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BAe revives former airliners as corporate jet alternative

With a three-foot wider interior than the Bombardier Challenger 604, the Avro 146/RJ is claimed to offer “an airliner-size cabin for the price of a small b

By Ian Goold • Senior correspondent

October 1, 2008

With a three-foot wider interior than the Bombardier Challenger 604, the Avro 146/RJ is claimed to offer “an airliner-size cabin for the price of a small business jet.”
Here at the NBAA Convention, BAe Regional Aircraft (Booth No. 1881) hopes to renew interest in the Avro Business Jet (ABJ) version of the venerable quadjet, which was produced from 1983 to 2002.

BAe Regional Aircraft currently has a fleet of more than 20 Avro 146 variants in service or under conversion. At least 10 have been added to the fleet in the last two years, when BAe reported a “renewed commitment” to the market. By year-end, six more aircraft are expected to have entered service with five VIP customers. The operators that are bringing the ABJ into operation this year are: Bahrain Defence Force, Hemus Air of Bulgaria, Dubai Air Wing, Kuwaiti Trading & Contracting and an undisclosed European operator.

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