Billion Air: How Much Would You Pay for a Flying House?
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An undisclosed billionaire is paying $475 million for an Airbus A380 passenger jet - that's the $325 million price tag, plus $150 million in custom upgrades.
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By WES SMALLING  Wes: Next big question iswho's gonna pay for the project  I heard a crazy idea the other day.
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Business & money: Budget airline shows off prototype for aircraft it says could halve carbon dioxide emissions. By Dan Milmo.
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The buyout firm Apollo Management said it might offer nearly $2 billion in cash and stock for Countrywide, the largest chain of real estate brokers in Britain. Apollo said it planned to offer 505 pence ($9.86) in cash for each Countrywide share, plus shares in Rightmove, a company in which Countrywide holds a stake. The offer values Countrywide shares at about 590 pence ($11.52) each, or a total of about Â£1 billion ($1.95 billion). Countrywide shareholders have rejected a Â£1.02 billion takeover bid from the 3i Group, a private equity firm.
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Following up on yesterday's piece about Demo-like conferences. Eric Norlin proposes that the economics are still out of whack. The people providing the value, the people attending the show, should get in for free. The demoers should pay. He has a point. In my HyperCamp proposal, that is how it works. The premise is that in 2007 everyone who attends is as much press as anyone else (everyone's a blogger) so what's the justification for some people getting in as press (i.e. free of charge) and others paying $2500.
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The valuation is dirt cheap, but can it perform?
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The cost of a program to build high-profile unmanned surveillance aircraft, known as Global Hawks, has increased by nearly $900 million since 2001, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Monday.-Renae Merle
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Is Microsoft's offer too low, too high, or just right?
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As corporate jets take up an increasing share of the skies, they're being pressed to contribute more to aviation costs
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FORT WORTH, Texas -- The high cost of jet fuel is prompting American Airlines to raise its domestic ticket prices. It is going to charge an extra $5 for one-way flights, and $10 per roundtrip.
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From San Francisco to Sydney, find out how much--or little--property your dollar will fetch.
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Last week's&nbsp;announcement&nbsp;by the Zero  Gravity Corporation that it would be offering weightless flights to paying  customers was good news for thrill seekers.&nbsp; Those who sign up for the  experience will be treated to several stomach-rolling climbs and drops.&nbsp;  Although the planes used are slightly modified commercial planes, tests have  shown that they can manage the demanding maneuvers.
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Boeing Co. , the world&#39;s  top-selling plane maker, forecast that 28,600 new aircraft  worth about $2.8 trillion will be bought over the next 20 years  on the back of rising demand for passenger travel and air  cargo.
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Chris Brogan asks a question... What if you had $300K to spend on a luxury, an impulse buy, not something you need, what would you spend it on? I just answered -- I'd buy 30 full-page ads in the NY Times. What would you buy?
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If all options are exercised, the total value of the deal would be about $6 billion at list prices, but airlines typically negotiate big discounts on major orders, especially for new models.
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Press the "buy" button. That's a lesson I learned at a high cost _ in money and emotion _ on a recent Friday morning.  It was just after 7 a.m. when my wife and I arrived at O'Hare International Airport for our American Airlines flight to Boston to see our son graduate from college.
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Fuel costs for international and domestic flights have soared $560 million above last year, the national carrier said yesterday. Hedging, the means by which airlines insure against rising fuel costs, had fallen