David Geffen flies from New Jersey to Mallorca as the amfAR Gala raises $20 million

David Geffen’s Gulfstream G650, tail N221DG, flew from Teterboro, New Jersey, to Palma de Mallorca on May 20, 2026, a trip that landed him on the island just as his 454-foot superyacht Rising Sun was making headlines. The yacht, which had been moored at Club de Mar for several weeks, departed Palma on May 20 with a guest list that included Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Steven Spielberg, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Jeff Bezos, Lloyd Blankfein, and former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, per the Majorca Daily Bulletin.

The same week, the amfAR Gala Cannes raised $20 million on May 22 at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc, the highest total since 2016, according to amfAR’s press release. While Geffen is not listed as a donor or attendee in the gala’s materials, the proximity of his yacht’s departure from Palma—a regular Mediterranean stop for superyachts—suggests the trip was tied to the end of a private gathering that coincided with the Cannes Film Festival and its charitable circuit.

Geffen’s flight history shows a pattern of shuttling between his New York-area base at Teterboro and European destinations, often ahead of cultural or philanthropic events. The May 20 arrival in Palma follows a brief May 23 flight from Fargo, North Dakota, that appears to be a repositioning or test hop, not a passenger trip. For a media titan who co-founded DreamWorks and owns a $400 million yacht, the journey reads as a routine commute to a floating social calendar.