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 1,500shp (1,120kW), (later 1,650shp (1,232kW)), and are mounted in nacelles with increased ground clearance. The flightdeck is improved with a modern EFIS setup, and a new windscreen arrangement. The J41 was the first turboprop certified to both JAR25 and FAR25 standards.

Operational history

The J41 flew for the first time on 25 September 1991 and was certified on 23 November 1992 in Europe, and 9 April 1993 in the United States, with the first delivery, to Manx Airlines on 25 November 1992. In January 1996, the J41 became part of the Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)), a marketing consortium consisting of ATR, Aérospatiale (of France), Alenia (of Italy), and British Aerospace. Sales initially were fairly strong, but in May 1997 BAe announced that it was terminating J41 production, with 100 aircraft delivered.

Operators

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

Civil operators

• FlyPelican

  AirJet Exploração Aérea de Carga (2)

  AVdef (2)

  Guna Airlines (4)

  Fabick Cat (1)

• Theia Aviation (1)

• Malu Aviation (5)

  Proflight Zambia (5)

Former civil operators

• Brindabella Airlines

• Impulse Airlines

• National Jet Systems

• Air Atlantic

  EasyFly (Colombia) (14)

  Lanhsa Airlines (1)

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

  Sky Express (1)

  Sky High Aviation Services (2)

  Yeti Airlines (7)

  Airlink (8)

  Moçambique Expresso (1)

  Agni Air (3)

  Origin Pacific Airways (5)

  Eastern SkyJets (1)

  Loganair (3)

• Eastern Airways (9)

• Highland Airways(2)

• 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)

• Delbitur (1)

  Royal Star Aviation (1)

• Air Republiq Airlines (1)

• Venezolana (9)

Military operators

• 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 March 26, 2012, EasyFly Flight 8697, a British Aerospace Jetstream 41, presented a hydraulic fluid spill during a flight. The aircraft landed without complications in José María Córdoba International Airport.

• 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.

• On April 8, 2019, a British Aerospace Jetstream 41 (registration HI1038) crash landed at Douglas Charles Airport, Commonwealth of Dominica, after a commercial flight from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. There were no fatalities.

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)

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. .

External links

• BAE Systems history

• Airliners.net BAE Jetstream 41