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Elon Musk's Gulfstream returns to Memphis after a legal day in Los Angeles

If aboard, Elon Musk would land back at the xAI data center buildout the same week his Apple antitrust claim was dropped and the OpenAI jury verdict landed.

Elon Musk's Gulfstream G550, tail N272BG, was tracked departing Los Angeles International Airport at 18:58 UTC on September 18 and touching down at Memphis International Airport three hours and eight minutes later. The aircraft reached a max altitude of 45,025 feet and a ground speed of 538 knots on a route that…

Elon Musk

Mukesh Ambani's Global 7500 hops from Navi Mumbai to Mumbai in a one-minute flight

If aboard, the one-minute hop lands the same week as Reliance's AGM in Mumbai, where a key demerger vote is on the agenda.

Mukesh Ambani's Bombardier Global 7500, tail number VT-ASR, was tracked flying from Navi Mumbai International Airport to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on September 18, 2026, a journey of just over a minute at a maximum altitude of 1,400 feet. The aircraft, registered to Reliance Commercial Dealers…

Mukesh Ambani

Jan Koum's Gulfstream returns to Bradley after a four-minute hop — a prelude to a New York week

If aboard, the brief repositioning flight would put Jan Koum in the Northeast just as the region's tech and investment calendar picks up.

Jan Koum's Gulfstream G650ER, tail number N158, was tracked departing Bradley International Airport at 12:51 UTC on September 18, 2026, and returning to the same airport four minutes later, having reached a maximum altitude of 1,750 feet and a top ground speed of 207.8 knots. The flight, a short loop typical of a…

Jan Koum

Jan Koum's Gulfstream lands at Bradley the week of a Hartford AI privacy summit

If aboard, the short hop from Teterboro lines up with a regional tech-policy conference on encrypted data.

Jan Koum's Gulfstream G650ER, tail N158, was tracked departing Teterboro at 11:51 UTC on September 18, 2026, and touching down at Bradley International Airport 34 minutes later, climbing to 9,875 feet with a max ground speed of 396.9 knots. The aircraft is registered to TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc as trustee, an…

Jan Koum

Mukesh Ambani's Boeing 737 MAX 9 BBJ lands in Hong Kong after a short hop from Macau

If aboard, the timing lines up with the Hong Kong–Macau business corridor and the city's luxury retail week.

Mukesh Ambani's Boeing 737 MAX 9 BBJ, tail number VT-AKV, was tracked flying from Macau to Hong Kong on September 18, 2026, a four-minute hop that is more of a formality than a journey. The aircraft, India's first MAX 9 BBJ and customized at a cost exceeding $120 million, touched down at Hong Kong International…

Mukesh Ambani

215 flights, 159,054 miles: Melinda Gates tops the mover board as Sheikh Mohammed’s 13-hour dash steals the day

Yesterday’s log: a transcontinental marathon to Buenos Aires, a Shell jet over the Arctic, and a quiet return from Europe for the Gates Foundation chair. Today, the desk watches Dwayne Johnson’s morning hop and a possible SpaceX launch.

Two hundred and fifteen flights closed, 159,054 miles flown, 368.5 hours airborne, 1,581.1 tonnes of CO₂. The number that stops the eye is the top mover: Melinda French Gates logged 13.6 hours across two flights — nearly a full working day in the air. Her Gulfstream G650ER N459BL accounted for a significant share of…

Howard Lutnick's aircraft lands in the Hamptons amid tariff ruling fallout

If aboard, the Commerce Secretary's timing aligns with a week of Supreme Court tariff aftershocks that could benefit his sons' firm.

Howard Lutnick's Embraer Lineage 1000E, tail N527AH, was tracked departing Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on the afternoon of September 17, 2026, and landing 55 minutes later at Francis S Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, New York. The aircraft, registered to a Delaware holding company, is one of a…

Howard Lutnick

Michael Jordan's Gulfstream lands in Tri-Cities the week of NASCAR's Bristol playoff race

If aboard, the timing lines up with 23XI Racing's playoff push at Bristol Motor Speedway, a key stop on the team owner's fall schedule.

