The Al Habtoor Group selected Royal Jet chaired by HE Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan to carry out due diligence on the acquisition, including all technical specifications. Royal Jet will also provide aircraft management for the Lineage 1000, which ties in well with the company’s strategy of concentrating on midsize to large business jets.

Designed to travel nonstop for 4,200 nautical miles (7,778 km), the Lineage 1000 offers an innovative cabin design with best-in-class materials and a wide variety of interior options. It can be configured to accommodate up to 19 passengers in a total cabin volume of 4,085 cubic feet. The highly integrated avionics Primus Epic suite by Honeywell comes with five Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) multifunction control screens, Cursor Control Device (CCD), auto-throttle, weather radar with turbulence detection, fly-by wire, and other cutting-edge technologies. The Lineage 1000 is powered by two GE CF34-10E7-B engines with 18,500 pounds of thrust each. Capable of flying at 41,000 feet, its range with eight passengers will be 4,200 nautical miles with NBAA IFR reserves and 200 nm alternate.

Priced at US$ 42.95 million, based on January 2006 economic conditions, in the baseline configuration, for FAA certification, the Lineage 1000 jet is expected to enter service in the second half of 2008.