Around the World with Four Seasons

Elephant riding Thai jungle

Luxury hotel brand The Four Seasons has announced an ‘Around the World’ travel itinerary that touches down in Hawaii, Bora Bora, Bali, Sydney and Mumbai aboard a private luxury jet that comes with a personal chef and onboard concierge.
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Prince Alwaleed sells A380 flying palace

Airbus A380 prince Alwaleed bin Talal

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, ranked #29 on the list of global billionaires by Forbes magazine, has sold off his Airbus A380 jet plane, according to media reports.
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World’s first biofuel jet flight to take off in Canada

Aviation biofuel

The world’s first flight powered entirely by bio jet fuel will take off next month from Ottawa, the fuel makers announced Thursday.
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Boeing Business Jet installs first Aeroloft sleeping area

Boeing Business Jet Aeroloft sleeping area

Boeing has delivered the first BBJ 747-8 to sport a new optional extra – an eight-person sleeping area, called the Aeroloft.

The Aeroloft, designed and built by Greenpoint Technologies, is located above the main cabin between the upper deck and tail of the airplane.
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Blackberry maker to sell jet to save $1 billion

Dassault Aviation F50EX

Research In Motion which has lost 95% of its market value since 2008, is selling one of its two business jets under a plan to save $1 billion in operating costs.

The maker of BlackBerry devices put its nine-passenger Dassault Aviation SA (DSY) F50EX up for sale, trying to fetch $6 million to $7 million.
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Nasa joins race to build new supersonic passenger jet

Fastest Supersonic Jet

A prototype of the “Son of Concorde,” a supersonic jet being designed in a collaborative effort between Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Gulfstream and NASA is set to be revealed next month at the Farnborough International Airshow in England.

The plane would fly more than 2,485 mile per hour, according to the U.K.’s Daily Mail.

Currently, the fastest subsonic executive jet, Gulfstream’s new G650 can fly 646 miles per hour and has a top speed of just 704 miles per hour.
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