Spectrum aims its bizjets at airline passengers
Spectrum Aeronautical, the California-based start-up manufacturer, said it is taking orders for its all-composite business jets “faster than we can build t

Spectrum Aeronautical, the California-based start-up manufacturer, said it is taking orders for its all-composite business jets “faster than we can build them.”

The company admits it has yet to build a production aircraft, but Spectrum president Austin Blue, son of founder Linden Blue, insisted, “We’re on track for certification and production.” The eight-seat S-33 Independence light jet is due for service entry in 2009 and the nine-seat mid-size S-40 Freedom a year later.