Would Nobu and private fireworks convince you to pay $23,000 an hour for a flight?

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Photo collage of a private jet, sports game tickets, and wine glasses

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The ultrawealthy are ditching their own private planes to avoid jet-trackers. Here's how the VIPs fly under the radar.

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Private jets at Las Vegas airport with blurred people walking in front.
Private aviation is booming as more high-profile people try to navigate the era of jet tracking.

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Take a look inside a G700, Gulfstream's jet of choice for billionaires that Kristi Noem just bought for DHS

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G700 and Kristi Noem
Kristin Noem has ordered two new jets for the Department of Homeland Security.

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See inside the new futuristic 'windowless' jet that a private aviation CEO is betting $6 billion on

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People standing around a black and gray full-scale mockup of Otto Aerospace's Phantom 3500 private jet.
Otto's leaders include engineers and entrepreneurs who have previously worked at organizations like the FAA, Apple, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Textron.

Otto Aerospace

This is how the world's richest people spend their money

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A couple walk with Hermes shopping bags as they leave a Hermes store in Paris, France, March 21, 2013. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo
The ultrawealthy spend more than $100 billion on personal goods, like jewelry, watches, and furniture.

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Private planes halted at Burning Man's volunteer-run airport as a storm rips through the Playa

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Burning man vehicle
While mutant vehicles are more popular on the Playa, Burning Man also hosts hundreds of aircraft, which land at the volunteer-run airport.

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I help run the Four Seasons private jet with round-the-world journeys. Unique moments like trips to Antarctica make it super special.

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Chenin Matthews, Director of Guest Experience for the Four Seasons Private Jet, wearing a company polo shirt and standing in front of the company's Airbus A321LR private jet.
Chenin Matthews and the Four Seasons Airbus A321.

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

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

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Map shows exodus of private jets from Augusta's small, usually quiet, airport after the Masters

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A map of the continental US shows hundreds of private jets leaving Augusta after the Masters on Sunday 13 April 2025.
229 private jets left Augusta on Sunday, with around 2,100 flights in and out of the airport last week.

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Private jet usage is way up for 2 reasons

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Private jets are seen on the tarmac at Friedman Memorial Airport during the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Idaho.

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