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Best Business Jet

Posted on August 27, 2008 by admin.

Texas billionaire Robert Bass wants us to buy the Aerion supersonic jet ($80 million), which is capable of flying eight passengers between New York and L.A. in less than three hours, fast enough to party in New York and catch dinner in L.A. The Aerion, which debuted at Paris’ Le Bourget air show in [...]

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Best Commercial Jet

Posted on August 26, 2008 by admin.

Those of you have flown the McDonnell Douglas’ fantastic MD-80, or Super 80, know that it is the fastest-climbing and quietest plane on the market. Like you, we bemoaned Boeing taking over this aircraft, effectively killing it. The Bombardier CRJ900 ($37 million) gets our vote as the true successor to the Super 80. The CRJ900 cruises at max speeds of Mach 0.83 (547 mph/881 kph) at altitudes of up to 41,000 feet (12,500m).

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