All three single turboprops have superb safety records, a sure sign that single-engine jet aircraft can be successful.
Cirrus is considering a single-engine jet aircraft to compete with single turboprops from New Piper and EADS Socata.
Soon the FAA wanted to make the systems mandatory for turboprops and jets with six or more seats.
Two are small businesses replacing their aging turboprops or twin-engine piston planes.
Corporate jets, as well as corporate turboprops and corporate piston-powered airplanes provide the transportation that is so essential to businesses, large and small.
But now, even as regional airlines continue to phase out their older turboprops, a new generation of planes with propellers is taking off.
Since the EADS CASA planes contain dozens of U.S. parts, including engines and unique turboprops, the White House notified EADS and Spain of its objections.
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The planes, such as short-range Airbus A320 jets and ATR turboprops, have sat idle on tarmacs across Indian airports since Kingfisher was grounded following an employee strike in October.
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Business aviation means private jets, turboprops and high-performance pistons.
The worldwide fleet of more than 7, 000 King Air turboprops serves a wide variety of missions and has amassed more than 50 million flight hours while operating in 115 countries around the world.
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Its four turboprops provide it with a cruise speed of 0.72 mach at altitudes of up to 40, 000 feet and the plane has excellent low speed handling characteristics needed for paratroopers and load dropping.
ATR, a European maker of turboprops that is jointly owned by Airbus's parent EADS and Finmeccanica of Italy, had a record year last year, winning firm orders for 157 planes and options for a further 79.
But this week the planemaker signed a big deal with Wings Air of Indonesia, which will eventually have a fleet of 60 ATR turboprops, of which 40 will be its latest model, the 72-600 (pictured), which seats up to 74.
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