
High rollers visiting the neon jungle of Las Vegas have long taken to flying in private jets as a quirk of the casinos penchant for rolling out the red carpet for those willing to spread the net wide with their bets. Wynn Las Vegas has significantly upped the ante. Wynn Aviation, the resort’s in-house aviation business, has two top-of-the-line Gulfstream planes ready to transport guests from one continent to the other in one smooth swoop, with no layovers required. And, just like the service in the high-stakes rooms on the casino floor, Wynn Aviation provides the same level of excellence at 40,000 feet.

Every Saturday night in Liuyang, thousands of people assemble along the river for fireworks, which have been a tradition in this Hunan Province town for generations. Last Friday, October 17th, the city decided to liven things up by introducing a new touch to an old tradition: a fleet of drones that transformed the sky into a living painting. Just under 16,000 of them flew to the skies, their LEDs shining longer than any sparkler, and Guinness World Records declared it official: 15,947 drones all airborne at the same moment, controlled by a single computer.

A production HondaJet flew last week on North Carolina soil – and it ran the whole way on sustainable aviation fuel. No messing about with blends or shortcuts – just good old-fashioned 100 percent SAF, made from waste oils and carbon capture. This marked first time a twin engine very light business jet had flown on 100% SAF, according to the Honda Aircraft Company.

Bob Maddox has spent years conjuring fire from nothing and creating engines that sound like thunder in a jar. Today, that work has culminated in a two-wheeled machine: a 2005 cruiser bike disassembled and rebuilt with a pulsejet engine mounted low in the frame. The tank only has enough gas to go one mile. Across from him is Voltron Watts, new from Texas, riding an Electric Bike Upgrades bike with a sleek aluminum frame that promises silent speed.

Gulfstream officially unveiled the G300 last month, a super-midsize business aircraft designed to replace the long-running G280. With 300 G280s delivered since 2009, the pressure was on to create something that honored the past while moving forward.