Lufthansa has placed orders for seven executive jets from Cessna, the US business aircraft maker, in its first step towards building its own fleet of nine corporate jets operating in the region of Europe and Russia.
The German flag carrier is set to be the first European airline to develop its own fleet of business jets.
Private aviation has enjoyed an unprecedented global boom during the past three years, as corporate executives and wealthy individuals have sought to avoid the increasing hassle, inconvenience and delays of flying through congested hub airports and to use business jets to increase executive productivity.
Several other European airlines have considered entering the corporate jet market, including KLM, the Dutch subsidiary of Air France-KLM, which has recently investigated the fledgling market for air taxi jet operations with four-seat very light jets.
Owning a personal jet has always been a far off dream for many, but that dream may have just become a little more attainable with the introduction of the HondaJet. This new product from automaker Honda, makes jet ownership ONLY 3.65 million dollars away.
First announced in 2005, the jet is finally entering production and Honda is taking orders. The HondaJet offers seating for up to 6 passengers and 2 crew members and is capable at going 1600 miles at over 450mph. The jet is very sleek and has engines distinctly mounted above the wing in order to increase efficiency and expand cabin space. This plane fills a key niche between propeller planes and Learjets, filling the gap between the two and bringing the jetsetter lifestyle within closer reach.
The Milner Motors AirCar will debut at the New York International Auto Show, March 21-30.
The Milner Motors AirCar is a four-seat advanced-composite car that is designed so that you can fly to your destination but then fold up the wings and drive it down the highway.
There is a foldable main wing in the rear of the vehicle and a lifting projection in the front.
BJETS, a new private jet operator in Asia, announced plans to buy a fleet of 40 Cessna and Hawker jets to provide aviation services to corporations and high net-worth individuals in Asia.
Deliveries will take place over a period of five years, and BJETS has options for 10 more Hawker jets, bringing the company’s total investments to over US$600 million.
The company plans to begin operations in May 2008, operating out of Singapore’s Selatar Airport, and India’s new Hyderabad International Airport.
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: 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.
