A multi-engine, instrument rated pilot, James Wynbrandt has been an AIN and Business Jet Traveler contributor since 2003. His in-depth reporting and insightful features have won more than a dozen editorial honors, including two National Business Aviation Association Gold Wing Awards (2019; 2021), and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Barron’s, Fortune, Forbes, and Smithsonian Air &amp; Space. He has flown his Mooney M20K 252 on assignments throughout North and Central America and the Caribbean. Wynbrandt is also the author of Flying High (Wiley &amp; Sons), a biography of Jet Blue founder David Neeleman, as well as histories, references works, and books on a variety of other topics from major publishers. He lives in New York City.

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Coinciding with Bombardier’s introduction of the Global 7000 this week at NBAA 2017, completion management services company ZenithJet has issued a white paper, “The Global 7000: A Completions Oversight Perspective,” aimed at explaining the fine points of successfully outfitting and equipping the ultra-long-range aircraft.

 


“This document is a product of our experience of having worked on more than 100 Bombardier Global transactions,” said George Tsopeis, president of Montreal-based ZenithJet, who cut his teeth in business aviation working at Bombardier. Though Bombardier has released relatively few details about the new twinjet, “I was able to draw on some anecdotes based on completions in the past, and put it in the context of the 7000,” Tsopeis said.

 


The white paper explains the role of completion management services for buyers of new business jets, where choices, options and customization costs for outfitting the cabin can be complex and confusing. “We believe that a completions oversight consultant must be equally skilled in the technical and financial dimensions of their work,” said Tsopeis.

 


Working as a buyer’s on-site representative, completion mangers advise them on the options that best suit their needs and oversee all aspects of the project once a green aircraft goes into the manufacturer’s completion facility. ZenithJet has already been signed by some Global 7000 buyers to manage their completions, said Tsopeis.

 


While in past years manufacturers often viewed completion managers dimly, today “OEMs realize we actually help navigate and move completion projects along,” he said, resulting in more satisfied customers and less rework after delivery.

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