Inside the exclusive world of private jet travel — and the superrich who can afford it

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Inside the cabin of a Qatar Executive G700 plane.
The Gulfstream G700 is among the most luxurious jets in private aviation — an increasingly popular way for the ultrawealthy to travel.

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Private jet travel is more popular than ever.

I toured 2 of the rare and ultra-luxurious $80 million Gulfstream G700 private jets. Here's how they compare.

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Inside the cabin of a Qatar Executive G700 plane.
Private aviation companies Flexjet and Qatar Executive operate what is essentially a mini apartment at 41,000 feet.

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Private jets are halted at 12 major airports as air traffic controllers continue to call out amid the shutdown

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Private jet lands in Dc.
Private jets have been barred from landing at 12 major US airports during the shutdown.

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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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