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One client, a U.S. buyer, wants a treadmill and a steam shower installed on his Boeing business jet.
WSJ: Demand Soars for Firms That Fit Out Private Jets
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The demand for larger-scale private and corporate jets has been such that the major aircraft manufacturers, Airbus and Boeing, now offer modified versions of their passenger aircraft -- the Boeing BBJ (Boeing Business Jet) and Airbus CJ (Corporate Jet).
CNN: Luxury living at 35,000 ft
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He arrived to see a Boeing 737 business jet with a Miami Dolphins logo on its tail taxiing down the runway--with his bags inside it.
FORBES: Magazine Article
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He arrived to see a Boeing 737 business jet with a Miami Dolphins logo on its tail taxiing down the runway with his bags inside it.
FORBES: Blockbuster Billionaire Wayne Huizenga's Next Big Bet
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Most importantly, in the heart of its civil-jet business, Boeing seems to enjoy a huge competitive advantage.
ECONOMIST: Airbus and Boeing
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The boss of Boeing's civil-jet business, Alan Mulally, is even toying with the idea of turning up in person.
ECONOMIST: Psst, wanna buy an Airbus?
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If there is a silver lining, it is that Boeing's non-civil jet business now accounts for 40% of sales.
ECONOMIST: Boeing's bleak outlook
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But today Boeing is no longer so heavily dependent on its civil-jet business, now down from 80% of sales to little more than half, as its defence and space interests have grown.
ECONOMIST: Airbus and Boeing
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Boeing's biggest challenge is going to be maintaining profit margins in the passenger-jet business at much lower levels of production.
ECONOMIST: Boeing's bleak outlook