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Private jet travel that costs the same as business class? The co-founders of Jet Partner, the first private jet empty leg specialist search platform, talk to Elite Traveler about how their service saves time and money. Private jet travel. It’s wonderful, isn’t it? You turn up at the airport 15 minutes before your scheduled take-off,... View Article

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Qatar Airways will add at least seven new dots to its route map by July, according to Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker, with Larnaca, Edinburgh, Miami, Dallas, Tokyo Haneda and Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport. Already in a fast 17 years of growth the airline operates some 130 airplanes to 136 destinations.  By 2019 there will be... View Article

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One of the important aerospace and defence exhibitions in Asia took place in Singapore earlier this month. The Singapore Airshow 2014 was held at Singapore Changi Exhibition Centre on 11-16 February. Jetsolution International Services Limited attended to acquire market intelligence and share business plans with international industry expertise. On the same day, Jetsolution released its... View Article

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Qatar Executive, the business jet charter division of award-winning Qatar Airways, will be showcasing its Bombardier Global 5000 on a static display at Abu Dhabi Air Expo, set to take place from 25 to 27 February at the Al Bateen Executive Airport. Demonstrating its commitment to the vibrant Middle East business aviation market, Qatar Executive... View Article

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Australia quickly found itself high in the global luxury travelers consciousness not long after winning its first America’s Cup in 1983. Recognizing a need for expert advise and native knowledge, Ian Swain, a so-called “true-blue-Aussie” himself, along with his wife Linda Swain, founded Swain Destinations. Twenty-seven years since conceiving the fully customized destination experience, the... View Article

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Benetti introduces the new FB502 m/y ‘Panthera’, the 47-metre aluminium yacht, whose contemporary style is simultaneously sporty and elegant. The FB502 M/Y ‘Panthera’ is the second yacht in the 500s series. The first one, FB501 ‘Imagination’, came on the market in 2010 with the third in the series, FB503 scheduled for delivery spring 2014. Constructed at Benetti’s... View Article

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Heesen has launched its first 40-meter ‘sportster’, which it christened M/Y Galatea during a private ceremony at the shipyard facility in Oss, YN 15640 on January 17. With advanced aluminium hull technology, powerful performance, uncompromising interior design and peerless Dutch construction standards, M/Y Galatea is the true incarnation of Heesen DNA. The sportster has the optimum balance... View Article

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Metrojet, a leading provider of business aircraft services in Asia, has announced new business partnerships with globally-recognised MedAire Inc. and AGlaze, highlighting the company’s constant determination to enhance operational excellence. Metrojet has entered a partnership agreement with MedAire Inc., the global leader in aviation medical and travel risk management services. Since 1985, MedAire Inc. has... View Article

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Private jet travel has long been a means of commute for business and leisure travelers, but on the proviso that said travelers own their jet, or at least rent one. JetPartner is doing it differently. Elite Traveler spoke to founder Antony Rivolta about the online booking site that is making private jet travel more accessible... View Article

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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has revealed an exclusive sketch of the Bespoke Waterspeed Collection, a series of 35 Phantom Drophead Coupés that seeks to celebrate a seminal act of British daring and endeavour. On the morning of 1 September 1937, at the height of the battle between the United States and Great Britain to be the... View Article

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Swiss drug maker Roche Holding AG announced today that its 2013 Net Profit was 11.4 billion Swiss Francs on revenues of 46.8 CHF, a profit margin of nearly 25%. Just recently the International Air Transport Association announced the average profit for an airline ticket is $4.  Famously since the Wright Brothers lifted off from Kitty... View Article

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Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s Product Support organization has created the company’s first private label for cabin interior refurbishments. The Gulfstream Portfolio Collection is a carefully curated collection of in-stock fabrics, leathers and carpets that shortens the lead time and cost for interior refurbishments. “We’ve assembled a first-rate collection of more than 100 fabrics, 25 carpets and... View Article

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