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Category: Industry & News
Venice, Italy has historically dealt with a variety of challenges, especially that of flooding and the effects on its historic architecture. A new law due to go into effect in May of 2015 would ban wheeled suitcases from the city, which locals cite as a source of major noise and inconvenience. The rule “will require luggage to be transported on quieter air-filled tires” and make for a much quieter travel experience around the city.
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Banpo Moonlight Rainbow Fountain (Seoul)
Swarovski Crystal Head Fountain (Austria)
Fountains of Bellagio (Las Vegas)
The Fountain of Wealth (Singapore)
Tap fountain (Menorca, Spain)
Jet d’Eau (Geneva, Switzerland)
Crown Fountain (Chicago)
Dubai Fountain (United Arab Emirates)
Aquanura, Efteling (Netherlands)
Scioto Mile Fountain (Ohio)
Lotte World Musical Fountain (South Korea)
Stravinsky Fountain (Paris)
Longwood Gardens (Pennsylvania)
Kanazawa Fountain Clock (Japan)
Turning Heads Fountain (California)
Click here to read the full article by Tamara Hinson for CNN Travel.
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PC-24 Can Do Everything
When landing on dirt landing strips in the back country you need a aircraft that can withstand any conditions. Pilatus Aircraft, a Swiss manufacturer, has created the PC-24 airplane that can hold more people and fly faster than its predecessors while being able to operate on short airstrips, at small airports closer to your final destination. It also has a luxurious interior for its passengers and crew, along with the latest pilot technologies.
Click here to read the full article by Patrick Veillette Ph.D. on Aviation Week.
An App for Private Jet Charters
The app, Stratajet, is being called the Uber of private flying because from an app of your smartphone you can look at available flights and prices. The app is available now for 44 countries and launches in the U.S. in two weeks. The founders have previously made a marina slip rental app called Marinanow which you can use for 1400 marinas in the Mediterrenean.
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Inside a $52M Private Jet
Last year there was a 9% increase in the private jet market, specifically in Asia and the Middle East. More people are looking to travel in-style and there is jet that costs over $9k an hour or $52M to buy the plane. The plane boasts living room with leather couches and wool carpet, two bathrooms with a shower, a queen sized bed in the master bedroom, and a small dining room. The plane can hold 19 passengers.
Click here to read the full article by Lisa Grainger on Telegraph.
Biggest Jetliner in the World
The new Boeing 777-9X is the largest twin jet airplane in the world. It’s 108 foot wingspan is so long that it’s wing tips and hinged and fllip up to stay within the taxi-ways. It will have a passenger capacity of at least 400.
Click here to read the full article by Thom Patterson on CNN.
