Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump, Tom Cristiano Ronaldo, private jets, and how much they cost.
Here are the private jets of Jeff Bezos, Joe Biden, Richard Branson, Jay-Z, Elton John, Jerry Jones, Howard Lutnick, Lionel Messi, The Rock, Ronaldo, Taylor Swift, Donald Trump, Mark Wahlberg, Oprah, Tiger Woods, and how much it will cost you to buy one, and the hourly cost if you want to charter the same type of private jet, updated as of February 2026.
You’ve probably read stories about the types of private jets owned or used by your favorite celebrities, sports stars, business moguls, and billionaires.
At the bottom, you will find a summary by wealth profile – how they make or made their money.
We now show you not only their preferred private jets but also how you can fly the same aircraft types, including pricing and access options through charter, jet cards, and fractional ownership.
If there’s a clear favorite, it’s the Gulfstream G650 and G650ER.
It’s the choice of Alphabet, Inc., Steve Ballmer, Mark Benioff, Jeff Bezos, Leon Black, Len Blavatnik, Sergey Brin, Rick Caruso, The Coca-Cola Company, Costco, Mark Cuban, Matt Damon, James Dolan, Larry Ellison, Bill Gates, David Geffen, Hilton Hotels Corp., IBM, Dwayne Johnson (former owner who switched recently to the Global 7500), Kim Kardashian, Phil Knight, Robert Kraft, Ralph Lauren, Marriott International, Lachlan Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, Elon Musk, Nike, Patek Philippe Owner Thierry Stern, Laurene Powell Jobs, Proctor & Gamble, Comcast Chairman Brian Roberts, KKR Co-founder George Roberts, Cristiano Ronaldo, Royal Caribbean (Flexjet), Eric Schmidt, Charles Schwab, Steven Spielberg, The Walt Disney Company, Casey Wasserman, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Witkoff, Mark Zuckerberg, according to FAA registrations.
The biggest competition?
The Bombardier Global 7500 has a strong following: Accenture (NetJets), Mark Benioff, Arthur Blank, John Bongiovi, fashion house Chanel, Warren Buffett (Netjets), Ken Chenault, Apple’s Tim Cook, Matt Damon, Stanley Druckenmiller, Ken Griffin, Kylie Jenner, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Henry Kravis, Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke, watchmaker Rolex, and Wynn Resorts founder Steve Wynn.
But so does the older Gulfstream G550, favored by Jim Carrey, Sean P. Diddy Combs, Lady Gaga, Jerry Jones, Michael Jordan, George Lucas, Lionel Messi, Phil Mickelson, Elon Musk, Alex Rodriguez, Peter Thiel, Tiger Woods, Steve Wynn, and Jay Z.
In some cases, you’ll find several jets owned by the same person. For example, Jerry Jones, owner of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, has a Gulfstream GV and a pair of Bombardier Challenger 300s.
What’s the smallest private jet?
John Travolta’s Eclipse EA 500 is a very light jet, while MLB Hall of Famer Ken Griffey, Jr. flies a 2022 single-engine Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet (Tail N124KG).
Who owns the latest, longest-range Gulfstream, the G800?
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Fox Corp, providing access to Rupert Murdoch and son Lachlan Murdoch. Executives at VISA USA are everywhere they want to be, also via their G800.
How much would it cost to buy the same jet as your favorite celebrity or billionaire?
What is the cost to charter the same private jet as your favorite celebrity?
Our table below shows the purchase cost for recent new or used models currently for sale.
