PetiteBrigitte

Let’s face it: you are underpaid, overworked, and have yet to meet Daddy Warbucks. It will take divine intervention or the Lotto to cough up the 65 mil to buy your own private Boeing 757-200.

Now you can cross that item off of your “must-haves-before-I-turn-100″— because a brilliant new airline has made private jets completely passé for us Parisians. The company is called L’Avion. Operational only this year, this airline is the answer to transatlantic flying (and hopefully more viable than the ill-fated Concorde!). Call this a ‘premium budget airline.’

100% first class, with high-tech ultra-reclining seats (lumbar support, outrageous amounts of space), excellent menu and attentive service, the flight is comfortable and elegant. And with a price tag that you can afford, but the crying babies can’t. Perfection!

Flights leave daily from Orly to Newark, and cost around 1300 euros round trip– cheaper when you book as a couple! (I make a great +1).

According to king of Parisian nightlife, Fred de Bourguet, who travelled this weekend for a vacation in NYC:

“L’Avion is truly amazing. My best definition: a kind of huge private jet just for a few! With only 30 passengers, the check-in and boarding was very smooth. There was HDTV which was super, even though the DVD’s were a little old… Rocky VI, and Deja Vu.”

And what about the service?

“Everything was great, although you get the feeling that the amount of space might come at the expense of more attentive service. But the flight attendants were very cool– dressed in 50’s style uniforms,” says Fred.

Hmm…. they wouldn’t happen to look like this, would they?

Visit their site for more information. If you are a Paryorker, this might be a great option for your next trip to the Big A. Many in the fashion crowd have already signed up for the frequent flyer program!