right|thumb|Jetstream 41 of now-defunct [[Origin Pacific Airways at Wellington International Airport in June 2004]]

The British Aerospace Jetstream 41 is a turboprop-powered feederliner and regional airliner, designed by British Aerospace as a stretched version of the Jetstream 31. Intended to compete directly with 30-seat aircraft like the Embraer Brasilia, Dornier 328 and Saab 340, the new design eventually accommodated 29 passengers in a two-by-one arrangement like the Jetstream 31. Trans States Airlines of the US was the biggest operator of Jetstream 41s in the world, with 25 in the fleet.

Design and development

The Jetstream 41's stretch added to the fuselage, consisting of an plug forward of the wing and a plug to the rear; the fuselage design was all-new with no commonality with the old fuselage. The wing had increased span and redesigned ailerons and flaps. It was mounted below the fuselage, so the spar did not form a step in the cabin aisle. This also gave more baggage capacity in larger wing-root fairings.

The Allied Signal TPE331-14 engines deliver 1,500 shp (1,120 kW), (later 1,650 shp (1,232 kW)), and are mounted in nacelles with increased ground clearance. The flightdeck is improved with a modern EFIS setup, and a new windscreen arrangement. with 100 aircraft delivered.

Operators

As of January 2025, 20 aircraft remain in active commercial service.

Civil operators

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  • AirJet Exploração Aérea de Carga (2)

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  • AVdef (2)

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  • Guna Airlines (4)

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  • Fabick Cat (1)
  • Theia Aviation (1)

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  • Malu Aviation (5)

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  • Proflight Zambia (5)

Former civil operators

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  • Brindabella Airlines
  • Impulse Airlines
  • National Jet Systems

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  • Air Atlantic

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  • EasyFly (Colombia) (14)

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;* Lanhsa Airlines (1)

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  • Hong Kong Government Flying Service – (2) for search-and-rescue.

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  • Sky Express (1)

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  • Sky High Aviation Services (2)

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  • Yeti Airlines (7)

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  • Airlink (8)

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  • Moçambique Expresso (1)

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  • Agni Air (3)

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  • Origin Pacific Airways (5)

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  • Eastern SkyJets (1)

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  • Loganair (3)
  • Eastern Airways (9)
  • Highland Airways(2)

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  • Trans States Airlines (25) – aircraft operated as American Connection, Delta Connection and Trans World Express providing passenger feed service on behalf of respective major air carrier partners American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Trans World Airlines (TWA).
  • Atlantic Coast Airlines – aircraft operated as United Express providing passenger feed service on behalf of major air carrier partner United Airlines.
  • Contour Airlines (4)

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  • Delbitur (1)

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  • Royal Star Aviation (1)
  • Air Republiq Airlines (1)
  • Venezolana (9)

Military operators

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  • Royal Thai Army

Accidents and incidents

  • On 7 January 1994, United Express Flight 6291 crashed short of the runway at Port Columbus International Airport, killing five people out of eight passengers and crew.
  • On 24 September 2009, South African Airlink Flight 8911 crashed in the suburb of Merebank in Durban, South Africa, shortly after takeoff from Durban International Airport. The crew of three and one person on the ground was injured. The captain, Allister Freeman, died as a result of complications from his injuries on 7 October 2009.
  • On 24 September 2016, A Yeti Airlines flight registration 9N-AIB en route from Kathmandu to Bhairahawa overran the runway while landing at Gautam Buddha Airport. All 29 passengers and the crew of 3 were unhurt but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft on display

The prototype Jetstream 41 G-JMAC is preserved by the Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group (SAHG) on the former airside apron behind the Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel, which was the original terminal building of Liverpool Speke Airport.

Specifications (Jetstream 41)

right|thumb|An EasyFly Jetstream 41 Cockpit.

See also

References

Bibliography

  • Lambert, Mark. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993–94. Coulsden, UK:Jane's Data Division, 1993. .
  • O'Toole, Kevin. "Prestwick seeks new work after J41 closure". Flight International, 4–10 October 1997, p. 4.
  • Swanborough, Gordon. "Jetstream Jubilee". Air International, August 1991, Vol 41 No 2, pp. 73–79. Stamford, UK:Key Publishing. ISSN 0306-5634.
  • Taylor, Michael, ed. Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1996/97. London: Brassey's, 1996. .
  • Wilson, Stewart. Airliners of the World. Fyshwick, Australia: Aerospace Publications Pty Ltd., 1999. .
  • BAE Systems history
  • Airliners.net BAE Jetstream 41