It also provides the hourly cost to fly that type of private jet, based on the current 2026 jet card hourly-occupied-hour pricing.
| Celebrity – Billionaire – Sports Star – Politician Private Jet Owner | OEM | Private Jet Type | Cost To Buy | Cost To Fly – Per Hour | Minimum Time Charged in Minutes | Charter Access | Guaranteed Rate Jet Card Access | Fractional Access |
| Joe Biden | Boeing | B737-500 | $4,000,000 | $25,000 | Varies | Yes | No | No |
| Mark Cuban, Donald Trump | Boeing | B757 | $5,500,000 | $32,000 | Varies | Yes | No | No |
| Qatari Amiri Flight, Saudi Ministry of Finance, Tiger Woods | Boeing | B777 | $10,000,000 | $55,000 | Varies | Yes | No | No |
| Gordon Getty, Tony Robbins, Phil Ruffin, Ty Warner | Boeing | BBJ | $41,000,000 | $25,000 | Varies | Yes | No | No |
| Troy Aikman, Charles Butt, Jerry Jones, Ann Walton-Kroenke | Bombardier | Challenger 300 | $11,750,000 | $13,613 | 60 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tom Cruise, Daniel Gilbert (NetJets), Wayne H. Huizenga Jr. (NetJets), Robert Kraft (NetJets), Jacqueline Mars (NetJets), Microsoft (NetJets), Karen Pritzker (NetJets), Jerry Reinsdorf, David Tepper (NetJets), Ann Walton-Kroenke (NetJets) | Bombardier | Challenger 350 | $17,900,000 | $14,032 | 60 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Prince Harry, Jacqueline Mars (NetJets), Meghan Markle, Shaquille O’Neal, Terry Pegula (NetJets), Roger Penske, Joe Ricketts, Kid Rock | Bombardier | Challenger 650/604 | $10,000,000 | $16,740 | 60 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jay-Z | Bombardier | Challenger 850 | $6,500,000 | $16,723 | 72 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Accenture (NetJets), Mark Benioff (NetJets), Arthur Blank, John Bongiovi, Warren Buffett (NetJets), Chanel, Ken Chenault (NetJets), Tim Cook (NetJets), Matt Damon, Stanley Druckenmiller, Ken Griffin, Kylie Jenner, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Shahid R. Khan, Henry Kravis, Stan Kroenke, Rolex SA, George Roberts, Paul Tudor Jones, Ann Walton-Kroenke, Steve Wynn | Bombardier | Global 7500 | $58,000,000 | $21,041 | 120 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ken Langone, Jacqueline Mars (NetJets), Phil Ruffin, Jeff Yass | Bombarder | Global 5000 | $13,750,000 | $18,852 | 120 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Arthur Blank, Steve Cohen, Mark Cuban, Microsoft (NetJets), Daniel Och, Clive Palmer, Samsung | Bombardier | Global 6000 | $25,500,000 | $18,873 | 120 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Celine Dion, Larry Ellison, Elton John, Jake Paul, Nelson Peltz, Rihanna, Oakley, Phil Ruffin, Skydance Paramount, Mark Wahlberg | Bombardier | Global Express/XRS | $13,900,000 | $18,572 | 120 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Serena Williams | Cessna | Citation Excel/XLS | $4,900,000 | $10,853 | 90 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Avis Budget Car Rental (NetJets), Hyatt Corp. (NetJets), William O. DeWitt Jr. (NetJets), John Malone, Microsoft (NetJets), Karen Pritzker (NetJets), Target (NetJets), Jeff Yass, Lukas Walton (NetJets), Wendy’s (NetJets) | Cessna | Citation Latitude | $14,900,000 | $12,644 | 60 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Miley Cyrus, Harrison Ford, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Walmart | Cessna | Citation Sovereign | $13,300,000 | $13,011 | 120 | Yes | Yes | No |
| General Motors, Phil Ruffin, Donald Trump | Cessna | Citation X | $3,900,000 | $13,473 | 120 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Ken Griffey, Jr. | Cirrus | SF 50 Vision Jet | $2,650,000 | $7,351 | 60 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Taylor Swift (sold), Aaron Rodgers | Dassault | Falcon 50 | $3,630,000 | $12,844 | 90 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Stephen J. Bisciotti, Domino’s Pizza, John Elway, Ford Motor Co, Jimmy Haslam, Madonna, John Travolta, Paul Tudor Jones | Dassault | Falcon 2000 | $12,300,000 | $16,148 | 120 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Michael Bloomberg, Richard Branson, Kenny Chesney, Thomas J. Frist, Jr., Tommy Hilfiger, John Travolta, Taylor Swift, Max Verstappen | Dassault | Falcon 900B/EX | $11,400,000 | $16,583 | 120 | Yes | Yes | No |
