What are your thoughts on the EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style luxury
helicopter that was first show almost a year ago at EBACE in Geneva?

Gold Sinks aboard $100 million Jet - The Private Airplane of Sultan of Brunei

One of the most expensive luxury private jets in the world inlaid with gold, this private airplane is owned by Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin Waddaulah. Hassanal Bolkiah is Sultan and Prime Minister of Brunei since 1967. The 29th Sultan of Brunei is heir to an unbroken 600-year-old Muslim dynasty. Brunei sultan is known for a lavish lifestyle, his palace is said to have 1,788 rooms; has also built mosques with touches in gold and diamonds. Brunei Sultan is also famous for his vast automobile collection. Sultan of Brunei’s Hassanal Bolkiah is the proud collector of world’s most unique and gigantic cars. King of Brunei has an astonishing collection of over 7,000 cars includes some of the fastest, most expensive and rarest motors on the planet. Sultan’s collection includes – 604 Rolls Royces, 574 Mercedes-Benzes, 452 Ferraris, 382 Bentleys, 209 BMWs, 179 Jaguars, 134 Koenigseggs, 21 Lamborghinis, 11 Aston Martins, and 1 SSC.

This Royal Brunei plane Boeing 747-400 worth a hundred million dollars. All that shines inside the Royal Brunei planes are made of pure gold including Gold Plated Sink. This fully equipped flying house got way too much gold and colors for my personal taste.

Private Airplane of Sultan of Brunei, have look at Royal Brunei plane pictures:

Cessna: A Look at the Citation Lineup of Private Jets

With nearly 200,000 satisfied customers, Cessna is the world’s top manufacturer of business jets. The Cessna Citation line of aircraft is the most popular private jet globally. There currently are eight models in the skies.


Citation X
The first Citation X was delivered to PGA-golf pro Arnold Palmer in August 1996. The eight-passenger private jet, which is powered by two Rolls-Royce AE3007C1 engines, has a nautical-mile range of 3,070 miles and travels at more than 600 mph. One year later the Citation X had already reached one million flight hours.


Citation Sovereign
The delivery of the first nine-passenger Citation Sovereign occurred in September 2004. Bringing it to the market was a six-year process, as the Sovereign was first introduced in 1998. The plane’s range is 2,847 nautical miles and its maximum speed is 527 miles. It has a Honeywell Epic avionics system and two Pratt & Whitney PW306C engines. One hundred were sold by November 2006.


Citation X LS+
The Citation XLS+ came to the market rather quickly, as it was announced and first flown in 2007. The XLS+ was on the market in 2008. Its range is 1,858 nautical miles and the top speed of the aircraft is 440 knots. Twin Pratt & Whitney PW545C engines provide the lift and the avionics system is a Collins Pro Line 21.

Citation CJ4
The Citation CJ4 flies like a big jet but is as cost-effective as a smaller lightweight model. It is luxuriously spacious and comes equipped with the Venue Cabin Management System, which along with climate control includes XM Radio and Blu-Ray DVD capabilities. Its nautical range is approximately 2,000 miles and it has a maximum speed of 501 miles per hour. Two Williams FJ44-4A engines and a Collins Pro Line 21 avionics system power and control the eight-passenger jet.

Citation CJ3
The Citation CJ3, which was delivered in December 2004, had reached 100 units sold by August 2006. The six-passenger jet features a Collins Pro Line 21 avionics system and two Williams FJ44-3A engines. It has a maximum speed of 480 miles and a range of 1,875 nautical miles.



Citation CJ2+
The Citation CJ2+ was first announced in 2004 and was delivered in 2006. The seven-passenger CJ2+ has a Collins Pro Line 21 avionics system and two Williams FJ44-3A-24 engines. It has a maximum speed around 480 miles per hour and a range of 1,613 nautical miles.

Citation Mustang
The Citation Mustang was first announced in 2002. The first Mustang was delivered in April 2007. Forty-six of the four-passenger jets were sold by year-end 2007. Two Pratt & Whitney PW615F engines and a Garmin G1000 avionics system enable the aircraft to reach a maximum speed of more than 390 mph and to have a range of 1,150 nautical miles.

Citation CJ1+
The five-passenger CJ1+ made its first flight in 2004. Fifty-nine planes were moved by year-end 2007. The range of CJ1+ is 1,300 nautical miles and its top speed is 448 mph. It has a Collins Pro Line 21 avionics system and two Williams FJ44-1AP engines.

Article taken from James Rothaar's article for www.justluxe.com.

Ricky Gervais thought he’d never use a private jet when he was offered it, but ended up on it “every weekend”.

The British comic has forged a successful Hollywood career over the last few years. He tries not to let his new celebrity go to his head, but admits it can be hard. When shooting 2009’s The Invention of Lying he was amazed to be given access to his own plane, and quickly got used to taking trips in it.

