Aircraft
Wealthy buyers clamor for airliner-derived business jets
Call it the super-sizing of the large-cabin business jet.

Call it the super-sizing of the large-cabin business jet. Orders for executive-configured airliners are far exceeding manufacturers’ projections.
“We’ve seen quite a jump in orders for these aircraft,” said David Velupillai, marketing director for Airbus’ executive and private aviation division. “We’ve sold a lot more than we expected.”

“The [Lineage 1000] is beating our expectations in terms of market interest,” said Claudio Galdo Camelier, vice president of market intelligence for executive jets at Embraer, speaking about the company’s executive-configured E190 airliner.
Private buyers rather than corporate purchasers are driving the market demand, according to manufacturers.

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