Michael Jordan's Gulfstream G650ER, N236MJ, was tracked flying from Palm Beach International Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Airport on September 17, 2026, a 1-hour and 56-minute hop that touched down just before noon local time. The aircraft, one of the last G650ERs built, carries a tail number that layers Jordan's…

Michael Jordan

Jim Ratcliffe's G650ER lands at Le Bourget, 224 nm from where his yacht Sherpa is anchored

If aboard, the timing lines up with a return to the INEOS Britannia America's Cup campaign and the Monaco-based owner's late-September board circuit.

Jim Ratcliffe's Gulfstream G650ER, M-OVIE, was tracked departing Farnborough at 10:42 UTC on September 17 and touching down at Paris-Le Bourget 48 minutes later, climbing to 25,000 feet and reaching 471.8 knots over the ground. The aircraft, held through Hampshire Aviation, the INEOS group flight department, is the…

Jim Ratcliffe

Cristiano Ronaldo's aircraft lands in Getafe the week of Madrid's derby build-up

If aboard, the 14-minute hop from Segovia lines up with a quiet week at the training ground and a possible appearance at the Metropolitano.

Cristiano Ronaldo's aircraft was tracked flying from E. Castellanos-Villacastín Airfield to Getafe Air Base on September 17, 2026, a 14-minute hop that touched down at 10:24 UTC. The Bombardier Global Express XRS, registered LX-GOL, had spent the previous day crossing from the eastern Mediterranean to southern Spain…

Cristiano Ronaldo

Ball Corp's 12-Hour Atlantic Haul, and the Quiet Boardroom Morning Ahead

A corporate jet's record-breaking transcontinental hop closes 211 flights yesterday, while today's investor calendar points to a quieter, more deliberate sky.

211 flights closed, 165,053 miles flown, 364.8 hours airborne, 1,451.2 tonnes of CO₂ — but the number that stops you is 12.0: the hours Ball Corp's N400BC spent aloft, the longest single leg of the day. The top mover by volume was Ball Corp, with two flights and 12.2 hours in the air, while Las Vegas Sands topped the…

Howard Lutnick's aircraft lands at Reagan the same week as the Commerce trade-policy summit

If aboard, the 23-minute hop from Dulles to Reagan suggests a schedule built around back-to-back official meetings in the capital.

Howard Lutnick's aircraft was tracked flying from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on September 16, 2026, a 23-minute hop that covered just over 20 nautical miles at a maximum altitude of 2,675 feet. The Embraer Lineage 1000E, registered N527AH and held by Lineage…

Howard Lutnick

Elon Musk's aircraft lands in Los Angeles as the city hosts the SpaceX Starship review

If aboard, the timing lines up with the FAA's public hearing on the Starship launch license.

Elon Musk's aircraft was tracked flying from Valley International Airport in Harlingen, Texas, to Los Angeles International Airport on September 16, 2026, a 2-hour and 45-minute hop that touched down at 8:36 p.m. UTC. The Gulfstream G450, tail number N450GG, belongs to a fleet operated through Falcon Landing LLC, and…

Elon Musk

UK Government / Royal Flight's Falcon 900LX lands at Heathrow after a Rzeszów run

If aboard, the timing would place the flight the same week as a NATO logistics meeting in Poland.

UK Government / Royal Flight's Dassault Falcon 900LX, tail G-ZABH, was tracked departing Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport at 18:42 UTC on 16 September 2026 and touching down at London Heathrow at 21:02 UTC, a 2-hour 20-minute hop across central Europe. The aircraft, operated by 32 (The Royal) Squadron from RAF Northolt, is…

UK Government / Royal Flight

Dan Towriss's Gulfstream lands in Indianapolis the week of the Cadillac F1 team's US homecoming

If aboard, the timing lines up with the team's stateside debrief and Gainbridge's IndyCar season wrap.

Dan Towriss's aircraft, a 2019 Gulfstream G650 registered through a TVPX trust, was tracked flying from Richmond International to Indianapolis Executive on September 16, touching down at 9:13 PM local after a 1-hour, 13-minute hop that peaked at 40,025 feet. The flight itself is unremarkable for a jet that has spent…

Dan Towriss

Phil Knight's jet lands at Hillsboro the week of Nike's shareholder meeting

If aboard, the timing would line up with Nike's annual shareholder meeting and the company's ongoing restructuring push.

