Charter & Fractional
Start-up Swiss charter firm awaits Phenom 100 deliveries
JetBird, the planned low-cost air charter service, caused quite a stir at the 2006 EBACE exhibition when it ordered 50 of Embraer’s Phenom 100 very light j

JetBird, the planned low-cost air charter service, caused quite a stir at the 2006 EBACE exhibition when it ordered 50 of Embraer’s Phenom 100 very light jets and optioned another 50. Speaking exclusively to EBACE Convention News before this year’s show, JetBird managing director Paul Gearney confirmed that the order still stands and that the operator expects to begin flying in April 2009.

The firm orders are backed by an undisclosed, nonrefundable deposit. Gearney said the current list price for a four-passenger Phenom 100 certified to European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) standards is $2.925 million (up from the $2.825 million at 2005 values announced by Embraer last year). He also said JetBird has secured an undisclosed discount on the list price.

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