Private Jets Magazine

The Legal and Tax Considerations In Acquiring A Private Aircraft

Private Jets Magazine — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:21:33 +0000

The following is a guest post by David Dannreuther, Partner and Philip Munro, Associate, of Withers LLP. Withers is an international law firm with capability to act in aircraft transactions through its Hong Kong, London, Milan, New Haven and New York offices. The credit crunch and the global recession have plainly had an impact on the [...]

Air Travel and Private Aviation Are Not the Enemy

Private Jets Magazine — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:01:11 +0000

The following is a Guest Post from Robert Mann, Jr. : Air travel is the American Way. Our air travel market is the world’s largest and our extent and use of scheduled and private aviation far exceed the rest of the world combined. Scheduled and private aviation have for decades been major contributors to American business productivity. America [...]

Coolest Private Jet Paint Job Ever?

Private Jets Magazine — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:44:28 +0000

The Oakley Corporate Jet. Click for full-sized image.

The Barack Obama Campaign Plane Cheat Sheet

Private Jets Magazine — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:59:35 +0000

Welcome to your cheat sheet to what is now being referred to as “O-Force One”, Barack Obama’s campaign jet. Airframe: Boeing 757 Seating: Obama’s seat is a plush leather chair with “Obama ‘08″ on one line with “President” beneath it. Up to eight people can sit in these first class furnishings up front. Behind that are [...]

Did Ron Dennis, McLaren F1 Boss, Red-Flag His Allegedly Gay Private Jet Steward?

Private Jets Magazine — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:36:28 +0000

Ron Dennis, the head of McLaren-Mercedes Formula One racing team, is being sued in the U.K. by his allegedly gay private jet attendant. It seems like the situation has boiled down to a “he said - she (err, he) said” contest rife with stories of Peter Boland being harassed by a McLaren private investigator and [...]

Manny Ramirez, aka “ManRam”, the Private Jet Passenger of the Week

Private Jets Magazine — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:27:16 +0000

As a huge Red Sox fan, I felt like I stumbled onto an early Christmas present when I saw this picture on one of my favorite new blogs, the RegentJet blog. It’s none other than Private Jets Magazine’s favorite MLB’er, Manny Ramirez, along with Big Papi, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Lowell, what may be the back of Josh Beckett’s [...]

9 Hypocrite Environmentalist Celebrities With Huge Carbon Footprints

Private Jets Magazine — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:02:46 +0000

You know that a cause-celebre has reached “celebrity” status, well, when the world’s most well-known celebrities take it up as their own. Such is the case with the crusade against global warming and its companion concept of each individual’s “carbon footprint.” Having a large carbon foot today is akin to running a Vietnamese sneaker sweatshop [...]

Scottie Pippen’s Unfortunate Run At The Private Jet Lifestyle

Private Jets Magazine — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:58:28 +0000

Scottie Pippen…6-time NBA Champion, All-Star Game MVP, Top 50 NBA Player of All Time, and Scandinavian hoops phenom…is lucky that he made over $120 million while he was playing. Because he lost $32 million of it “investing”. While Pippen was asleep at (or drunk behind) the wheel of his personal finances, his investment advisor [...]

John McCain Unveils His New 737 Campaign Jet

Private Jets Magazine — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:53:43 +0000

John McCain’s Straight Talk Express is no longer catching rides on his wife Cindy’s private jet or a slumming it on a JetBlue charter. The McCainiacs’ new party jet is a Boeing 737-400 operated by Arizona firm, Swift Air. The new campaign plane is configured to seat 95, with 10 First Class seats up front. Between McCain’s [...]

Gilligan’s Gulfstream: 10 Celebrities You’d Want To Get “Lost” With

Private Jets Magazine — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:05:39 +0000

The Lost island may have a grip on the Losties, but if you were to be stranded on the island, which celebrities would you want with you? While our Gulfstream V may seat fewer than Oceanic Air Flight 815, we still have room for 10 other passengers, and here are the 10 people we would most want to [...]