Celebrity flight archive.

Gautam Adani's Embraer Legacy 650 lands back in Ahmedabad the week SEBI closes Hindenburg probe

If Gautam Adani was aboard, the short hop from the airport's own ramp reads as a post-clearance pivot, not a journey.

Gautam Adani's Embraer Legacy 650, tail number VT-AHM, was tracked departing and returning to Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on September 22, 2026, a tight 18-minute circuit that peaked at 41,025 feet and a ground speed of 442.8 knots. The aircraft left the VAAH tarmac at 12:25 UTC and was…

Gautam Adani

Masayoshi Son's Gulfstream lands in Kona the week SoftBank prices its $11B junk bond for OpenAI

If aboard, the Tokyo-to-Hawaii hop would land Masayoshi Son in Kona just as SoftBank's $11B junk bond for OpenAI heads to market.

Masayoshi Son's Gulfstream G650ER, N302TR, was tracked departing Tokyo Haneda at 12:36 UTC on September 20 and touching down at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at 19:41 UTC the same day, a 7-hour 4-minute crossing that topped out at 41,025 feet. The aircraft, which is registered to Son's SoftBank-linked…

Masayoshi Son

Poonawalla Family's Global 6500 lands in Pune after a 9-hour hop from London Luton

If aboard, the timing lines up with a week of vaccine-industry boardroom news and a possible return to the family's home base.

Poonawalla Family's Bombardier Global 6500, registered VT-NAD, was tracked touching down at Pune International Airport (VAPO) at 06:23 UTC on September 21, 2026, after a 9-hour, 26-minute nonstop crossing from London Luton (EGGW). The aircraft climbed to 45,025 feet and reached a top ground speed of 566 knots over…

Poonawalla Family

Elon Musk's Gulfstream G650ER lands in Los Angeles the week of the OpenAI appeal hearing

If Elon Musk was aboard, the timing lines up with a pivotal Ninth Circuit filing in the OpenAI case.

Elon Musk's Gulfstream G650ER, N628TS, was tracked departing Memphis International Airport at 03:32 UTC on September 21, 2026, and touching down at Los Angeles International Airport at 06:41 UTC, a three-hour and eight-minute hop that peaked at 41,025 feet. The aircraft's flight path hugged a familiar southwestern…

Elon Musk

Sultan of Brunei Royal Flight's 747-8 lands in Brunei after a 11-hour hop from Germany

If aboard, Sultan of Brunei Royal Flight would arrive home the same week the sultanate's cabinet reshuffle continues to reverberate.

Sultan of Brunei Royal Flight's Boeing 747-8 BBJ, registered V8-BKH, was tracked departing Dinkelsbühl-Sinbronn Airfield in Germany on September 20 and touching down at Brunei International Airport on September 21, covering 11 hours and 39 minutes at a max altitude of 37,000 feet. The aircraft's path is a familiar…

Sultan of Brunei Royal Flight

Jay-Z & Beyoncé's Global 7500 lands at London Southend the week of the BRITs afterglow and Fashion Week circuit

If aboard, the timing lines up with London Fashion Week's final shows and a reported Roc Nation UK business push.

Jay-Z & Beyoncé's Bombardier Global 7500, N44440, was tracked departing Francis S Gabreski Airport on New York's Long Island on September 21, 2026, at 02:31 UTC and touching down at London Southend Airport at 08:23 UTC after a 5-hour, 51-minute crossing. The aircraft, registered to MAV 4 LLC, flew at a maximum…

Jay-Z & Beyoncé

UK Government / Royal Flight's Falcon 900LX lands at London Heathrow after a short hop from Leeds Bradford

If aboard, the timing lines up with the RAF Voyager's redeployment to Saudi air-refueling duties this week.

UK Government / Royal Flight's Dassault Falcon 900LX, tail number G-ZAHS, was tracked flying from Leeds Bradford Airport to London Heathrow on 21 September 2026, a 1-hour 26-minute hop that touched down just after midday. The aircraft, one of two Falcons operated by 32 (The Royal) Squadron for shorter European…

UK Government / Royal Flight

Elon Musk's Gulfstream lands in Texas the week of the TERAFAB chip-plant fallout

If aboard, the timing lines up with post-trial boardroom work and a possible Starbase pit stop.

