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30 million Bags lost by airlines globally in 2005--a record high--of which 240,000 were never returned to their owners
Since the Concorde landed for the last time in 2003, globetrotting members of the smart set either fly their own jets or discreetly rent them by the hour. For the rest of us, flying commercial has become something to be endured rather than cherished. If the only planes in the...
It’s a little past eight in the morning, and Katharine T. Waterman ’09 is doing the high knee crawl across the floor of the gym, a fake M-16 cradled in her arms. It’s a drill she does over and over...
In their wake, a new generation of boutique airlines is taking flight, serving a minimum of cities with a maximum of style. Upping the ante on exclusivity, they offer business-class-only flights, concierge services and a members-only booking policy closer to Soho House's than Southwest's.
Business-jet provider Privatair began operating private-label flights for Lufthansa, Swiss and KLM four years ago, but the first full-fledged airline, Eos, took off last fall from New York City's J.F.K. to London's Stansted. Its customized Boeing 757s have just 48 "suites," including lie-flat bed...