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Special REVIEW
Saint-Tropez Airport.
Gulfstream G650.
burdensome, which saves time. The demand for very-long-range
aircraft is on the rise. At Falcon, our range satisfies all these
requirements. Our planes have several important operational
characteristics: they are versatile, flexible, and are very long range.
They are able to land on short and narrow runways like
Saint-Tropez.”
Anyone ignoring this sea change risks being marginalized or
losing ground in the global economic battle. In short, it is a new
challenge for both airports and the regions to which they channel
their traffic and passengers. For example, all business aviation
markets are targets contained in the “Operation Conquest”
launched in 2014 by Isabelle Gainche, Sales and Marketing Director
at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. Michel Dotta, Chairman of
the Monaco Chamber of Economic Development and head of the
Dotta Immobilier agency in the Principality, so completely
understands what’s at stake that the first advertisement
passengers see in the Nice business terminal is from his company,
specializing in high-end real estate. “We are fully convinced,” he
insists, “of the importance of business aviation, which is now a
MAKING THE F1 A BUSINESS TRIP LA F1 EN VOYAGE D AFFAIRES
How can you get to Sochi, on the shores of the Black Sea, in the Caucasus region, to be on the track for a
Formula 1 Grand Prix race? In early October 2015, several Formula 1 drivers living in Monaco could find no
other answer to spare themselves a lengthy and grueling trip than join forces to rent a business aircraft. This
alliance included Nico Rosberg, who finished second in the Grand Prix in his Mercedes, Daniel Ricciardo,
fourth with Red Bull, Nico Hulkenberg, ninth for Force India, and Felipe Massa, seventeenth with Williams. And
retired David Coulthard came along just for the ride!
© Sochi Autodrom
Comment se rendre à Sotchi, sur les bords de la mer Noire, dans le Caucase,
pour y courir un Grand Prix de Formule 1 ? Au début du mois d’octobre 2015,
plusieurs pilotes de Formule 1, qui vivent à Monaco, n’ont pas trouvé d’autre
réponse pour s’épargner un interminable et éprouvant déplacement que de
louer ensemble un avion d’affaires. Dans cette équipée figuraient notamment
Nico Rosberg, qui finira deuxième du Grand Prix sur sa Mercedes, Daniel
Ricciardo, quatrième sur Red Bull, Nico Hülkenberg, neuvième sur Force
India et Felipe Massa, dix-septième sur Williams. David Coulthard était du
voyage, mais en retraité. Juste pour voir !
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