| John Malone, Taylor Swift, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle | Dassault | Falcon 7X | $21,650,000 | $19,281 | 120 | Yes | Yes | No |
| John Travolta | Eclipse | EA 550 | $2,500,000 | $8,121 | 60 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chick-fil-A, Verizon, Alice Walton | Embraer | Praetor 600 | $24,500,000 | $15,850 | 120 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lord Alan Sugar | Embraer | Legacy 650 | $14,500,000 | $16,051 | 120 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Howard Lutnick, Tyler Perry, Travis Scott | Embraer | Lineage 1000E | $15,000,000 | $21,000 | 120 | Yes | No | No |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Gulfstream | G200 | $3,300,000 | $12,548 | 90 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Costco, LeBron James, Robert Kraft, Shakira, Target, The Walt Disney Company | Gulfstream | G280 | $16,100,000 | $12,618 | 90 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Magic Johnson | Gufstream | GIII | $650,000 | $17,175 | 120 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Alphabet, Inc., Tom Brady, Mark Cuban, Jeffrey Epstein, General Motors, Robert Herjavec, Michael Jordan, Jack Ma, Bruno Mars, Elon Musk, FBI Director Kash Patel, Anthony Pritzker, Rick Ross, Verizon, Tiger Woods | Gulfstream | G550 | $18,800,000 | $18,179 | 120 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Sid Bass, BMW, Barry Diller, John W. Henry, Robert Kraft, Steven Tisch | Gulfstream | G500 | $45,000,000 | $21,691 | 120 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Citigroup, Coca-Cola, Edward DeBartolo Jr., JPMorgan Chase, McDonald’s, Thomas J. Pritzker, Target, Jonathan Tisch | Gulfstream | G600 | $55,000,000 | $17,844 | 120 | Yes | Yes | No |
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Alphabet, Inc, Steve Ballmer, Mark Benioff, Jeff Bezos, Leon Black, Len Blavatnik, Sergey Brin, Rick Caruso, Costco, Mark Cuban, The Coca-Cola Company, Matt Damon, James Dolan, Larry Ellison, Bill Gates, David Geffen, Hilton Hotels Copr., IBM, Dwayne Johnson (former owner), Kim Kardashian, Phil Knight, Robert Kraft, Ralph Lauren, Marriott International, Lachlan Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, Elon Musk, Nike, Laurene Powell Jobs, Proctor & Gamble, Brian Roberts, George Roberts, Cristiano Ronaldo, Royal Caribbean (Flexjet), Eric Schmidt, Charles Schwab, Steven Spielberg, Thierry Stern, The Walt Disney Company, Casey Wasserman, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Witkoff, Mark Zuckerberg |
Gulfstream | G650/G650ER | $33,750,000 | $21,458 | 120 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bahrain Royal Flight, Jeff Bezos, Tilman Fertitta, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey | Gulfstream | G700 | $78,000,000 | $22,942 | 120 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Robert Kraft, Lachlan Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, VISA USA | Gulfstream | G800 | $85,000,000 | NA | NA | No | No | No |
| Dan Blizerian, Scooter Braun, John Catsimatidis, Tom Cruise, John Kerry, Little Caesar Enterprises Inc., Floyd Mayweather, Dr. Phil McGraw, Verizon | Gulfstream | GIV/GIVSP | $12,400,000 | $17,142 | 120 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Jim Carrey, Sean P. Diddy Combs, Lady Gaga, Jerry Jones, Michael Jordan, George Lucas, Lionel Messi, Phil Mickelson, Elon Musk, Alex Rodriguez, Peter Thiel, Tiger Woods, Steve Wynn, Jay Z | Gulfstream | GV | $8,500,000 | $19,491 | 120 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Michael Bloomberg, John W. Henry, Senator Timothy Sheehy | Pilatus | PC-12 | $4,500,000 | $5,321 | 60 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| King Charles, Barry Diller, David Geffen, Ralph Lauren, Jeffrey Lurie, Howard Lutnick (Flexjet), Donald Trump, Steven Spielberg | Sikorsky | S-76 helicopter | $1,500,000 | $12,832 | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns multiple private jets, including a Gulfstream G700 (N11AF) and two Gulfstream G650ERs (N758PB), delivered in 2015 and 2019. He also has a Bell 429 helicopter.
