I saw why private jets are the billionaire's ultimate status symbol — and it's not what you think

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The three-course meal was great, but the real perk of flying private is the time savings.

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How billionaires are fueling the rise of private jets

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The number of private jets operating around the world has more than doubled since 2000, tracking closely with the global surge in billionaires. Now private airlines are coming up with new ways to get customers hooked. Here's a look at the rise of the $40 billion industry.

Billionaires say a private jet is one of life's greatest luxuries. Here's how much it costs.

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Even the most frugal billionaires, like Warren Buffett, have a soft spot reservered for their private jets.

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Diddy's private jet is available for rent amid his sex trafficking case

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Sean Combs
Sean Combs' private jet, which he is attempting to sell, is available to charter.

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A college student who tracks Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg's private jets says his Threads accounts have been suspended

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Jack Sweeney and Elon Musk
Jack Sweeney is a student at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, studying information technology.

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You can play a round with pro golfers for a cool $17,000

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LIV Golf is partnering with the semi-private flight company Aero.

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See inside the first private-jet version of the Boeing 737 Max. The extravagant plane is worth over $100 million and has a bar, two bedrooms, and huge showers.

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A Boeing BBJ 737 Max in a gold and black livery on display at EBACE 2024 in Geneva.
A BBJ Max 8 displayed at EBACE 2024.

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Elon Musk is cloaking his jet travels again

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I went on the world's newest private jet, an $81 million Gulfstream G700 with its own bedroom for Qatar Airways' deep-pocketed customers

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A collage of Business Insider's Pete Syme taking a selfie in front of a Gulfstream G700 and the bedroom on board the private jet.
The author, the Gulfstream G700, and its onboard bedroom.

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I spent $38,000 to take my toy poodle on a private jet to Japan. I want to plan a trip for my other dogs next.

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Gladys Tsoi took her toy poodle Hershey on a private jet to Japan in April.

Gladys Tsoi

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