Luxury, it has been said, is anything that feels special. It could be a lounge chair, a bar of soap, a silky dress or a prestige car. Or, it could be an aeroplane … some of those are very special.
That’s nothing new to aviation; luxury aircraft have been around for years, usually powered by turbofan engines and proudly engraved with names like Citation, Dassault, Embraer and Global Express.
But general aviation aircraft, by tradition, have been more Spartan on the inside, embracing practicality over prestige and function over feel. That began to change in the 1990s, when Cessna added flair as they restarted production of their piston singles, and Cirrus introduced the SR range.
Aircraft owners began to believe that luxury wasn’t the exclusive right of the jet-setters.
The…