Regional jet
conversions bring to life a new industry segment
17 November2007
Montreal-based
Project Phoenix has now joined a growing number of companies that are converting
used Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets into executive aircraft that will eventually
sell for about $18 million. Project
Phoenix is a partner in the programme with Aerospace Concepts of Montreal and
Action Aviation of the UK. Aerospace Concepts and Project Phoenix will handle
sourcing and maintenance and manage the completion process while Action Aviation
will focus on marketing and sale of the aircraft, dubbed the CRJ-Phoenix. The
actual completion work on the aircraft will be outsourced to independent centres.
The CRJ-Phoenix
is expected to have a maximum range, with auxiliary fuel tanks, of 3,000nm. The
initial market focus will be on Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Phoenix
now joins Fokker Services in the Netherlands, Indianapolis Jet Center, PATS Aircraft
and Canadian interiors specialist, Flying Colours, in converting CRJs into executive-outfitted
airplanes. Other
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