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Trump's Crazy Tour of His Sick Jet

Polly Davis Doig — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:26:05 CDT

If you've never wanted to hear the phrase, "And here we are in Mr. Trump's bedroom," then turn back now. Dropping $100 million to retrofit a 757 jet that used to belong to that pauper Paul Allen apparently wasn't enough for the Donald. He also had to show off said...

Hottest Ride to Summer Camp: Private Plane

Tim Karan — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:48:05 CDT

More parents are going to luxurious extremes so their kids can rough it. Wealthy families are increasingly riding private jets to get to and from remote summer camps in Maine, New Hampshire, and upstate New York. Over the past weekend—a common date for camp visiting days—private jets clogged...

Berlusconi Flew Pot to Call Girls on Private Jet

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:53:42 CDT

The tawdry allegations against Silvio Berlusconi just keep on coming: Now, a call girl (who claims the Italian premier paid her more than $14,000 for sex) says he used his private jet to supply marijuana to the sex parties at his villa. “There was grass available in all the...

Travolta Dogs Run Over at Airport

Rob Quinn — Tue, 18 May 2010 04:16:28 CDT

Two of John Travolta's dogs have been killed in a freak accident at a Maine airport. After a jet carrying members of the Travolta family landed at Bangor International Airport last week, "two small dogs were taken for a walk by someone who is not a family member," city officials...

Stranded Travelers Turn to Private Jets

Rob Quinn — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:25:14 CDT

Private jet firms have found a silver lining in the cloud of ash belching out of that Icelandic volcano as desperate—and wealthy—travelers try to reach their destinations at any cost. Adam Twidell, CEO of jet-hire firm PrivateFly, says that while pilots can't be bribed to breach the no-fly...

Tiger, Elin Go on Family Trip

M. Morris — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:04:33 CST

Tiger Woods and estranged wife Elin Nordegren played tennis together yesterday, then left Orlando on one of the golfer's private jets. Daughter Sam and son Charlie accompanied the couple, whose destination was unknown. After Nordegren's conspicuous absence from Woods' lengthy public apology Friday, their actions "indicate a thaw in their...

Madonna's New Daughter Leaves Malawi

Nick McMaster — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:39:12 CDT

Madonna’s newly adopted daughter left Malawi for London yesterday on a plane owned by the pop singer, Access Hollywood reports. Chifundo “Mercy” James was accompanied on the flight by a nanny and child nurse, airport sources said, and should meet her new brothers and sisters—including David, also a Malawian...

Death-Defying Adventure Normal for 'Super Repo Man'

Kevin Spak — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:42:25 CDT

No one told Nick Popovich there’d be an army of neo-Nazis guarding the plane he’d been hired to grab. But when they put a gun to his temple, he didn’t flinch. “You better go ahead and shoot,” he said, “cause I’m grabbing that plane.” He didn’t even look at the...

JPMorgan Spending $138M to Update Swank Jet Fleet

Clay Dillow — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:14:58 CDT

JPMorgan Chase, recipient of $25 billion in taxpayer money, is about to be the proud owner of two new luxury private jets and a lavishly renovated Westchester County airport hangar, complete with roof garden, ABC News reports. The $138 million purchase, described as “completely tone deaf” by one watchdog, will...