TOP 2016 TOURBILLONS
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AUD15 BND10 RMB100 HKD80 INR500 IDR85,000 KRW10,000 KWD3 MYR20 NZD20 PESOS300 QAR40 SAR40 SGD8 TWD300 BAHT250 AED40 VND250,000
May – July 2016
DELUXE WELLNESS RESORTS ZAHA HADID | NANOFLOWCELL CUSTOM BOATS | THE BESPOKE CLUB
SYBERJET SJ30i & SJ30x
PIERREJEAN AIRBUS A340 | JET PACKS EHANG PASSENGER DRONE | THE AIRMULE HYPERSONIC FLIGHT | HOWARD HUGHES’ XF-11
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NOTAM
THE PRESIDENTIAL CHASE POLITICAL CANDIDATES NEED TO BALANCE BUDGETS WITH SCHEDULES, WHILE KEEPING A KEEN EYE ON THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CREDENTIALS
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f there ever was a case for flying privately, securely and confidentially, then it would be for a presidential election campaign. Even more so, if it is as colourful and controversial as the one presently unfolding in the US. High profile political candidates need to balance budgets with schedules, convenience and appearances, while keeping a keen eye on their environmental and social credentials. Whichever way you look at it, flying private is the only answer, as it is for many corporate users. American charter booking app Jetsmarter has done some digging into the transports of this year’s US presidential hopefuls, and the results are revealing. Democratic Party hopeful Hillary Clinton is the only contender using a nonAmerican built aircraft, a Dassault Falcon 900B. We could not find any clear indication if this aircraft is chartered, or somehow owned by the Clinton Clan. Her nemesis Bernie Sanders, in contrast, makes his way across the campaign trail in a chartered Gulfstream 200. On the Republican side, Ted Cruz and his failed rival Marco Rubio, have both used a relatively modest aircraft, the Cessna Citation Excel — presumably not shared. The big bird in the race, of course, is the refurbished Boeing 757 of Donald Trump, complete with his name looming large on the fuselage. Trump Force One (N757AF) was built in 1991, and previously flown by Danish airline Sterling, followed by Mexican airline Taesa (notice the irony), and finally owned and flown by Microsoft’s very own Paul Allan, prior to the sale to Trump in 2011. By November, we will know if bigger is better. In more ways than one. Rainer Sigel PUBLISHER
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Watch a documentary video of Donald Trump’s plane here: