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Officials in the Netherlands have seized 14 yachts owned by Russia, the country’s foreign minister disclosed Wednesday, making them the latest assets with possible links to Russian oligarchs that have been seized in Europe.

The theatrics, spectacle, and let’s face it—the global hype—that Steve Jobs brought to Apple’s product launches are legendary. But after witnessing the digital launch of the new Amels 80 Limited Edition yacht Damen Yachting may give the undisputed master of product launches a run for his money!

Don't you want hang out in the warm sun of the Azimut Grande Trideck's beach club after a refreshing swim?

Vista Global has agreed to buy Jet Edge, the 8th largest private jet operator in North America based on charter and fractional flight hours. It will push fourth place Vista into a dead heat with Directional's Flexjet and Wheels Up behind leader NetJets.

With summer airfares already climbing fast, airline executives have not been shy in telling travelers that prices are only going to get steeper as we head into spring and summer.

Australia’s SailGP captain Tom Slingsby was all smiles after winning the SailGP Championship for a second successive year (beating Japan and the United States in the Mubadala United States Sail Grand Prix Grand Final on a crazy, crash-filled day in San Francisco).

Among the enormous yachts detained by European countries are some of the biggest known to be owned by now sanctioned Russian oligarchs, but several more were sighted in the Maldives, Dubai and Turkey—out of the reach of Western authorities.

When it comes to yacht shopping in the United States (and easily being able to go aboard some of the world’s largest and most recognizable yachts that are for sale and/or available for charter), the Palm Beach International Boat Show that’s taking place this weekend.

Here’s a question. How many people do you think can actually comprehend just how big a 663-foot-long private superyacht is? Can you? In fact, I’m not sure even I can even though I’ve been writing about the world’s largest and most over-the-top superyachts for a while now!

The aircraft are registered in offshore jurisdictions like the Isle of Man and Bermuda that are attempting to make it harder for the oligarchs to keep flying.

Now that London-based GF Entertainment has introduced a new immersive entertainment experience that pairs the intimacy of a private piano performance with the thrill and escape of of a private movie screening—onboard a superyacht or other exclusive venue—"Movie Night” takes on a whole new meaning.

How Russian sanctions impact private jet charters varies from the U.S. to U.K., and the E.U. What's more, the rules are already changing. Here's what you need to know.

The new Invictus TT460 offers matches quality construction with innovative design in ways that are sure to appeal to owners looking for something a but different in a versatile 46-foot powerboat.

In the frenzied private jet M&A market, Jet Linx Aviation announced last week it had acquired Boca Raton-based Southern Jet.

While most coverage of Russia sanctions related to private aviation is focused on the private jets of Oligarchs, Canada may have levied the first fine against a charter flight that violated the prohibition on Russian nationals from chartering aircraft.

Share of defense companies like Raytheon and Northrop Grumman could keep rising as the U.S. government and its allies ship weapons to Ukraine.

The well-heeled customers of private jet provider NetJets may no longer have a supersonic flight path, however, in a couple years they could be covering the last mile of their journeys faster.