Bombardier’s newest jet, the Global 6000
Millie Walton takes to the skies in a Bombardier Global 6000, this season’s jet of choice for the discerning billionaire
I?ve just boarded the Bombardier Global 6000, a new model which looks pared down from the outside: the hull looks so lightweight it feels like a solid tap from a bottle of Krug might crack it, though obviously that’s an illusion. Inside, it’s spacious and elegant with sturdy plush, arm chairs that, to my delight, swirl round on their base in all directions. I choose to take off facing the back of the plane – legs dangling, hands gripping the armrests – just because I can. These jets are build-your-own bespoke, from the interiors and sound system right down to finishing paint varnish. Pretty much anything is possible. From the window, I can spy Lewis Hamilton‘s (the racing driver is among a long line of celebrities with Bombardiers at their beck and call, including ACDC who we apparently just missed in the lounge this morning – shame) bullet-like black and red jet, which I?m told is similarly dark and foreboding on the inside. ?It looks like a flying demon,? someone truthfully comments. Ours, thankfully, is delicate cool creams with polished mahogany touches. Read next: Exclusive interview with London?s hottest new designer, Emilia Wickstead
After a few bumps on the steep incline, we?re above the clouds, way, way above the clouds (these jets make it to a much higher ...