Originally Posted by
kyanar
Then why, pray tell, is AIR looking to them as a replacement for the 772 fleet?
The only thing that makes it a business jet is the cabin configuration. Get Zodiac to supply a few hundred Y and C class seats and you have yourself a commercial airliner. Air Force One, after all, is just a Boeing 747 (actually a VC25, which is a 747 with modifications). The designation as a "passenger jet" in its most common configuration doesn't make it not a business jet when kitted out to carry the POTUS.