Elon Musk's Gulfstream G650ER, tail N628TS, was tracked flying from Los Angeles International Airport to Draughon–Miller Central Texas Regional Airport on September 21, 2026, a 2-hour 14-minute hop that touched down just outside Austin. The aircraft departed KLAX at 15:30 UTC and arrived at KTPL at 17:45 UTC…

Elon Musk

Troy Aikman's jet lands in Santa Barbara the week his ESPN future stays unresolved

If aboard, the short hop from Los Angeles lands him near a familiar retreat while contract talks stall.

Troy Aikman's Bombardier Challenger 300, N8TA, was tracked departing Los Angeles International Airport at 3:55 AM UTC on September 22 and touching down at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport 34 minutes later, having climbed to just 10,025 feet and reached a modest 358 knots — a quick coastal hop rather than a…

Troy Aikman

Rory McIlroy's Gulfstream G650ER lands in Palm Beach after a transatlantic hop from Farnborough

If aboard, the timing lines up with a return to Florida just as the PGA Tour's fall schedule and player-director meetings heat up.

Rory McIlroy's Gulfstream G650ER, N1989R, was tracked departing Farnborough Airport at 10:04 UTC on September 21, 2026, and touching down at Palm Beach International Airport eight hours and forty-four minutes later, at 18:49 UTC. The aircraft cruised at a maximum altitude of 49,025 feet and a top ground speed of…

Rory McIlroy

South Korean Presidential Flight's 747 lands at JFK ahead of the UN General Assembly

If aboard, South Korean Presidential Flight's arrival lines up with the UN General Assembly and a possible Trump meeting.

South Korean Presidential Flight's aircraft, serial 22-001, a Boeing 747-800, was tracked departing Seoul Air Base (RKSM) on September 21 at 09:27 UTC and touching down at John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) at 21:22 UTC, a flight of just under 12 hours. The movement is routine for the government's…

South Korean Presidential Flight

Elon Musk's Gulfstream lands in Los Angeles the same week the OpenAI trial enters closing arguments

If Elon Musk was aboard, the timing aligns with the final stretch of the $150 billion OpenAI lawsuit in San Francisco.

Elon Musk's aircraft, the Gulfstream G550 N272BG, was tracked departing Memphis International Airport at 18:54 UTC on September 21, 2026, and touching down at Los Angeles International Airport three hours and seventeen minutes later, at 22:11 UTC. The flight, cruising at a maximum altitude of 40,025 feet with a top…

Elon Musk

DJ Khaled's Global 6500 lands in Miami after a late-night run from New York Stewart

If aboard, the timing lines up with a post-Labor-Day return to home base before a busy fall release cycle.

DJ Khaled's Bombardier Global 6500, N2320, was tracked on the evening of September 21, 2026, departing New York Stewart International Airport at 5:05 PM local and touching down at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport just before 8 PM, a 2-hour, 52-minute hop that hugged the eastern seaboard. The aircraft, held through a…

DJ Khaled

UK Government Royal Flight's Airbus A321neo lands at JFK as Andy Burnham opens UNGA week

If aboard, the prime minister's arrival lines up with his UN General Assembly debut and White House meeting.

UK Government / Royal Flight's Airbus A321-200NX, tail number G-GBNI, was tracked departing from a point over the Irish Sea at 17:37 UTC on 21 September 2026 and touching down at John F. Kennedy International Airport at 00:50 UTC the following day, a 7-hour-12-minute crossing that reached a maximum altitude of 36,025…

UK Government / Royal Flight

UK Government / Royal Flight's A321 lands at Long Island MacArthur the night before Andy Burnham's UN speech

If aboard, the timing lines up with the prime minister's first UN General Assembly address in New York.

UK Government / Royal Flight's Airbus A321-200NX, tail number G-GBNI, was tracked flying the short hop from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Long Island MacArthur Airport on 22 September 2026, touching down at 03:12 UTC after a 19-minute, 226-knot dash that barely cleared 3,750 feet. The aircraft, which…

UK Government / Royal Flight

Jimmy Haslam's aircraft hops from Knoxville to Nashville in a familiar routine

If aboard, the 31-minute flight continues a pattern of shuttles between Pilot Flying J's headquarters and the Haslam family's Nashville-area ties.

