They are mind-bogglingly expensive – not just to buy, but to fuel, staff and maintain. They can be surprisingly claustrophobic, are far less comfortable than commercial flights when turbulence hits, ...

For a tiny group of pilots and collectors, the dream of flying at fighter-jet speeds without a military call sign is not fantasy but a line item in a very large budget. The fastest aircraft civilians ...

The Bombardier Global 8000 claims to be the world's fastest private jet, with a top speed of Mach 0.95, four living spaces and a range of 8,000 nautical miles. The target is super-high net worth ...