Business Jet Traveler » February 2007

Raytheon Aircraft Sold, but a Hawker Is Still a Hawker
February 1, 2007
Raytheon Company last month announced a $3.3 billion "definitive agreement" that will result in the sale of Raytheon Aircraft to Onex Partners of Toronto and GS Capital Partners, an affiliate of New York-based Goldman Sachs.
To Asia and Back
February 1, 2007
Where is your business taking you today? Markets are emerging and growing all over the globe, particularly in the Middle East, China and India. It doesn't matter whether you run a bank, a factory or a chain of stores-sooner or later, you may find yourself trading goods or services with people halfway around the world.
Tour the ultimate business jet
February 1, 2007
State-of-the-art communications, 1980s style
Now anyone can take a seat on Air Force One. The Boeing 707 that served as the "flying White House" for seven U.S. presidents from 1973 through 2001 is on display and ready for boarding at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., 45 minutes from downtown Los Angeles.
PrivatAir Adds Boeing 7870 to Charter Fleet
February 1, 2007
Swiss-based charter and aircraft management specialist PrivatAir has become one of the first purchasers of an executive/VIP version of Boeing's new 787 airliner. The aircraft will complement PrivatAir's already substantial Boeing fleet, which includes a 767, a 757, a BBJ2 and three BBJs.
Silver Steelhead in the Wintergreen Forest
February 1, 2007
In the tall, dark, moss-draped, rainy forests of Oregon's coastal mountains-a mysterious evergreen world captured perfectly in the novels of Ken Kesey-emerald rivers rush headlong to the grey, wild North Pacific. Nehalem, Wilson, Trask, Necanicum, Nestucca-places whose names intoxicate anglers under the spell of a fish called steelhead.
John Hamlin
February 1, 2007
-60 Minutes producer John Hamlin, in The New York Times
Robinson Helicopter's Frank Robinson
February 1, 2007
"I spent a lot of time talking to venture capitalists. It was one of the most
Frank Robinson readily admits he's not your typical CEO. "When I worked for the big aerospace companies, I was always a bit of a maverick," he explained to me in his relatively small, Spartan office just off the production floor of Robinson Helicopter Co. in Torrance, Calif. "I don't think I could have gotten anywhere if I had stayed with any of them.
No Use for User Fees, Say Gen Av Advocates
February 1, 2007
Opposition to user fees for general aviation aircraft remains on the front burner this year for the industry's advocacy groups.
Haute Cuisine: Organic breakfast quiche
February 1, 2007
Do you have a favorite in-flight meal or caterer you’d like to see featured h
The Dish: Organic breakfast quiche. Pan-seared shitake mushrooms combined with tender baby spinach, organic whole milk and farm-fresh eggs. Served with heirloom melons and berries. The Caterer: Chefs With Altitude, El Segundo and Irvine, Calif., (877)-CWA-4141, www.chefswithaltitude.com.
Wyvern changes course with new policy
February 1, 2007
The early days were a little less than noble for Wyvern, the Palmyra, N.J.-based charter auditing firm. The company took its name from a mythical, winged dragon that was said to be so large it preyed upon elephants.

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“When you get into the larger aircraft it becomes like a hotel, with dozens of staff supporting the plane based in a galley area down below. You have very comprehensive cooking facilities, and on larger aircraft we have looked at theatres, with spiral staircases and a Steinway grand piano. The limitations for what you can put inside a plane are pretty much the limits of physics, and even money cannot always overcome that. Even so, people are still always trying to push [the limits]. ”

-Howard Guy of Design Q, a UK-based consultancy