Jimmy Haslam's Dassault Falcon 2000EX (N715CB) was tracked departing McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville at 12:48 UTC on September 21, 2026, and arriving at John C Tune Airport in Nashville just 31 minutes later, after a short hop that maxed out at 13,975 feet and 371 knots. The aircraft, registered to the Pilot Flying…

Jimmy Haslam

Norfolk Southern's 13-hour rail-baron day, and the Delta fumes diversion that grounded a Maui red-eye

Yesterday's busiest jet belonged to a railroad, not a rock star; today's sky opens with a flooded Chicago and a Honolulu runway still reeking of jet fuel.

156 flights closed yesterday, and the number that should stop you cold is 1,278.7 — the tonnes of CO₂ those 156 legs pushed into the atmosphere, roughly the annual footprint of 280 American homes. The fleet logged 128,006 miles in 281.4 hours, which sounds like a lot until you remember the Sultan of Brunei's V8-BKH…

Kash Patel's Gulfstream jet lands in Richmond the week of the White House summons

If aboard, the timing lines up with the fallout from the cancelled Chicago trip and the White House meeting.

Kash Patel's Gulfstream G550, N708JH, was tracked flying from Joint Base Andrews to Richmond International Airport on 2026-09-20, a short 18-minute hop that touched down just before 8 p.m. local time. The aircraft, registered to the Department of Justice and based at the FBI's home field, had spent the day shuttling…

Kash Patel

Turkish Presidential Flight TC-TUR lands at KJFK ahead of Erdogan's UN General Assembly address

If aboard, Recep Tayyip Erdogan would arrive in New York the same week he is set to address the UN General Assembly and meet with Donald Trump.

The Turkish Presidential Flight's Boeing 747-800 BBJ, tail number TC-TUR, was tracked flying from Istanbul to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on September 20, 2026, touching down at 19:46 UTC after a 7-hour, 28-minute crossing. The aircraft, a full-double-deck VIP configuration, departed from…

Recep Tayyip Erdogan / Turkish Presidential Flight

Elon Musk's Gulfstream G650ER lands in San Jose the week of the OpenAI mediation

If aboard, the timing lines up with the court-ordered settlement talks in the OpenAI lawsuit.

Elon Musk's Gulfstream G650ER, N628TS, was tracked departing Los Angeles International Airport on September 20, 2026, at 21:25 UTC and touching down at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport 47 minutes later, having reached a maximum altitude of 30,025 feet and a top ground speed of 550.7 knots. The…

Elon Musk

Turkish Presidential Flight's aircraft lands at New York Stewart ahead of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's UN address

If aboard, the timing lines up with the 81st UN General Assembly and a likely meeting with Donald Trump.

The aircraft operating as the Turkish Presidential Flight, a Boeing 747-800 BBJ with tail TC-TRK, was tracked flying a short 48-minute hop from John F. Kennedy International Airport to New York Stewart International Airport on September 20, 2026. The flight, which logged a maximum altitude of just over 7,000 feet and…

Recep Tayyip Erdogan / Turkish Presidential Flight

Tyler Perry's Embraer E-190 lands in Washington state the week he announces a Puerto Rico move

If Tyler Perry was aboard, the timing lines up with his newly announced plan to pull back from Atlanta.

Tyler Perry's aircraft, an Embraer E-190 registered N378TP, was tracked departing Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on September 20, 2026, at 21:59 UTC and touching down at the Port of Poulsbo Marina Moorage Seaplane Base in Washington state just over two hours later, at 00:23 UTC on September 21. The flight…

Tyler Perry

Drake's Boeing 767 lands in Houston the same week the rapper's OVO Fest afterparty hits the city

If Drake was aboard, the timing lines up with a weekend of high-profile appearances and label business in Texas.

Drake's Boeing 767-200ER, registered N767CJ, was tracked departing Toronto Pearson International Airport at 21:49 UTC on September 20, 2026, and touching down at Houston's William P. Hobby Airport three hours and one minute later, at 00:51 UTC on September 21. The aircraft, known as "Air Drake" and operated by Elan…

Drake

Jerry Jones's helicopter makes a one-minute hop to Dallas Love Field the week the Cowboys face a pivotal home stretch

If aboard, the short hop from the suburbs to Love Field lands the same week the team's injury report and trade chatter peak.

Jerry Jones's Airbus H145, registered N945DC, was tracked on a one-minute flight on September 21, 2026, lifting off from a point near the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and setting down at Dallas Love Field at 1:00 a.m. local time, with a max altitude of just 700 feet and a ground speed of 10 knots. The movement, logged…

Jerry Jones