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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Flight logs show Elon Musk's private jets are busy hitting swing states as he campaigns for Trump

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Elon Musk is campaigning for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.

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See inside a $23 million private jet that Fortune 500 companies or wealthy travelers can split to fly cheaper

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A selfie of the author with a FlexJet Praetor 600.
The author toured a Flexjet Praetor 600 that costs about $10,000 hourly for fractional ownership.

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I toured a $65 million Gulfstream G650ER private jet like the one bought by Michael Jordan to see how the ultra-rich travel

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Gulfstream G650ER.

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The CEO of a private aviation company explains the 'empty leg' trick that can make chartering jets cheaper

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FlyJets CEO Jessica Fisher standing on the stairs of a white private jet.
FlyJets CEO Jessica Fisher said flying private can be affordable.

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Jeff Bezos appears to have taken delivery of the newest, most-hyped private jet on the market

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A collage of Jeff Bezos and a Gulfstream G700 on display at EBACE in Geneva 2024.
Jeff Bezos and a Gulfstream G700 on display at EBACE.

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The $80 million private jet version of an Airbus A220 boasts a huge bathroom and meeting rooms. Take a look inside.

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A collage of an Airbus ACJTwoTwenty and the cabin interior
An Airbus ACJTwoTwenty and its interior.

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See inside the $21 million Embraer Praetor 600, one of the most advanced midsize private jets on the market

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A collage of the exterior and interior of an Embraer Praetor 600 on display at EBACE in Geneav, May 2024
The exterior and interior of an Embraer Praetor 600.

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I went on board the Embraer Phenom 300E and saw why this private jet is the most flown aircraft in the US

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An Embraer Phenom 300E
An Embraer Phenom 300E on display at EBACE.

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Trump's Boeing 757 isn't the perfect private jet, but it's perfect for him

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Donald Trump's Boeing 757-200 private jet flying over the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach on Friday, September 29, 2023,
Donald Trump's Boeing 757-200 private jet.

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