Ernesto Bertarelli's Global 7500 lands in Grosseto ahead of the 2026 America's Cup preliminary regatta

Ernesto Bertarelli's Bombardier Global 7500, tail HB-JIT, was tracked flying from Naples-Capodichino Airport to Grosseto Airport on July 1, 2026, a 32-minute hop covering 30,000 feet. The aircraft, operated by Global Jet, departed the Delta Club Napoli airfield at 1:54 PM local time and touched down at the Tuscan air base at 2:27 PM.

If aboard, Ernesto Bertarelli would arrive in Grosseto the same week the America's Cup World Series holds its preliminary regatta off the coast of nearby Castiglione della Pescaia, per the event calendar published by the America's Cup Event Authority. The timing would suggest a visit to the sailing competition, given Bertarelli's history as the founder of Alinghi and his two America's Cup victories in 2003 and 2007. Grosseto's air base, LIRS, is the closest general aviation airport to the race venue on the Maremma coast.

The flight follows a pattern of recent movements that show the Global 7500 traveling from Agadir, Morocco, to Grosseto on June 24, then to Naples on June 25, and onward to California—San Jose and Monterey—before returning to Naples on June 28. The brief hop to Grosseto from Naples, where Bertarelli maintains a residence, aligns with a known sailing event rather than a business or philanthropic engagement.