Originally published in The Boston Globe on March 26, 2006 Steven M. Hankin is chief executive of Sentient Jet, a private jet membership program that requires a $100,000 or higher deposit. Members pay each time they fly, at prices typically starting at $2,500 per hour. The privately held Weymouth company does not release revenue figures but projects business …

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Originally published in Newsweek on February 19, 2006 Business travel in the air only seems glamorous to folks who don’t do it. Upstart “boutique” airlines are working to change that: Eos and Maxjet recently began luxury service between New York to London, and Maxjet plans D.C.- to-London flights next month. But the newest trend is …

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Originally published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on January 30, 2006 By Elisa Crouch They weigh as much as a minivan and can fly at jet speed using suburban airstrips, including ones in Creve Coeur and Bethalto. A new breed of relatively inexpensive aircraft – “very light jets,” or VLJs for short – is expected …

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Originally published in the San Juan Star on January 7, 2006 By Teresa Zarcone-Perez Private air travel services are a convenient and up and coming alternative to commercially scheduled flights. And despite the steep prices passengers currently pay for the convenience and exclusivity to travel via luxury charter aircraft, such service offerings are expanding in …

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Originally published by VentureWire on January 6, 2006 Linear Air Inc., a company offering private jet services, said that it has closed on $2.5 million from undisclosed individual investors. The round is an extension of a $1 million first round, which closed in mid-2004, said a spokeswoman for the company. A year and a half ago, Linear …

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Proceeds to fund expansion, including initial deposits on 30 Eclipse 500 VLJs LEXINGTON, Ma, Jan. 5, 2006 – Linear Air, a premier air-taxi service that is transforming the private air travel industry, today announced it has closed $2.5 million of additional funding. The proceeds will fund initial deposits on 30 next-generation very light jets, or …

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Jack Welch quips how his dinner partner, Bill Herp, would not have gotten a speaker delayed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport; if only she had flown Linear Air!

Executive and Leisure Travelers Able to Maximize Summer Weekend Getaways with Air Taxi Service Linear Air, in conjunction with partner Hopscotch Air, will begin scheduled per-seat air taxi service to Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard — from Hanscom Field in Bedford, Mass. and Westchester County Airport in White Plains, NY. Service begins May 15. …

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