Whether it’s a business decision or your own stocking stuffer—here are Private Air’s picks on a few modes of transportation that will help you and yours take the world by storm in 2007—be it by land, sea, or our favorite … air.

The Bombardier Learjet 60XR If you’re contemplating an upgrade to the best in luxury midsize jets, consider the Bombardier Learjet 60XR—it’s raising the bar on aircraft luxury standards. The cockpit features the new Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite and a next-generation electronic approach to in-cabin interior design. Offering a true stand-up cabin and the best fuel efficiency in its class, the 60XR continues the Learjet tradition of fantastic form and function. Price: $12,900,000. For more information on the Bombardier Learjet 60XR please visit aero.bombardier.com or call 800.268.0030.

The Columbia 400 Set your sights on the world’s fastest certified piston aircraft from Columbia Aircraft—the Columbia 400. With top cruising speeds of up to 235 knots (270 mph), cruising heights of 25,000 feet, and a range that can take you from San Diego to Seattle without stopping, this single engine jet is certainly your best pick in 2007 for quality, safety, and speed. Blink and the 400 will surely pass you by. Price fully loaded: $599,900. For more information on the Columbia 400 please visit flycolumbia.com or call 541.318.1144.

The Diamond Aircraft D-Jet If the Very Light Jet (VLJ) category of aircraft is what raises your eyebrows, you might opt for giving the Diamond Aircraft D-Jet more than just a look-over this holiday season. The D-Jet focuses on blending the functionality of low-cost flying with high-end comfort, and it provides the best in performance, safety, and system complexity—as well as luxury. Offering a five-seat leather cabin that feels much more like a larger class jet and some of the best in cockpit features on the market today, the D-Jet is your choice for the VLJ category in 2007. Price: $1,380,000. For more information on the D-Jet please visit Diamondaircraft.com.

The Eurocopter AS350 If fixed-wing isn’t your thing this year, Eurocopter’s AS350 helicopters are certainly your best buy. Comfortable and cost-effective the 350’s maneuverability and visibility make it the highest performing and user-friendly helicopter in its class. Here we see NASCAR driver Dario Franchitti’s AS350 in flight between his races. To find out more about the Eurocopter AS350 please visit Eurocopterusa.com.

The Koensigsegg CCX A machine built for land speed—the CCX by Koenigsegg exemplifies all that is strength and power in a model of beauty that chisels down to one objective point—performance. With its futuristically designed attitude that curves the cockpit-like semicircular windshield together perfectly into the rear hood, the provocative design loudly and unapologetically screams extreme speed everywhere it travels. The Koenigsegg V8 cast aluminum, four valves per cylinder, double overhead camshaft engine matched by a specially developed six-speed gearbox transmission gives the CCX the power and control necessary to hit top speeds of 245-plus mph and 0-60 in 3.2 seconds. Price: $662,000. For more information on the Koenigsegg CCX please visit koenigsegg.com.

The Trek Madone SSL 6.9 The 2007 Trek Madone SSL 6.9 is the touring bike—the same frame ridden to victory in the 12th stage of the 2006 Tour de France. The 2007 improved version of the ’05 Madone model ridden by Lance Armstrong is handmade right here in the States at the Trek factory in Waterloo, Wisconsin. Featuring Trek’s OCLV Carbon, it’s the first bike frame in the industry to use ultrahigh modulus carbon fiber and all carbon components including wheels, stem, seat post, handlebars, and the Shimano Dura-Ace drivetrain. Price: $8,259. For more information please visit Trek.com.

Oasis YCO, a Monaco yacht management and charter company, announces charter availability of the 195-foot Oasis designed by Glade Johnson and built by the world-renowned Lurssen shipyard. That size will bring you amazing yacht accommodations including an owner’s suite, four guest suites, multiple salons, bar areas, an outside deck bar complete with a Jacuzzi, captain’s quarters, and room for 16 crewmembers. With large windows allowing natural sunlight accentuated by original artwork and sculptures throughout, the design blends elegant classical and contemporary elements on the interior. Equipped with a myriad of sporting equipment inlcuding scuba gear, bikes, kayaks . . . and a sailboat, the Oasis will surely provide amazing adventures for days spent outside. Charter price per week: $395,000 to $445,000. For more information on chartering the Oasis call +337.93.50.12.12 or visit ycoyacht.com.

Information and entertainment this upcoming year would not be right if you didn’t keep the best electronics in mind for all your family’s, friend’s, and even client’s audiovisual needs. From televisions to computers here are the finest home electronics available today.

Computer Upgrade For the truly exclusive way to log on this year check out Brian Carter’s computer modifications—they’re sure to be the talk of the office. Carter takes your normal computer and gives it that unique face-lift by “modding” the harddrive’s case into whatever you desire. The pride of his collection is the Boeing 737 mod he completed for his father’s birthday commemorating his 35 of years of working in the airline industry with Boeing. Carter loves a good modding challenge and is accepting orders for any ideas you may be interested in to show off your computer. Call Brian at 530.595.0662 or email bcarter@sunset.net.

Supersize Me Set your sights on the largest plasma television available for your home theater—Panasonic’s 103-inch model. With full High Def pixel resolution and a contrast ratio of 4,000:1 this is the biggest and best plasma screen to ever hit US soil. With a hefty retail price of $69,999 it’s not for the faint of heart. For more information please visit panasonic.com.

