Business Jet Traveler

Taking to the skies while protecting the earth
August 1, 2007
Some business jet operators offset carbon-dioxide emissions by investing in p
You can barely open a business magazine these days without seeing yet another story about adopting a pro-environment policy to combat climate change. Forecasts warn of imminent disaster if we don't reduce our so-called carbon footprint, which is simply the amount of carbon dioxide that humans are responsible for generating.
Ferrari F430
August 1, 2007
Cruise control on this car would be as out of place as an autopilot on an unl
What's in a name? Would a Ferrari by any other name be as provocative? What if the Ferrari boy had been born into the Focaccia family and christened Sal?
Business Aviation's Big Days
August 1, 2007
The National Business Aviation Association's Annual Meeting and Convention returns to Atlanta this year, for the first time since 1999. The event will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center from September 25 through 27.
The best modern golf courses in the western U.S.
August 1, 2007
Bandon Dunes Golf Hole No. 6
Our series on America's best golf courses continues with a look at three of the best modern fairways in the West, as determined by Golfweek magazine's handpicked panel of 385 course raters. The raters, who are students of architecture, attend national workshops and each evaluate 15 to 20 courses per year.
Los Angeles
August 1, 2007
It’s an understatement to call this aviation hub busy, but business jet trave
Look at an air map of the Los Angeles Basin and you'll see that this is a busy place. But flying into the area is the only way to fully gauge the airspace's complexity and congestion. The volume of disparate aircraft sharing altitudes, approaches and runways is immense.
Preowned: August-September 2007
August 1, 2007
Bigger isn't always better, which is one reason many attendees like the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE), which takes place in Switzerland each May. They see it as a scaled-down version of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention that is held annually in the U.S.
Cessna Citation V/Ultra
August 1, 2007
“They’re real workhorses,” said one owner.
The Citation V/Ultra is perhaps the best example of Cessna's well-honed ability to continually evolve a time-tested airframe into a market-leading workhorse. Based on the wildly popular Citation II, which entered production in 1977, the Ultra adds a slightly stretched fuselage, a plush interior, a more efficient high-speed wing, more powerful engines and updated avionics.
Reeling in salmon on Alaska's stunning 'lost coast'
August 1, 2007
During the golden weeks of late September and early October, few places offer a greater fly-fishing spectacle than the short tidal rivers on the edge of the Bering Glacier, an ice field larger than Rhode Island. These rivers are packed with coho salmon-silvers, as Alaskans call them.
Northwest U.S.: August 2007
August 1, 2007
What you'll pay for air charter varies not only by aircraft but by region. Here are the average per-hour rates for popular aircraft nationally and in the Northwest U.S., now and a year ago. Look for price data for other parts of the country in future issues.
Profiles in Catering
August 1, 2007
When you dine aboard a business jet, you expect a meal that's as first-class as the flight. But delivering gourmet food isn't as easy at 41,000 feet as it is on Earth. Just how do in-flight catering companies overcome the many obstacles they face and serve up dishes that rival what leading restaurants have to offer?

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Quote/Unquote

“You want to make sure with a race in which you'll be flying home with other drivers that you don't crash into them. It's happened before, and it can make for a little bit of a tense situation.”

-Racecar driver Helio Castroneves