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Flexjet Places $2.4B Order for Aerion AS2 SSBJs
Fractional-share provider Flexjet signed a firm order today at NBAA 2015 for 20 Aerion AS2 supersonic business jets for delivery beginning in 2023. The deal, worth $2.4 billion (2015 $) at list prices, is backed by a nonrefundable deposit.
?Being on the leading edge of something that is supersonic is a very exciting thing to do,? said Flexjet CEO Kenn Ricci. ?We have a lot of confidence in [Aerion chairman] Bob Bass and his team to bring this project to market. We are going into the international market; that was one of our goals when we bought Flexjet two years ago. As we go into that market we realize that there is not a ?one size that fits all? for our clients.?
Ricci said Flexjet has programs where customers can buy access to larger and more capable aircraft on a selected basis, and that is where he sees a supersonic business jet fitting the bill for his company and its customers, being able to access a supersonic business jet when speed matters.
?We did run this by our clients and we were amazed by the interest we had from very large corporate customers,? Ricci said, adding that before this consultation Flexjet had only intended to order 10 AS2s.
Flexjet Places $2.4B Order for Aerion AS2 SSBJs
Fractional-share provider Flexjet signed a firm order today at NBAA 2015 for 20 Aerion AS2 supersonic business jets for delivery beginning in 2023. The deal, worth $2.4 billion (2015 $) at list prices, is backed by a nonrefundable deposit.
?Being on the leading edge of something that is supersonic is a very exciting thing to do,? said Flexjet CEO Kenn Ricci. ?We have a lot of confidence in [Aerion chairman] Bob Bass and his team to bring this project to market. We are going into the international market; that was one of our goals when we bought Flexjet two years ago. As we go into that market we realize that there is not a ?one size that fits all? for our clients.?
Ricci said Flexjet has programs where customers can buy access to larger and more capable aircraft on a selected basis, and that is where he sees a supersonic business jet fitting the bill for his company and its customers, being able to access a supersonic business jet when speed matters.
?We did run this by our clients and we were amazed by the interest we had from very large corporate customers,? Ricci said, adding that before this consultation Flexjet had only intended to order 10 AS2s.