The private jets and airplanes of 13 world leaders, monarchs, and billionaires
It may not come as a surprise that some of the world's most powerful leaders, business tycoons, and monarchs travel by private jets and extravagant aircrafts. However, some have entire fleets at their...
View ArticleFurious Hamptons residents say 'Uber for helicopters' makes living there...
The rise in traffic from private jets and helicopters traveling to the Hamptons is causing residents grief.The introduction of new ride-sharing helicopter companies, most notably BLADE, has made air...
View ArticleThis new private jet service offers unlimited flights to Europe
The INSIDER SummarySurf Air is a private jet service that just launched in Europe. Members can fly unlimited trips within the continent for a montly fee.The company is adding destinations like Cannes,...
View ArticleCheck out Bombardier's next generation $73 million Global 7000 private jet
On Monday, Bombardier confirmed that the first examples of its next generation Global 7000 private jet are undergoing final assembly at its factory near Toronto, Canada. Thus far, the Montreal-based...
View ArticleSpokeswoman: Tom Price chartered private jets to make 'sure he is connected...
A spokeswoman for Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said the reason he had chartered nearly 25 private flights since May was to make "sure he is connected with the real American...
View ArticleTom Price's reasons for taking private jets at taxpayers' expense don't add...
Tom Price's rationale for using private air travel to conduct government business — to stay "connected with real American people"— doesn't quite add up, Politico reported on Friday.The news outlet...
View Article5 members of Congress are calling on Tom Price to resign over private flights
A group of five Democratic members of Congress are calling on Tom Price to resign, following reports of the Health and Human Services secretary's frequent use of costly chartered flights for government...
View ArticleSee what it was like to fly on the 'Big Bunny,' Hugh Hefner's customized...
In the second half of the 1960s, late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner purchased a customized plane called the "Big Bunny."A stretch version of a DC-9, it had the capability to go anywhere in the world —...
View ArticlePeople in Russia are renting out grounded private jets by the hour just to...
Most Instagram stars have at least one glamorous shot on a private jet.And now even ordinary people can fake a lavish lifestyle by hiring a grounded private jet as a backdrop for their Instagram snaps...
View ArticleBombardier's next generation $73 million Global 7000 private jet just made...
Bombardier recently showed off its fourth and newest Global 7000 prototype private jet.The aircraft is expected to be one of the most capable and expensive private jets in the air with a price tag of...
View Article5 things you should know if you're flying private for the first time
Most of us non-celebrities don't get the chance to fly private whenever we need to get around. But there may come a time in the future when you'll be invited — by a business colleague or a friend — to...
View ArticleThe Republican tax bill has a provision that would end a headache for private...
The Senate GOP tax bill contains a tax change for owners of private jets.People and companies that own jets would have payments relating to them exempted from an excise tax.The Republican tax plan...
View ArticlePeople are furious that the GOP tax bill has a break for private jet owners —...
People are pointing with anger to a provision in the Senate tax bill passed on Saturday that appears to give private jet owners a tax break.The change is actually a technical clarification that...
View ArticleThese are the most extravagant demands a luxury private jet company has...
Private jet charter company Victor is used to catering to its wealthy clients' wild demands.A spokesman for Victor told Business Insider that they once decorated a jet with tinsel and stockings and...
View ArticleThe extravagant life of Gianluca Vacchi, the Italian millionaire with an 11...
50-year-old multimillionaire entrepreneur Gianluca Vacchi is not your average Instagram star — he's certainly done things his own way.Having retired from a career in business, the silver-haired,...
View ArticleThe 7 most luxurious private jets in the world
Private-jet makers like Gulfstream, Bombardier, and Embraer are taking their flagship offerings to new levels of luxury, technology, and performance.But some customers have decided to convert...
View ArticlePrivate jet buyers got a big bonus from Trump's new tax law (ERJ, GD, TXT)
The Trump Administration's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act updated the US tax code to allow 100% bonus depreciation for items such as aircraft.The new policy allows private jet buyers to deduct 100% of the...
View ArticleTrump's new tax law means everybody may soon be buying private jets — here...
Private jets and planes come with luxurious amenities — and high price tags.The Republicans' new tax bill included a change that allows rich people to purchase a private jet and write it off in full on...
View ArticleWe flew in the newest private jet in Warren Buffett's NetJets fleet — and...
NetJets is owned by Warren Buffett.It has the largest private jet fleet in the world.We went on their newest jet for a short flight from London City Airport.The Citation Latitude can reach a maximum...
View ArticleThe 25 best restaurants in the world, according to millionaire private jet...
Wealth often comes along with pretty expensive taste — especially when it comes to food and drink.In order to determine where the high net worth individuals of the world like to dine, private jet...
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