Elite Traveler Summer 2023

DASSAULT FALCON If you want a private jet with a bit more headroom and elbow space, put the Dassault Falcon 10X on your shopping list. Expected to enter service in 2025, the future fl agship of the fl eetwill o ff er a cabin height of 6 ft, 8 in, and a width spanning 9 ft, 1 in. Corporate Jet Investor describes the new jet as o ff ering “the biggest and most comfortable cabin on the market and greater modularity than any other aircraft in its class, with features 38 windows, 50% larger than those of the Falcon 8X, allowing plenty of light. What to do with all that space? How about a full queen-size bed and a stand-up shower? Not a bad idea since youcan fl y nonstop from Hong Kong to New York or Los Angeles to Sydney. dassaultfalcon.com a selection of multiple interior con fi gurations.” A new fuselage

Manufacturers and fl ight providers are putting an emphasis on comfort, choice, space and customization

Left from top The Dassault Falcon 10X will have a 6-ft, 8-in cabin height Below Flexjet’s Bacalar-inspired interiors (and exteriors) are limited to a single Flexjet Gulfstream G650 and a Flexjet Sikorsky S-76 helicopter

FLEXJET Flexjet has been an innovator in ending the plain private plane. In 2015 it rid its cabins of the typical private jet gray and beige, and introduced Red Label by Flexjet. In addition to dedicating fl ight crews to speci fi c aircraft, much like you would have if you owned the whole thing, its LXi Cabin Collection features over 30 custom interiors, each using “hand-sewn premium leathers, exotic woods, masterful metalwork, and tailored textiles.” The latest edition is via a collaboration with Bentley Motors Limited. It was driven by no less than Flexjet’s chairman, Kenn Ricci — and his experience as a longtime owner. That “led him to consider how bespoke personalization could be applied to his own industry,” according to the carmaker. The result is Bacalar-inspired interiors (and exteriors) that are limited to a single Flexjet Gulfstream G650 and a Flexjet Sikorsky S-76 helicopter. You can tell these special birds by their exterior silver-green chameleon paint. The same 5,000-year-old reclaimed river wood that forms the handcrafted veneer of the Bacalar inspired the matching wood veneers you’ll notice when you step inside. Satin Bacalar Bronze fi ttings and a diamond-carved carpet are typical of the customization found on fully owned aircraft. The copperhead shape and basket weave stitching on the linen and beluga leather trim are unique to this pair of aircraft. fl exjet.com