Dr. Jojo Williams Aviation Blog

Business jets    Rarely exceed 19 seats. Above 19 passenger seats, an aircraft is treated like an airliner, not a business jet. Business jets sell luxury per person, not density or no. of persons in total space. Business Jet Passengers expect: - Lie flat seats - Private Toilet - Quiet cabin - Space to sleep/work Business Jet Types are # Gulfstream - made in Georgia, USA # Bombardier - made in Quebec, Canada # Dassault - made in  Paris, France # Cessna - made in Kansas, USA Cessna Citation XLS (7 seats) 1997 nm (nautical mile) or  3698 km # Embraer - made in São Paulo, Brazil E-Jet family (E170/E175/E190/E195) and regional jets (ERJ 135/145), are used. Key operators  are British Airways and KLM.

Definition # Knots (Airspeed) Airspeed is measured in knots: 1 knot = 1 nm per hour So: 500 knots = 500 nautical miles per hour nm → km: multiply by ~1.85 nm → miles: multiply by ~1.15 # nm = nautical mile A nautical mile is a distance unit used in aviation navigation, and, it's not the regular mile you use on roads. 1 nautical mile (nm) = 1.852 km≈ 1.15 miles eg. “fly up to 4,300 nm”. It means the aircraft can fly about: ~7,964 km, or ~4,950 miles