Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition — January 2018

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UPFRONT

SAFFRON SKY GARDEN

Perched on the 52nd floor of the Banyan Tree

Bangkok is a brand new alfresco garden lounge.

The tranquil setting offers stunning views

over the city for after-work drinks or an

intimate dinner. Open 5pm-1am daily.

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TIGER DEN

Enjoy a last sip of Singapore’s famous beer

brand at the new dedicated outlet in Changi

Airport’s Terminal 4. Patrons can also indulge

in hawker-style dishes while enjoying the

hand-painted street-art interior.

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NEW

WATERING

HOLES

BACK TO THE FUTURE

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018

The age of commercial supersonic air travel may return in the next decade.

Japan Airlines ( JAL) recently invested US$10 million in Boom

Supersonic with the goal of developing a new commercial

aircraft capable of f lying at speeds of up to Mach 2.2.

According to JAL, the aircraft could “cut f light times in half ”

and is currently expected to enter service sometime in the mid-2020s.

Details of the aircraft are slim at present, but it is expected to have between

45 and 55 business class seats. The investment is something of a gamble for JAL –

supersonic commercial f light was last a reality in 2003, when British Airways

retired its Concorde jet because it had proven financially unviable.

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