How to buy: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
46th President of the United States Joe Biden, known as “Amtrak Joe” for his preference for trains, doesn’t own a private jet. For his 2020 campaign, he was seen boarding and disembarking a chartered 29-year-old Boeing 737 that had previously flown for a budget airline in Sweden. However, there are also custom-built private jets from Boeing, called BBJs, short for Boeing Business Jet. For the flight from Delaware to his inauguration in Washington, D.C., he chartered a BBJ from Jet Edge.
How to fly: Charter
While some reports claim Gisele Bündchen bought her football-star and former husband, Tom Brady, a Gulfstream G550 in 2008, it’s unclear whether that’s correct or whether they still own it. Brady is an ambassador with Wheels Up, so it’s quite likely he flies with the private aviation jet card provider.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Group, owns part of the airline he founded, Virgin Atlantic Airways, and a space travel company, Virgin Galactic. Naturally, he has his own private jet, a 2009 Dassault Falcon 900EX.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
Comedian Jim Carrey owned a Gulfstream GV with a tail number that included the letter “J”; however, records indicate he sold the private jet in 2019. He apparently still owns a twin-engine 1981 Piper Cheyenne turboprop.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
Does Jay-Z own a private jet? Reports say his wife, Beyonce Knowles, gave him a Bombardier Challenger 850 as a birthday gift in 2012.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
Actor Tom Cruise is believed to own at least one private jet, a 1998 Gulfstream GIVSP.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
Former Dallas Mavericks owner and Shark Tank star Mark Cuban’s fleet of private jets includes a Boeing 757, a 2019 Bombardier Global 6000, and a 2005 Gulfstream G550.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
Actor Matt Damon was spotted landing in Sydney, Australia, aboard a Bombardier Global 7500, tail number N444WT, registered to a South Dakota LLC. The jet appears to be fractionally owned, indicating that the Bourne Identity star may own a share of it.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
Canadian artist Celine Dion is a supporter of the Canadian OEM Bombardier. According to multiple reports, she owns a BD-700 Global Express.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
The founder of Oracle also owns the Hawaiian island of Lanai, including a Four Seasons resort. The tech company where Ellison serves as chairman lists a Bombardier Global Express 2002 EXP and 2009 XRS. As of February 2026, Celebrity Private Jet Tracker also identifies a Gulfstream G650 private jet as N817GS.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
Pedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein owned several private jets. They included a VIP Boeing 727-100 and a Gulfstream G550. The tail number of the G550 was N212NJ.
How to fly: Charter
Raid of the Lost Ark actor Harrison Ford is well known as a pilot. Records also show he owns a 2009 Cessna Citation Sovereign (N6GU), a single-engine 2001 Cessna Caravan 208B, and a Bell 407 helicopter.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
If all-time NBA great LeBron James owns his own private jet, he doesn’t always use it. When he landed in Los Angeles to begin his mission to win a championship for the Lakers, he was on a chartered Gulfstream large-cabin jet.
