Private Jet Charter to Singapore Brings Variety If you are looking for somewhere to jet off to this September, why not consider Singapore? Singapore is a great destination at any time of year, but September gives the added bonus of the Singapore Grand Prix. It may seem a long way to travel at first glance, […]
Read MorePrivate Suite in a Jet – Luxury Destination World Famous 727 Fuselage Luxury Suite – enjoy your jungle dreams in first class accommodations. Wow factors include teak paneled kitchen and dining area, two private balconies over each wing and gorgeous jungle canopy sunsets are complimentary. Prices range starting at $400 and up per night. The […]
Read MoreMilestones in the Private Charter Industry While many of the heroes of aviation made history in the first three decades of the 1900’s, the growth of the private aviation industry that gave us today’s thriving private charter business didn’t start until after World War II. As the war effort wound down, there were many trained […]
Read MorePrivate Jet – Hawker 800XP – Popular Executive Jet Choice The Hawker 800XP is one of the more recent additions to a long line of private aircraft choices. Originally designed and developed by British Aerospace (BAE) as the BAE 125-700, it was the first corporate jet to be built with an EFIS cockpit. When Raytheon purchased […]
Read MorePrivate Jet Charter – An Historical Look On this day (April 24), 105 years ago, Wilbur Wright allowed a photojournalist to ride along as he flew an exhibition flight for the King of Italy, providing the very first piece of motion picture filmed from within a moving plane. It was the groundbreaking work of the […]
Read MoreFirst Female Pilot to Fly Around the Globe On this day in aviation history, April 17, 1964, Jerrie Mock became the first female pilot to fly all the way around the world. Her flight took 29 days and she flew almost 23,000 miles in her Cessna 280. This is just one of the many milestones […]
Read MoreOn this date (April 10) in aviation history, Gates Rubber Company obtained a controlling interest in Lear Jet Industries. Two years later, Lear Jet and Gates Aviation would merge to create Gates Learjet Corporation, which would go on to become one of the leading manufacturers of business jets used for private charter flights. Lear Jet […]
Read MorePrivate Flight Pioneer Charles Lindbergh Born in 1902 (on February 4th in Detroit, Michigan), Charles Lindbergh is one of the most famous aviators in history. On today’s date, March 27 in 1927, he registered to compete for the Ortieg Prize, the competition that would catapult him to stardom. He was just an airmail pilot when […]
Read MoreChicago’s O’Hare International Airport Renamed for War Hero On this day in aviation history (March 13th), Edward “Butch” O’Hare is born in 1914. He was the first flying ace in the U.S. Navy and the first naval recipient of the Medal of Honor recipient in World War II. O’Hare was born and raised in St. […]
Read MorePrivate Jet Ride Gift Leads to Aviation History – March 6, 1931 On this day in aviation history, Ruth Rowland Nichols flew a 1928 Lockheed Vega 5a single-engine high wing monoplane named The New Cincinnati to 28,743.44 feet and setting the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) World Altitude Record. The flight took place at Jersey City […]
Read MoreOn this day in aviation history, first flight took place for the following: 1945 – Consolidated Vultee XP-81 (single seat, long range escort) 1956 – Antonov An-8 (Soviet-designed twin-turboprop-engine high wing light military transport aircraft) 1949 – CASA C-201 Alocotán The first flight for this American single seat, long range escort fighter prototype aircraft […]
Read MorePrivate Flight Across the Atlantic – Today in Aviation History “The Lone Eagle” (or “Lucky Lindy”), Charles Augustus Lindbergh was born in 1902 (d. 1974). He is famous for the first solo, non-stop flight across the Atlantic. In 1927, he flew in the “Spirit of St. Louis” from New York, New York to Paris, France. […]
Read MoreJanuary 28 was a popular day for “first flights.” Five are listed here: De Havilland Fox Moth – 1932\’ Bristol Type 118 – 1932 (British general-purpose military aircraft) Tupolev Tu-2 – 1941 (a Soviet high speed daylight bomber – NATO reporting name: Bat) Morane-Saulnier MS.755 Fleuret – 1953 (a prototype French 2 seat trainer) Sukhoi […]
Read MoreToday in Aviation History: January 21st was a popular date for “first flights”. Six are listed here: Lockheed S-3 Viking – 1972 Boeing 747 – 1970 – 1st commercial flight from New York to London (for Pan American) English Electric Canberra – 1951 – 1st non-stop un-refuelled transatlantic crossing by a jet Tupolev Tu-75 – […]
Read MoreToday in Aviation History: January 14 was a popular day for “first flights”. Five are listed here: Piper PA-28 Cherokee – 1960 (American four seat sporting/training monoplane) Convair F2Y Sea Dart – 1953 SIPA S.200 Minijet – 1952 (French 2 seat light sporting jet aircraft) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 – 1950 De Havilland Express – 1934 Also, […]
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