Home Theater Solution The BDP-HD1 Blu-Ray disc player from Pioneer is sure to be the best choice in home-theater additions this holiday. The best high-definition, 1080p, jaw-dropping visuals, and the clearest audio complement the player’s ability to hook up to your existing PC network and display music, photos, and movies on your flat-screens. Priced at $1,500. For more information please visit Pioneer’s Web site, pioneerelectronics.com.

In Record Time Dust off your old vinyl because records are back . . . thanks to ELP and their laser turntable. Instead of a traditional needle a laser reads the records—which ensures no record wear. This makes the timeless musical experience sound like no other, and it is the biggest step in vinyl record sound since the first phonograph itself. If Stevie Wonder has already bought two you know it has to be great. They can even be installed on your jet. Priced at $15,000. For more information please visit the ELP Corporation’s Web site, elpj.com.

You Should Be in Pictures Giving even the most novice photographer professional photography ability, Hasselblad introduces the world’s highest pixilated digital camera—the H2D-39. This camera takes images to places unlike any other point-and-shoots with 39 megapixels, advanced color treatment, digital APO correction, and advanced lens optimization technology. Imagine what your holiday pictures could look like this year. Retail price: $29,995. For more information on the H2D-39 or any of the Hasselblad products please visit Hasselbladusa.com.

Relax and enjoy the “spirit” of the season with friends and family. It wouldn’t be the same without toasting one another for a great holiday and best wishes for the coming New Year, and Private Air gives you our selections of the finest spirits available.

Cognac The “King of Cognacs” Louis XIII makes the perfect gift of elegance and statement of luxury. A blend of 1,200 eaux-de-vie aged up to 100 years in oak barrels, the complexity, aroma, and flavors of this fine cognac are incomparable. Plus, what’s better than receiving a handblown crystal vase as a present? Receiving it filled with the world’s best cognac! Price: $1,500; available at 877spirits.com.

Whisky Distilled in the Scottish Highlands since 1824, The Macallan Single Highland Malt is quite possibly the finest whisky ever created. The Macallan Fine & Rare collection represents the “best of the best” compilation of 37 selected years from 1926 to 1973. As the name implies these are the finest and rarest whiskies available, and boasting the most expensive whisky in the world (1926) comes with a price—the Fine & Rare collection ranges from $750 to $38,000 per bottle. The collection is available for purchase from The Macallan Distillery only through fine wine and spirit shops across the nation. For more information visit themacallan.com.

Vodka Martini fans should have something to smile about this season with Stolichnaya’s “ultra-luxury” category vodka—the Elit. A rare spirit developed especially for vodka connoisseurs, the limited Elit is carefully distilled through a “freeze filtration process” that produces unprecedented clarity and smoothness to the centuries-old Russian recipe. The end result is a finely tuned, premium vodka intended for consumers who appreciate the finer things in life. Price: $60 per bottle; available at finer spirit retailers around the country. For more information on Stoli Elit please visit stoli.com.

Tequila 1800 Tequila releases the world’s finest estate-bottled tequila with the 1800 Colección Tequila. Produced in extremely limited editions according to year, the 1800 Colección represents the super-premium of the 1800’s collection and comes with a numbered decanter designed by artist Alejandro Colunga. Price: $1,800. Found at finer spirit and liquor stores.

Ok, who are we kidding? All of our gifts so far have been for you—this page will give you some ideas for gifts to give to others. From inside the house or on the go, we have a great selection of gifts just ready for the giving.

Second Layer Started in 1926 as outerwear for Icelandic fisherman and laborers to deal with the harsh winter climate, 66°North has been producing rugged apparel to defend and protect the bodies of those hardy enough to brave the hostile environment. Here is their new Thorsmork Parka. Retail price: $450. For more information please visit 66northus.com.

In the Spirit Hammacher Schlemmer’s Oxygen Displacing Wine Vault allows wines to stay at peak taste for up to two weeks after opening with inert argon gas—rather than nitrogen gas used by lesser antioxidation models. This system completely displaces oxygen through a reusable cork, maintaining a vacuum between the surface of the wine and the outside air, thereby ensuring the lasting flavor of your favorite vintages. The vault can store up to 14 bottles while 2 are corked with the argon in the door. Retail price: $299. For more information please visit hammacher.com.

For the Traveler At home or on the run Whirlpool’s innovative fabric freshener is absolutely revolutionary for the workingman on the go. The collapsible, portable fabric freshener can remove wrinkles and odors in just 30 minutes and have you looking great and smelling like you’ve just been dry-cleaned, critical for FBO hoppers. Retail price: $199. For more information about Whirlpool’s Fabric Freshener please visit whirlpool.com or call 866.698.2538.

Set Your Sights The Leica Geovid BRF-.56mm binoculars offer the perfect gift for nature lovers and searchers this holiday season. Combining high-performance binocular lenses with a laser range finder, these lightweight, compact binoculars specialize in the brightest color contrasts, sharpness, and details especially from far distances like the cockpit and poor lighting such as twilight. Retail price: $2,495. For more information on the full line of Leica cameras and binoculars please visit Leicacamerausa.com.

Off the Cuff The Annelli Collection provides the finest in handcrafted jewelry and cufflinks for truly personal accessories for your loved ones this holiday season. Based on ancient Florentine Guilds of the Renaissance, the cufflinks are painstakingly created in an artisan fashion to represent each guild’s profession including the wine dealers guild for vineyard keepers; the oil and pickle dealers guild, which boasts Amerigo Vespucci (America’s namesake) as a member; and the physicians and apothecaries guild, which would have been responsible for the paint DaVinci used to create his original artwork of the first aircraft. Prices range from $440 to $1,995 depending on the guild and precious metal. For more information please visit Annelli.com.

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