Boeing’s president of business jets Steve Hill has announced a “record year in sales” for their Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) family of aircraft. There were 30 aircraft ordered last year, including seven 787s. New orders totaled $2.9 billion.

“The most difficult challenge at the moment is having to help customers with fleet planning,” Hill said. “It’s solving how to get from now to then.”

“Then” being the Q1 2013 date they are quoting buyers now for most of the BBJ fleet. The first delivery of the 787 as a VIP aircraft will take place in 2010. Following that, Boeing will be delivering VIP 787s beginning officially in 2011. The first four 747-8VIPs are scheduled to be delivered in 2010.

First flight of the 787 Dreamliner is planned to happen sometime before mid-December. Following the flight, the aircraft will enter into a very tight flight test program. Despite the large demand for BBJs, there are no apparent plans to increase production on the aircraft.

“Boeing is constantly looking at production rates versus demand,” Hill said. “I just don’t see a build-up of production. BBJ only accounts for 2% of all Boeing’s production.” As is standard with BBJs, Boeing delivers all its VIP aircraft “green,” meaning the aircraft have no exterior paint and no interior. The customer must go to authorized sources afterward to have the interior completed.

Currently, Boeing customers are looking at about a 110% resale value on BBJs. They are, on average, reselling for about $50 million.

Source: avweb

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Epic Aircraft has called an unscheduled news conference for Wednesday at the National Business Aviation Association convention in which it is expected to announce a major funding infusion from an Indian businessman — but Airbus is also sharing the podium, and that might lend some credence to rumors that its parent company EADS was considering a shot at the very light jet market. (We heard the factory will be on the Isle of Wight, but we’ve also been told we’re wrong.) Whatever is being announced on Wednesday, it’s being described as a “strategic alliance” between Epic, India-based Kingfisher Airlines and Airbus.

In early September, an Indian newspaper reported that Vijay Mallya, the billionaire owner of Kingfisher Airlines, was poised to put $200 million of his own money into Epic. Airbus’s involvement isn’t clear, and an EADS spokesman recently told AVweb that the company was not developing a VLJ. Maybe he missed the memo.

We’ll know soon enough.

Source: avweb

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Many couples have a great deal of trouble when shopping for wedding favors because they try to get the favors purchased in only one day or they wait for the last minute to start shopping for wedding favors and realize it is too late to order some of the items they are considering or wind up spending too much per favor because they are in a hurry and do not have time to comparison shop. This can be extremely frustrating but unfortunately it happens to a lot of couples who are trying to plan their wedding. However, if couples make shopping for wedding favors a priority during the wedding planning they may find the whole experience is a lot more enjoyable. This article will offer a few tips on the subject of shopping for wedding favors to help couples make the most of their wedding favor budget.

One of the most important things to remember when shopping for wedding favors is that you should plan on setting a budget for wedding favors while you are setting the budgets for the other aspects of your wedding such as location, food, entertainment and transportation. This is very important because many couples who neglect to do this are often surprised by the cost of wedding favors. They mistakenly assume they can lump wedding favors into an incidental budget but soon realize the cost of wedding favors can really add up. This is because you typically purchase a wedding favor for each guest at your wedding. Each favor may only cost a few dollars but you have to multiply this amount by the number of guests at your wedding reception. As an example consider wedding favors which cost $2 per favor. If you plan on having 300 guests at your wedding the cost of the favors will be $600. As you can see this is certainly not an incidental amount.

Another thing to remember when shopping for wedding favors is that it is a good idea to purchase your wedding favors at least a few weeks before your wedding day. This is especially important if you want to have the favors or ribbons used to wrap the favors personalized with your names and the date of your wedding. This personalization often requires a couple of weeks lead time because your order has to be made especially for you instead of simply being shipped from a warehouse. Most companies will rush your order upon your request but there will typically be substantial fees involved with this service.

Another reason to shop for your wedding favors at least a few weeks before your wedding date is you will most likely have to wrap the favors once they arrive. You may be able to have the distributor wrap the gift but again this will most likely involve an additional. The fee for wrapping the favors may be charged per favor and can add up pretty quickly especially if you are having the order rushed. If you will be wrapping the favors yourself you will want to allow yourself enough time to do so without feeling rushed. It is important to remember that you will have a lot of last minute details to attend to so you most likely do not want to have to worry about wrapping wedding favors at the last minute.

One final thing to remember when shopping for wedding favors is that you should calculate all of the costs associated with the favor before deciding whether or not it will fit into your budget. There may be a base price for the item but there may be additional charges for personalization and costs associated with wrapping the favors. Even if you are wrapping the favors yourself you will still have the cost of wrapping paper, tape, ribbons and any other accessories you use to adorn the favors. It is a good idea to have the distributor supply you with a total cost for the favors including personalization and shipping before making your purchase. This will help to avoid misunderstandings about how much the favors will cost.

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The Toyota Motor Corporation which is based in Japan is the culprit behind the Toyota Camry. And yes, this automobile manufacturer is the very reason why the Toyota Camry has been on the go towards the road to success.

This vehicle is manufactured in various places which include the United States, Australia, as well as Japan. And since 2001, this vehicle has been speeding towards the top ranks of the top selling car in the United States. In fact, the US has been the Toyota Camry’s largest consumer market. Its main competitors are the Honda Accord and the Nissan Altima. Aside from the US, this vehicle has also been selling well in Australia as well as some other markets in the region of Asia. However, this vehicle sure cannot please everyone. The sales for Europe and Japan are quite slow. And the Toyota Motor Corporation has claimed that this is all due to the style and design that the vehicle holds – it is not just what these markets are looking for. As per Japan and the rest of the continent, the Toyota Camry is on a race to the top with the Nissan Teana as well as the Honda Accord.

Shopping for Toyota parts is easy. After all, most of today’s stores offer their merchandise online. And Auto Parts Information also makes sure that their stock of quality and durable Toyota parts is easily accessed by customers online. Just by simply visiting Auto Parts Information’s site, one could easily browse through their wide collection of Toyota parts and Toyota accessories like Toyota Camry parts that includes alternators, bumper covers, carpets, grilles, headlights, spoilers, starters, tail lights, and wheels among many others.

The 2007 version of the Toyota Camry has been made available in five trim levels. The list comprise of the CE, the LE, the SE, the XLE, and the Hybrid. The vehicle has also been made available in a couple of color choices for both the exterior and the interior. As per the former, the list comprise of Super White, Titanium Metallic, Magnetic Gray Metallic, Black, Barcelona Red Metallic, Desert Sand Mica, Aloe Green Metallic, Sky Blue Pearl, Jasper Pearl, and Blue Ribbon Metallic. As per the latter, the choices are Bisque, Ash, and Dark Charcoal.

Toyota is proud to manufacture additional accents and accessories for the Toyota Camry. After all, this vehicle not only shows off an astounding style and design but it also delivers superbly as well. To take the performance and design of this vehicle to a higher level, Toyota has crafted add-ons. Interested parties can choose from 16 inch alloy wheels, 18 inch TRD alloy wheels, body side moldings, an exhaust tip by Valor, a front end mask, premium license plate frames, mudguards, rear bumper appliqués, a rear spoiler, a sunroof wind deflector, wheel locks, all weather locks, an ashtray cup, a cargo net, a cargo tote, and a first aid kit.

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