“They gave me a private jet for getting back and forth between New York and London. I thought, 'I will never use it,’ but I ended up using it every weekend. You turn up, right, and the airport is completely empty. I mean, there’s just someone at the desk and then the pilot, who says, 'Are you ready to go?’ and you say, 'Don’t you want to see my passport?’ and he goes, 'Oh yeah, I suppose I’d better,’” Ricky marveled.

“Please don’t ask me how much a pint of milk is, because my answer will be something like a thousand pounds.”

The star found fame by writing and appearing in UK television show The Office, which has been successfully remade in America. He can still recall when he first realised he was getting used to be famous – it happened in an airport.

“I remember the first time I went to the airport and they took me through a special diplomatic door and my head was down and I was thinking, 'Oh my god, everybody must hate me for pushing in’. But the next time I went, I was all 'Where’s that bloke who walks you through?’” he deadpanned to British newspaper The Telegraph.

Ricky and his long-term girlfriend Jane Fallon have never had children. He realises that many don’t understand that decision but maintains it was the right one for them. The star thinks he’d be a nervous wreck if he was a parent as he already spends too much time fussing about his pets.

“One good reason I don’t want them is that I don’t think I’d sleep at night. Before this interview I had to check twice that I hadn’t left the doors to the pool open because I was worried the cat would go through them and drown. So with a child, I’d just be stood over it, making sure it was still breathing,” he said.

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Business Traveller: Battling Jet-Lag

Jet lag is an unpleasant nuisance as well as a sap on productivity. Is it best to deal with the symptoms, the causes or both?

 
Decide whether to adapt: If the trip is short – say two to three days – it may be better not to adapt to your new timezone. Instead, try to mitigate fatigue with naps, for example, and also try to arrange meetings at times that are advantageous to your body clock.

How to adapt if needed: “If you actually want to quickly reset your body clock to the new timezone, the two things that work are timed exposure to bright light [specially designed lamps are available] and melatonin,” says Dr Richard Dawood of the Fleet Street Clinic. It may also be helpful to use a jet lag calculator, which guides you on the optimum time to use them. Seek medical advice before trying melatonin. It is available over the counter in the US and many other countries. In the UK, it’s available as Circadin, which requires a prescription.


Drugs can be useful – but consult your doctor first: “If the purpose of your trip is to attend meetings for two days, and you’re dozing off, it’s not outrageous to consider using pharmaceuticals to manage sleep patterns,” says Dr Dawood.
When travelling to the US from Europe, for example, you would want to stay up as late as you can and then probably wake around 3am local time. “You might use a sleeping pill to get back to sleep,” says Dr Dawood. If you are trying to stay awake, you could also use medicines that boost alertness, such as Nuvigil. “This came close to being licensed for jet lag in the US and, again, needs to be prescribed,” says Dr Dawood.


Non-medicinal methods: More natural ways of dealing with jet lag include exercise, massage, relaxation and showers. Most frequent travellers find that some combination of the above works best for them.

Article written by Rhymer Rigby for www.FT.com

Luxury Travel on a Tight Corporate Budget

Sometimes there is a concern that luxury travel poses a serious challenge to a tight corporate budget. It's true that luxury charters combined with tight budgets are often perceived as oxymorons, but the reality often refutes that belief. When a group of executives needs to travel, the total cost of first class commercial tickets compared to the cost of a charter flight is quite comparable and will keep the budget mavens satisfied, too. If flight schedules require changing airplanes and a possible overnight stay becomes reality due to late departures, the costs of a charter actually may result in overall savings.

Consider using a Charter Brokerage instead of a specific charter operator. Brokers are not owner operators, so your choices of luxury jets are not confined to their own aircraft. They have working relationships with nearly all luxury private jet operators, giving you a far wider choice of aircraft – and available cost saving deals. You might enjoy the same luxury jet charter flight at a reduced rate if a carrier wants to get their aircraft airborne.

Depending on your desired flight times, you might also locate empty leg flights to help with your budgetary constraints. You can sometimes save up to 40% on typical luxury travel fees by taking advantage of available empty leg flights that fit your trip schedule and you'll still enjoy first class travel.

For more information, contact Charter@QuintessentiallyAviation.com .

G150 SETS SPEED RECORD

G150 SETS SPEED RECORD

Gulfstream's G150 demonstration aircraft recently set a world speed record between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, and Geneva, Switzerland, beating the existing record by 37 minutes.
The wide-cabin, high-speed aircraft travelled the 2,464 nautical miles (4,563 km) between the two cities in 5 hours and 6 minutes. Its average cruise speed was Mach 0.80.
Pilots for the flight were International Captains David Steinfeldt and Nick Rose. The aircraft, en route to the 2011 European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE), carried four passengers.
The G150 has a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,556 km) at its normal cruise speed of Mach 0.80.
The National Aeronautic Association has confirmed the record and sent it to the Federation Aeronautique Internationale in Switzerland for approval as a world record.

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