Okay Buisness jets have this major misconception. That being that they are a pure luxury. To a point it’s true. They don’t need super plush seats or state of the art entertainment systems. You could trim them down but then again if you need the utility it gives you there is no reason to skimp out.
What people forget is at same time there is a huge amount of utility to them for a highly technology oriented society.
Buisness jet or Courier aircraft overlap in function. They allow specialists the ability to get where they are needed without having to navigate the hub and spoke civil aviation. They often fly higher than civil aviation allowing them not to interfere with it. They are smaller and lighter then civil general aviation allowing for use of less common airports Potentially getting said specialist to locations potentially outside the normal destination system used by general civil aviation.
That could (and is more often) the CEO and executive team to a high stakes business meeting or an Engineer needed to fix a highly specialized machine in a remote region in a hurry.
They can be divided into various sizes from fast small courier craft to internationally range private airliners, in some cases literally an airliner.
Now CBJ-1/ARJ21B is in the latter category it’s designed for the CEO and Executive with all the trimmings.
Video tours the Comac ARJ21B Which is set up in a flying penthouse. Albeit smaller than “Trump Force One” not far removed with a State cabin, well appointed dining room and bar. However that is near the top of the roll.
The one I was asking about the CBJ-800 concept sat lower not as small as say a Honda Jet but in line with a G200 or Embraer Legacy 500. Which I think has more Utility and practical without the potential of Shaming. I mean it’s like comparing a Royal Train to a Minibus.
General Civil Aviation has taken steps to accommodate buisness clients particularly as they tend to be the costumer class who pays more to fly then the vast majority of coach customers. Most Civil Airlines make their profit off Business class not coach. This is as Buisness passengers tend to shop last minute for pop up flights to close last second deals.
The problem is that Buisness clients might not be able to make use of general civil aviation as Business and first class sections tend to be small, The civil aviation schedules are restrictive, security line tend to be long and again you tend to only have flights to select destinations that may be long distances from the buisness function. in the old days that meant long journeys by steamboat train or stage coach days or weeks long gaps. Once aviation became an option small prop planes began being looked at for such it wasn’t until the 1950s that it became practical but being able to Charter or utilize your own aircraft is an expensive advantage.
Father it need not be personal as they can also carry light volume high value cargo. In fact the first Business jets as we recognize them came from a USAF request for a light fast utility aircraft that could land at any airbase transporting personal or cargo.
Small Buisness jets like the Platus PC24 are used as air ambulances in some countries transporting patients in need of specialized care from remote regions.
