Any Orbit. Any Time: Paul Allen invests in pioneering Stratolaunch Systems

Stratolaunch Systems, A Paul G. Allen Project Entrepreneur, Microsoft Co-Founder and philanthropist Paul G. Allen and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan have reunited to develop the next generation of space travel. Allen and Rutan, whose SpaceShipOne was the first privately-funded, manned rocket ship to fly beyond earth’s atmosphere, are developing a revolutionary approach to space transportation: … Read more

Cessna Citation M2 – Where beautiful meets business jet

Buenos Aires to Sao Paulo in 2,5 hours | Las Vegas to Chicago non-stop Sleek. Ergonomic. Show-stopping. For Corporate. Charter. Private. That’s the Citation M2. It’s among the most beautiful light jets in the sky. Citation M2, a new Cessna Aircraft Company light business jet, fills the gap between the Citation Mustang and the Citation … Read more

International chefs to cook on Etihad’s Diamond First Class cabins

The most robust inflight culinary team in the skies Qualified First Class Chefs are now officially onboard Etihad Airways flights to London, Sydney, Melbourne and Paris, and will be progressively introduced across all other first class destinations by early 2012. Etihad Airways airline has hired nearly 110 chefs since announcing in May it would introduce … Read more

Singapore family books $1 million Virgin Galactic space flight

A Singaporean businessman, his wife and two children have paid $1 million to become the first Asian family to fly together on space-tourism airline Virgin Galactic. The customer handed over a cheque for $1 million and asked the Virgin officials to remain anonymous because “apparently he hasn’t told his wife yet.” The US-based firm, part … Read more

Best of luxury helicopter services

The fleet below provides some of the most popular (best of )  luxury helicopter services. From transportation to special missions, flight entertainment and heli sports, the owners of this beauties choose them for performance, reliability, operating costs, the degree of customization, and last but not least, for unprecedented levels of comfort. The short list will … Read more

Airbus parent EADS delays A350 but avoids heat of crisis

Airbus parent EADS pushed back its A350 carbon-fibre jetliner by six months with a 200 million euro charge as it seeks to avoid errors like those that nearly derailed Europe’s A380 superjumbo. Despite storm waves in Western economies, Airbus and Boeing, who dominate the $70 billion aircraft market, are boosting output to meet demand from … Read more