I like luxist and read it regularly. Sometimes, however, those people are simply wrong. Not that they are terribly wrong, but I would not have expected such level of ignorance in the field of private aviation from them. Now, the story goes like this - Her Majesty the Queen Elisabeth II is shopping for a jet. She is not looking for a BBJ, but rather something smaller, or as luxist is saying
they are in the market for a small executive plane like a Gulfstream or Learjet.
every schoolboy knows, that the only models of Gulfstream and LearJet, that are more or less comparable by size, tech specs and range are G150 / G200 to LearJet 60 / LearJet 60NXT (which is yet to come some time in 2012). The rest of Gulfstreams is just waaaaaaay out of reach of LJ, since G350 is already in the range of Falcon 2000, let alone G450 and G500, that can be compared to Global Express or 7X, right? There is more...
The plane would be paid for by taxpayers and would include the usual private plane bells and whistles, such as catering facilities and in-flight entertainment.
every schoolgirl knows, that neither LJ of any size (that will include the new LJ 60 NXT), nor G150 and G200 has a space for catering (beside a small cabinet with a coffe machine, kettle and a small fridge + space for 12 whiskey thumblers). The crew is only 2, which includes pilot and co-pilot only. That is it. What concerns in-flight entertainment - did you mean Airshow? Or maybe those pathetic side TVs, that come on the mid-size aircraft? A word of advise to HM and anyone else buying in to mid-size and super-mid-size - do not go for those stupid TVs. First of all they are small and uncomfortable to use. Secondly they are heavy (and in jet business every kilo makes a difference), thirdly they are overpriced. Much better solution is to buy something like a MacBook for each seat and load the onboard hard drive with music and movies. As for luxist, well, it is not tragic, just sad that the luxury blog has messed up a little. Best luck to them in the future. The mess can be found here.