The Kardashian clan’s Kylie Jenner is all in for a Global 7500 from Bombardier tail number N810KJ. The aircraft can fly nonstop from Hong Kong to Los Angeles, making it an ideal office in the sky for her global beauty business.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
The Rocketman flies a 2002 Bombardier Global Express. He was recently in the news after the private jet had to make an emergency landing in high winds. Tail number M-EDZE is registered in the Isle of Man. As of February 2026, Celebrity Private Jet Tracker identifies the tail number of Elton John’s private jet as MEDZE.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
Basketball legend Magic Johnson owns a 1985 Gulfstream III with the tail number N32MJ. The 40-year-old jet could be worth less than $1 million, based on similar models.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Private Jet
While reports indicate that Dwayne Johnson, actor and former WWE wrestler better known as The Rock, owned a Gulfstream G650, he was also shown in a 2016 Bloomberg TV report touting XOJET on Instagram. As of 2023, he was reported to have moved to the Global 7500, tail number N1089.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
NFL Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has three private jets and a helicopter. There is a 2001 Gulfstream GV and a pair of Bombardier Challenger 300s, one delivered in 2010 and the other in 2013. His fleet also includes a Eurocopter EC145
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
Basketball superstar and now the owner of the Charlotte Hornets, Michael Jordan, bought a 2006 Gulfstream G550 in 2016.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
The 2004 Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State, along with his wife, Theresa Heinz Ker, owns a 1995 Gulfstream GIVSP, registered to Flying Squirrel. The aircraft is under a Part 135 certificate, which means you can charter it.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
The Kardashian sisters and mom Kris Jenner may be famous for being famous, but they have turned it into a business that has made them very rich. Kim Kardashian owns a 2012 Gulfstream G650ER tail number N1980K. She was cited in a 2018 lawsuit against JetSmarter for making promotional posts that didn’t disclose she was a compensated endorser.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
While many people think the Boeing 767 in the New England Patriots’ livery is owner Robert Kraft’s private jet, he actually has a Gulfstream G500, a 2015 Gulfstream G650, a 2019 Gulfstream G280, and a fractional share of a Bombardier Challenger 350 through NetJets. There’s also an Augusta AW139 helicopter.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
Howard Lutnick owns a 2015 Embraer Lineage 1000E (Tail Number N527AH) through Cantor Fitzgerald and a fractional share in a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter through Flexjet. Lutnick served as the United States Secretary of Commerce under Donald J. Trump during his term as the 47th President of the United States.
How to fly: Charter
With an estimatednet worth of $50 billion, Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba and Ant Group, reportedly owns a private Gulfstream G550, according to multiple reports.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
The Material Girl probably doesn’t own a private jet, from what we can discern. Let us know if you know differently. However, we did spot her deplaning from a Dassault Falcon 2000 in NetJets livery.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
Soccer star Lionel Messi has owned a 2002 Gulfstream GV since 2018. As of March 2026, Messi was also a NetJets brand ambassador.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
The billionaire founder of Tesla and SpaceX has a 2008 Gulfstream G550 and a 2016 G650ER. As of February 2026, Celebrity Private Jet Tracker identifies the tail number of Elon Musk’s private jet as N628TS.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
Various reports say FBI Director Kash Patel flies on a U.S.-government-owned 2019 vintage Gulfstream G550. The Intercept reported in November 2025 that the jet used by Patel is tail number N708JH.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
Jake Paul owns a 2001 Bombardier Global Express tail number N801AD. As of February 2026, he and his fiancée, Jutta Leerdam, the Dutch Olympic speedskater, were photographed aboard the jet. Paul’s jet is available for charter.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
Actor, director, and producer Tyler Perry owns two private aircraft: an Embraer Lineage 1000 and a Cessna Caravan, according to Amstat. The Caravan is a single-engine turboprop. The Lineage is a VIP Airliner. In airline use, carriers like JetBlue fill the same cabin with 100 seats.