Phil Knight's Gulfstream G650, N1KE, was tracked departing Appleton International Airport in Wisconsin at 18:06 UTC on September 16, 2026, and touching down at Portland Hillsboro Airport at 21:31 UTC, a flight of three hours and twenty-four minutes. The aircraft, registered through TVPX Trustee and hangared at…

Phil Knight

DJ Khaled's Global 6500 lands at Teterboro the same week as the Global Citizen Festival

If aboard, the timing lines up with the Global Citizen Festival in New York City, where he has performed before.

DJ Khaled's aircraft, a 2020 Bombardier Global 6500 registered N2320, was tracked departing Homestead Air Reserve Base in Miami at 18:47 UTC on September 16, 2026, and landing at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey at 21:42 UTC, a flight of just under three hours. The airframe, held through an owner trust with TVPX…

DJ Khaled

Stryker's Global 5000 lands at Teterboro the week of major med-tech investor meetings

If aboard, the timing lines up with a cluster of New York-area industry conferences and board-level discussions.

Stryker's aircraft was tracked flying from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Teterboro Airport on September 16, 2026, a transatlantic hop of 8 hours and 25 minutes that put the Bombardier Global 5000 on the ground in New Jersey just before midnight. The tail number N625SC, part of the company's three-aircraft fleet, had…

Stryker

Taylor Swift's Falcon 7X lands in Kansas City the week of the Arrowhead Stadium tour stop

If aboard, the timing lines up with the final Eras Tour dates in the region, per local venue listings.

Taylor Swift's aircraft, a Dassault Falcon 7X registered N3200X, was tracked departing Newark Liberty International Airport at 10:02 PM UTC on September 16, 2026, and touching down at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City at 12:31 AM UTC on September 17. The 2-hour, 28-minute flight covered roughly 1,100…

Taylor Swift

Kylie Jenner's Global 7500 lands in Thunder Bay the week of the Northern Ontario Fires

If aboard, the timing lines up with wildfire relief efforts and a possible supply run from Van Nuys.

Kylie Jenner's aircraft was tracked flying from Van Nuys Airport to a remote airstrip near Thunder Bay, Ontario, on September 16, 2026, a 3-hour and 5-minute hop that touched down just after 9 PM local time. The Bombardier Global 7500, registered N810KJ, climbed to 45,000 feet and reached a ground speed of 609.5…

Kylie Jenner

Shaquille O'Neal's Global 6000 lands in Washington the week of the NBA media summit

If aboard, the timing lines up with the league's annual preseason media day and board meetings.

Shaquille O'Neal's aircraft — a Bombardier Global 6000, tail N626JJ, registered to Bank of Utah Trustee and managed by Solairus Aviation — was tracked departing Salt Lake City International Airport at 22:42 UTC on September 16, 2026, and touching down at Washington Dulles International Airport at 02:12 UTC on…

Shaquille O'Neal

Vinod Khosla's Challenger 604 lands at Teterboro the week of New York's AI and climate investor circuit

If aboard, the timing lines up with a cluster of fall investor meetings and the ongoing OpenAI boardroom story.

Vinod Khosla's Bombardier Challenger 604, tail N604SB, was tracked departing Laurence G Hanscom Field outside Boston at 03:10 UTC on September 17, 2026, and landing at Teterboro Airport 41 minutes later, at 03:52 UTC. The aircraft's max ground speed of 432 knots and a cruising altitude of just over 15,700 feet…

Vinod Khosla

Phil Knight's Gulfstream G500 lands at Hillsboro the week of Nike's annual shareholder meeting

If aboard, the timing would align with the company's investor gathering and the ongoing board refreshment talks.

Phil Knight's aircraft, a Gulfstream G500 registered as N19HT, was tracked departing Roberts Field in Redmond, Oregon, at 22:53 UTC on September 16, 2026, and touching down at Portland-Hillsboro Airport just 21 minutes later, at 23:15 UTC. The flight, which reached a maximum altitude of 14,925 feet and a top ground…

Phil Knight

Phil Knight's Gulfstream returns to Portland after a week of cross-country hops

If aboard, the timing lines up with a return to Oregon following a string of business and personal flights.

Phil Knight's Gulfstream G650, N1KE, was tracked returning to Portland Hillsboro Airport (KHIO) on September 16, 2026, after a short 5-minute hop from the same airport's vicinity. The flight, which departed at 10:24 PM and landed at 10:29 PM local time, is the final leg of a multi-day journey that saw the aircraft…

Phil Knight