Boeing Business Jets (Chalet 140) is pulling double duty here at ABACE 2013, showcasing the BBJ, the VIP version of the Seattle-based airframer’s 737 airliner, while simultaneously celebrating the 40th year of Boeing commercial sales in China and the delivery of the 1,000th Boeing airliner to the market, a 737-800 purchased by China Eastern Airlines.
Boeing Business Jets is eager to build upon its parent company’s successes. “We feel the BBJ is the perfect solution for the Chinese business model,” said Jeff Dunn, vice president, sales. “The BBJ is longer range, more than 6,000 nautical miles [9,656 kilometers], it’s comfortable, with a lower cabin altitude of 6,500 feet versus the standard 8,000-foot cabin altitude, and it has 76-square meters of interior space. When you put those three elements together–range, comfort and size–it’s the best [VIP airliner] in its class.”
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