Avatar Posted by mfreedman Apr 8 2008 06:00 AM (http://www.luxist.com)| Add this link to... |
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Having or chartering a private jet used to be a big deal but private air travel is practically a necessity for even "entry level" wealthy people in today's world. Even with the economy in the condition it's in, those accustomed to traveling privately aren't giving up the luxury in exchange for less expensive commercial flights.
Avatar Posted by thiumy Mar 28 2008 05:35 PM (http://www.usatoday.com)| Add this link to... |
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What they miscalculated, perhaps, was just how strong the demand would be. Aimed at the Champagne-and-caviar set,
Avatar Posted by loky Feb 12 2008 01:33 AM (http://www.heliumreport.com)| Add this link to... |
Category: Business Tags: business aviation travel aerospace finance 
The Wall Street Journal's Robert Frank made the case that good prices on luxury items like jets could come out of a recession. Helium Report has a few more details about that kind of strategy
Avatar Posted by liriano Jan 30 2008 05:03 PM (http://www.heliumreport.com)| Add this link to... |
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As of Friday, about 400 private jets had already made arrangements to fly in. Private-jet schedulers say that this is the most ever, and that an epic traffic jam could ensue in the skies.
Avatar Posted by khawajaamir Nov 23 2007 12:22 AM (http://feeds.gawker.com)| Add this link to... |
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newVideoPlayer("aerion_gawker.flv", 475, 286); This is the Aerion Supersonic Business Jet, the first private plane that will fly at 1.6 Mach. The first unit has just been purchased by Sheikh Rashid, the ruler of Dubai. This bird will be able to fly the Ellisons, Jobs and Gores of this world from Paris to New York in just over 4 hours, so even while it has a $80,000,000 price tag, there will be no demand problems for it. The aircraft specs are amazing: galleryPost('aerionsupersonicjet', 7, 'Aerion Supersonic Jet'); Thanks to its design, the Aerion Supersonic Business Jet will be able to cruise at 1.15 Mach over land without producing any boom on the ground. The plane can also keep a 0.98 Mach speed offering a similar cost-per-mile than competing subsonic private jets and complying with US regulations. Over water, however, you will be free to speed it up and sustain 1.5 Mach with ease. To give you an idea, at this speed the Aerion can cross the Atlantic in two hours (it has a 4,600 miles range over 45,400 pounds of fuel) thanks to its Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 engines. Unlike the Concorde, which could only fly to certain airports through the world because of its operative requirements, this supersonic jet is designed to comply with environmental, sound and airport regulations everywhere. For example, the Aerion can land in just 3,460 feet, which makes it usable in most airports and a prime candidate to be Larry Ellison's next private plane. Design-wise, the Aerion looks even better than the fastest turboprop private plane. At least, it looks stunning except for the color. But hey, for $80,000,000 I'm sure they will be able to deliver it in secret-plane black with alien markings. The Aerion Supersonic Business Jet will be delivered in 2014, so you only need to decide if you want to spend $250,000 now for one of the forty "early delivery positions" or wait a couple more years to get it on a Black Friday, just like the rest of us. [Aerion]
Avatar Posted by withoutlimits Nov 23 2007 12:22 AM (http://feeds.gawker.com)| Add this link to... |
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Avatar Posted by Dudi Nov 10 2007 07:52 PM (http://www.gadling.com)| Add this link to... |
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Woo hoo! Looks like we'll finally be able to purchase our very own hydrogen peroxide powered jet packs. Anybody got $155,000 I can borrow? :-)
Avatar Posted by velezbb Nov 10 2007 07:51 PM (http://private-jet-charters-info.blogspot.com)| Add this link to... |
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Are you in the mist of planning a surprise romantic getaway for your partner? If you are, have you already made your romantic getaway reservations or travel arrangements?
Avatar Posted by laurentiu500 Nov 2 2007 02:22 AM (http://joesmoviecorner.blogspot.com)| Add this link to... |
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My life sucks.Shocking.For more than a week now, the blogging cells in my brain have been on life support, and not the good kind. The Terri Schiavo kind. I keep trying to post some new material, but nothing has really materialized. I guess I'm just making this post to say this. So, okay.Oh, also, concerning the post entitled 'I'm Just a Simple Boy With a Private Jet': Only five in the snapshot queue are still in my Top Ten, not including Requiem for a Dream, which fell off mainly because EVERYONE kept saying what I already knew; the, ya know, raw and powerful darkness. New to it are Mulholland Drive (at #3), Sense & Sensibility (at #4), Not One Less (at #5), The Wind That Shakes the Barley (at #7), My Neighbors the Yamadas, and Millennium Actress (at #10). If you must know as well, my current runner-up pool is:#11: Death Proof#12: The Hoax#13: Raise the Red Lantern#14: Requiem for a Dream#15: The Bourne IdentityFor whatever reason, that post is still getting comments. And in now past-tense terms. I've seen Trainspotting, Planet Terror, and Heavenly Creatures in the past 12 days. Keep up.Look at me, I'm ranting like the 'olden days. [sigh] It brings back memories. Hopefully maybe some reviews of those films and more, but only if you ask, and nicely.So, finally, a message to all from the AD Forums who comes here:If you were there more than a year and half ago when it OW, you know what that means, and how I mean it. Good night!
Avatar Posted by hussapong Oct 21 2007 02:22 AM (http://joesmoviecorner.blogspot.com)| Add this link to... |
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Note: This is not an Across the Universe post. YAY!It's been about a month now that I've had Netflix, and I've only seen five films (Ran, Y Tu Mamá También, Black Book, Jindabyne, and Away from Her, in that order). Is that as pathetic as I think it is? Seriously? Damn. But anyway, I decided tonight/today/last night/whatever to put up a sampling of my Netflix Queue, seen to your left in a very large screen capture. And yes, it is a smorgasbord: A Ghibli, a Spielberg, a Tarantino, a Jackson, a Miike, a Zhang, an Aronofsky, an Apatow, and two other movies of unimporant director. It's a werid bunch. Especially The Invisible. And The Happiness of the Katakuris, to an extent. (Thanks JA!) I also put pictures in for the section of what I currently have from Netflix. And don't forget: I don't have the Blogger Layouts thing! All of this is major homemade HTML, including this shizz.What do you think of the new sections?