2013 SEPTEMBER Vol. 5 / No. 9 /
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Jetcraft Corporation
acquires ExecuJet
Aircraft Trading
Jetcraft Corporation, a new and
pre-owned business aircraft sales,
acquisitions and trades company,
has announced the acquisition of
the aircraft brokerage activities
of ExecuJet Aircraft Trading
(EAT), the business aircraft sales
division of ExecuJet Aviation
Group, of Zurich, Switzerland.
The newly combined Jetcraft
sales force includes 20 senior sales
executives, and another 20 sales,
technical and marketing support staff,
located in offices worldwide. Chad
Anderson will remain President of
Jetcraft and Andrew Hoy, formerly
Managing Director, EAT, will
oversee sales in Europe, Africa
and the Middle East. The rest of
each company's sales team will
remain in-place. Aircraft sales
listings of both companies will be
immediately co-marketed, with
full administrative integration to
be completed within six months.
"We are proud to announce
that EAT is joining Jetcraft, which
now makes us the largest business
aviation brokerage company in the
world," says Chad Anderson,
President, Jetcraft Corporation.
"On behalf of ExecuJet, I
would like to thank Andrew
Hoy and his sales team for their
dedicated years of service and sales
success," continues Niall Olver,
CEO, ExecuJet Aviation Group.
Headquartered in Raleigh,
NC, Jetcraft Corporation has
sales offices/representation in
Minneapolis, St. Louis, Teterboro,
Basel, Zurich, Geneva, Dubai,
Moscow, Hong Kong, Montreal,
London, Paris, and Johannesburg.
The ExecuJet Aviation
Group, a global business aviation
organisation, manages 150
business jets worldwide and has
operations in six regions - Africa,
Asia, Australasia, Europe, Latin
America and the Middle East. ·
Cessna celebrated another program
milestone for the world's fastest
civilian aircraft, the Citation X,
as the first production unit took
its maiden flight last month.
Gary Drummond, Cessna senior
production test pilot and the flight's
Pilot in Command reported that
they had taken the X to an altitude
of 49,000 feet on a flight pattern
over western Kansas. The aircraft
attained a top speed of Mach 0.935
(617 mph). The 3.1-hour flight was
conducted with an average cruise
speed of Mach 0.915 (604 mph)
at 41,000 feet. Approach into high
congestion areas are simplified
with auto-throttles that delivers
flight performance advantages
with greater situational awareness
and reduced crew workload.
The Citation X is fitted with the
Garmin G5000 avionics system.
The Citation X boasts two
Rolls-Royce AE 3007C2 turbofan
engines, each delivering 7,034
pounds of thrust. The aircraft is one
of the few business jets permitted to
operate at an altitude of 51,000 feet.
This capability allows the aircraft to
fly above most weather and avoid
lower-altitude commercial traffic,
translating into shorter flights.
The Citation X upgrades were
announced in the fall of 2010. The
Citation X now offers a longer
cabin and greater range. The
cockpit features three 14" primary
displays and four touchscreen
controllers for data entry and
systems control. Deliveries are
scheduled to begin early next year. ·
Cessna Citation X completes maiden flight