G.A.D Flights (GFT) plans to stick to the Citation III (C650) as its core type, even though the fact that its Honeywell Aerospace TFE731 engines are no longer in production is challenging, chief executive Yoav Seymour told ch-aviation in an exclusive interview. The Israeli operator aims to grow the type’s fleet to lower the utilisation of each airframe and thus extend the engines’ life span.

“In the long-term, we would like to buy a few C650s and then rotate the aircraft. This means we could operate them for longer…

Source: ch aviation
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