How to fly: Charter
Various reports say soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo owns a Gulfstream G200, while others say he upgraded to a G650 in 2018.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
The billionaire real estate developer who owns Treasure Island and Circus Circus casinos in Las Vegas has three private jets, including a Boeing Business Jet, a Global 5000, and a Citation X.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
The director of Jaws, Close Encounters, Indiana Jones, Saving Private Ryan, and more owns a Gulfstream G700 (Tail number N700KS) and a 2016 Gulfstream G650. He also has a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
British business entrepreneur and The Apprentice TV show star Lord Alan Sugar takes flight with a 2014 Embraer Legacy 650 private jet.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
Singer Taylor Swift recently sold one of two private jets, leaving her with a 1990 Dassault Falcon 50. Yes, it’s 30 years old. Readers always ask about jet cards or chartering older private jets. In part, the answer comes down to the operator, maintenance, upgrades to advanced avionics, and pilots.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional
Steven Tisch owns a 2018 Gulfstream G500 tail number N18NY. Tisch is chairman and co-owner of the NFL’s New York Giants.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional
Having donated his Boeing 707 to an aviation museum, actor John Travolta still maintains ownership of a 1988 Boeing 737-300 (Tail number N327JT), a 2002 Global Express (N59DB), a 1986 Dassault Falcon 900B, and a 2008 Eclipse 500 very light jet in his hangar.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
In addition to his ubiquitous Boeing 757 (N757AF), acquired from the late Microsoft co-founder and 45th and 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump owned a 1997 Cessna Citation X, one of the fastest business jets in the world. There’s also a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter. He was also gifted a Boeing 747-400 by the Emir of Qatar in 2025.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
Paul Tudor Jones owns both a Bombardier Global 7500 and a Dassault Falcon 200EXEasy. Tail N117TF (pictured above) was delivered by the Canadian OEM in 2024. Tudor Jones was ranked 171st on the Forbes 400.
Mark Wahlberg has owned a 2003 Bombardier Global Express since 2016. He was recently spotted arriving in Australia aboard tail number N143MW. You’ll notice the scripted W near the front door and also on the tail.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
Casey Wasserman holds a fractional share in a private jet through Flexjet, with a 2017 Gulfstream G650 tail number N660FX. The fractional ownership program allows share owners to fly on its fleet of G650s, meaning Wasserman may not fly on the jet he owns a share of. Wasserman is chairman of the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
There’s nothing definitive here. Tennis superstar Serena Williams is an ambassador for Wheels Up. She posted on Instagram in 2017, boarding a Cessna Citation Excel/XLS with the Wheels Up livery.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
The British Royal Family – the Windsors – don’t own their own private jet, although they have their own helicopter.
The helicopter is a 2009 Sikorsky S-76C++ registered G-XXEB. Otherwise, they fly on a combination of government-owned aircraft, chartered private jets, and airliners.
The late Queen Elizabeth flew the flag, chartering the Concorde and other large jets from British Airways. There is a custom cabin fitted when the monarch is aboard. They have flown on a converted Airbus A330 that the Prime Minister uses.
If you want to fly like the Royals, you can charter, join a membership program, or even buy a share of an S-76 via Associated Aircraft Group. It was recently acquired by the same company that owns Flexjet, Sentient Jet, and FXAIR. Depending on the configuration, you can accommodate up to 12 passengers, plus two pilots.
How to fly (Sikorsky S-76): Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
You can also recreate the infamous charter flight that Meghan and Harry used to visit Elton John with Archie. It was appropriately a Cessna Citation Sovereign.
Of course, you don’t have to limit your choice. In 2018, Harry and Meghan were photographed on their tour to Australia, stepping off a Challenger 604 operated by the Royal Air Force. The same year, a Dassault Falcon 7X they used to fly to Amsterdam was reportedly struck by lightning before landing without incident.
How to fly: Challenger available in Fractional Ownership, Jet Cards, Charter; Falcon 7X by Charter.
Oprah Winfrey, the queen of daytime TV and a self-made billionaire and media titan, owns a Gulfstream G700 (Tail number N540@) and a 2016 Gulfstream G650 via Harpo, Inc.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards, Fractional Ownership
Multiple reports say all-time great golfer Tiger Woods owns a Gulfstream G550. However, photos from around 2010 also show him flying with NetJets from his home base in Florida and arriving in the U.K. for the British Open. In fact, he may have multiple solutions. In 2019, he flew on a charter aboard the Crystal Luxury Air Crystal Skye Boeing 777 with teammates playing in the President’s Cup.
How to fly: Charter, Jet Cards
Below are notable private jet owners, categorized by source of wealth: Sports Team Owners/Executives; Current/Former Athletes; Actors/Musicians/Artists & Media; Business Executives/Investors/Billionaires; Politicians & Public Officials. Some people may appear on more than one list.
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