Aviation

The Airscooter is a one-person electric flying machine that can be rented by the hour. Non-pilots will be able to fly themselves in the desert near Sin City.

Names like Air France and Cathay Pacific are placing emphasis on discretion, design, and understated luxury.

These picks are raising private and commercial air travel to new levels.

The jet, with 5,000 square feet of interior space, has become the favorite of heads of state and the wealthiest families. Now, Boeing is offering a complete refit of commercial examples of the aircraft.

Fractional provider Flexjet just ordered 300. Besides its sci-fi look, the real draw is the Phantom’s 3,500-mile range and 60-percent lower fuel burn.

The addition of this transatlantic, entry-level Gulfstream, with a biggest-in-class cabin and advanced cockpit, completes its “Next-Generation” fleet.

With its new aircraft, the Georgia-based manufacturer has created its own must-fly zone. 

Will the MJ500 revolutionize regional commercial air travel? Delta’s betting on it, thanks to the jet’s lower operating costs and ability to cut carbon emissions by nearly half.

Palmer Luckey enjoyed his first flight with the One’s joystick and fly-by-wire controls. “I was kind of expecting it,” he said. “This shit is cake.”