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Article: Private jets push luxury envelope.
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- The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
- Article date:
- March 6, 2005
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Byline: Katie Fairbank
Mar. 6--The next time you're stuck in the middle seat on a commercial flight, reaching for your wallet to buy a light snack, consider how the rich and powerful travel -- in private jets.
Not just a plain old plane, either. For the superwealthy, master suites and even showers are de rigueur. Exercise bikes designed to handle an airplane's bank angle, satellite phones and plasma televisions are must-haves, as are exotic woods, semi-precious stones and fine fabrics.
And gold never goes out of style.
"I've heard of some Russian tycoons that have sunk $100 million into their jet. There are really some mind-boggling ...