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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...late Malcolm Forbes himself long owned a Boeing 727 (which he dubbed the Capitalist Tool). Omaha billionaire Warren Buffett is famous for not buying a plane until, in 1986, he finally gave in to expediency and bought an 18-year- old Falcon 20 (which he dubbed the Indefensible). My well-shaved houseguest, meanwhile, awaits delivery of a new $25 million Gulfstream IV. It's just nice to be able to pick up and go when you want...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oh, Herbie, Don't Be Ridiculous | 8/5/1991 | See Source »

...plane then departed for Czechoslovakia, taking the place of a scheduled Pakistan International Airlines commercial flight that was aborted at the last minute by prearrangement. The 707's radar transponder was altered to beep out the code of a commercial airliner, which enabled the plane to overfly several countries without arousing suspicion. "From Czechoslovakia the 707 flew to the U.S.," said the informant, insisting that none of the black-unit workers had any knowledge of what was in the heavy wooden crates. "It could have been gold. It could have been drugs. It could have been guns. We dealt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: B.C.C.I.: The Dirtiest Bank of All | 7/29/1991 | See Source »

...revamped system is only part of the electronic wizardry on display at France Telecom. More than 5.5 million people have Minitel videotex terminals. The terminals, which are free, provide electronic access to services like home banking and do-it-yourself plane and train reservations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ambitions on A Grand Scale | 7/22/1991 | See Source »

Last week: A chartered plane carrying 247 Muslims home to Nigeria crashed leaving Jidda, killing all aboard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saudi Arabia: Pilgrims' Plight | 7/22/1991 | See Source »

...saturated in reproductions of works of art. Hence the more art books and magazines we thumb through, the less likely we are to see an original fresh, for the first time: reproduction precedes the work as the radar blip announces the incoming plane, removing its element of surprise. No well-known artist has ever been able to circumvent this; only obscure ones don't have the problem, and wish they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Approaching Absolute Zero | 7/15/1991 | See Source »

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