane, a 737-700 with -800 wings and other modifications for longer range, was delivered earlier this month to a private businessman in the United States. It is the second BBJ for this customer. The 737-700 was the first of Next Generation series when launch customer Southwest Airlines ordered the variant in November 1993. The variant was based on the 737-300 and entered service in 1998. It replaced the 737-300 in Boeing's lineup, and its direct competitor is the A319. It typically seats 137 passengers in a two-class cabin or 149 in all-economy configuration. "Our repeat customers aren't limited to governments and charter companies, but include private individuals who love the comfort and capability of their BBJ so much, they buy another one," said Capt. Steve Taylor, BBJ president. This is the first BBJ to enter service with Honeywell's Ovation Select digital system allowing the passengers to be just as productive onboard their airplane as they are in the office. "Ovation Select offers the latest technological advancements to deliver seamless and easy connectivity whether passengers are connected via their BlackBerry, using their laptops or iPads or conducting a video conference call," said Tony Brancato, vice president for Business and General Aviation Aftermarket at Honeywell Aerospace.


"The modular, lightweight and flexible cabin management system provides component command and control, high-quality, crystal-clear surround sound audio and vivid full high-definition (1080p) video which is stunning to watch on the 42-inch and 46-inch high definition monitors found in this BBJ." This particular BBJ can carry up to 19 passengers and boasts a luxury interior completed by Jet Tech of Spokane, Wash. It has all the amenities of a home including a large personal stateroom with a king-size bed, private lavatory and shower. It also has a smaller guest stateroom with divans that convert into beds enabling the BBJ to sleep up to 8 passengers.

		The BBJ has a center island and appliances similar to that in a typical kitchen including convection and microwave ovens, a refrigerator, wine cooler and trash compactor. The capability of the BBJ is as impressive as its interior. With seven auxiliary fuel tanks, the owner will enjoy more than 5,600 nautical mile range at Mach 0.80 equivalent to about 12 hours nonstop flight time (plus reserve fuel). Other News Stories (For the latest news please checkout our home page) Jeppesen Flitesupport Now Consolidates Trip Planning, Dispatch And Fueling Historic Flight To Attend Final Doolittle Raider Reunion Cessna And AVIC Join Forces To Develop General And Business Aviation In China F-35 Reaches Critical Juncture After Strong Year, Official Says Rising Oil Prices Decrease Airline Profitability With Regional Differences Widening Porter Airlines To Conduct Canada's First Biofuel Powered Revenue Flight Paper Airplane Soars At 98 MPH In First Ever "Great Paper Airplane Project" 75 Years Later The Search For Amelia Earhart Resumes 'Red Tail' Member Visits The Pentagon Former McDonnell Douglas CEO Sandy McDonnell Dies At 89 Japan Airlines To Take Its First Delivery Of The 787 Dreamliner Progress & Challenges For The FAA In Responding To The Airline Safety Act Senselessly Gundowned Trayvon Martin Aspired To Be An Aviation Mechanic FAA To Increase Efficiency Reduce Aircraft Emissions In Northern California Coast Guard Releases Findings Of Investigation Into 2010 Helicopter Crash UPS Reaches Agreement On Cash Offer To Purchase TNT Express Airbus To Focus On Aviation Growth & Environment At Summit In Geneva IATA, Air Cargo Industry Agenda Must Address Safety, Security, Sustainability UPS Remains In Discussions With TNT Express To Purchase Company Airtran Airways Ordered To Reinstate Pilot, Pay More Than $1 Million IATA Highlights Montreal?s Important Role In Global Aviation Former Cessna Employee Sentenced to 18 Months for Stealing Parts from Hawker Beechcraft Services Opens Maintenance Facility At Dekalb Airport Large Model Aircraft Are Restricted To Fly In Central London During Olympics Airline Passenger Travel To Nearly Double In Two Decades Passenger Attempts To Smuggle Cigarettes Into Washington Dulles Airport Russian MRO Provider Acquires Oregon Based Epic Aircraft Environmental Group Sues EPA To Get The Lead Out Of Aviation Gasoline Boeing Completes Flight Testing For Certification Of 787s With GE Engines FAA Seeks Public Input On UAS Test Site Selection US Navy Takes Possession Of Its First Boeing P-8A Poseidon U.S. Air Force Expands Drug Testing To Include Abused Prescription Drugs