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Ernesto Bertarelli's aircraft lands in Naples the week of the Loro Piana Giraglia finish

If aboard, the Swiss-Italian billionaire's timing lines up with the conclusion of the 73rd Loro Piana Giraglia in Genoa.

By celebplanes · 1 min read · Ernesto Bertarelli

Ernesto Bertarelli — owner of HB-JIT (Bombardier Global 7500)

Ernesto Bertarelli

Ernesto Bertarelli's Bombardier Global 7500 (HB-JIT) flight path — LIRS — Grosseto Corrado Baccarini Air Base / Grosseto to LIRN — Naples
Flight path · LIRS — Grosseto Corrado Baccarini Air Base / GrossetoLIRN — Naples · 48m airborne
Departure
LIRS — Grosseto Corrado Baccarini Air Base / Grosseto
Arrival
LIRN — Naples
Airborne
48m
Distance
183 nm
CO₂
3.5t

Ernesto Bertarelli's Bombardier Global 7500 (HB-JIT) was tracked flying from Grosseto to Naples on June 24, a 48-minute hop that touched down at Naples International Airport just after 5:30 p.m. local time. The aircraft departed Grosseto Corrado Baccarini Air Base, a military airport often used by private aviation, and arrived on the Bay of Naples without any public schedule attached to the registration.

If aboard, Ernesto Bertarelli would arrive in Campania the same week the 73rd Loro Piana Giraglia concluded in Genoa, per a press release from the Yacht Club Italiano on June 18. The race, which started in Saint-Tropez and rounded the Giraglia Rock before finishing in Genoa, saw line honours claimed by ARCA SGR after a duel with Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones' Magic Carpet E. Bertarelli, a two-time America's Cup winner and founder of Alinghi, has a long history with offshore racing and the Mediterranean yachting circuit.

The flight follows a pattern of Mediterranean movement: Bertarelli's aircraft flew from Farnborough to Olbia on June 15 for the Range Rover Sardinia Cup, then to Nice on June 10 for the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, per celebplanes tracking data. Naples sits within easy reach of the Riviera and Sardinia, and the timing suggests a stop tied to the post-Giraglia yachting calendar rather than a single destination event.

Aboard the Bombardier Global 7500

Bombardier Global 7500 exterior — Ernesto Bertarelli's private jet (HB-JIT)
Bombardier Global 7500 cabin floor plan — Ernesto Bertarelli's private jet interior layout
Exterior & cabin layout · Bombardier Global 7500

The aircraft

Type
Bombardier Global 7500
Tail
HB-JIT
Max alt
29,000 ft
Max speed
478 kt

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