Sen. Ed Markey announces bill to raise taxes on private jets and their ultra-wealthy passengers

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A private jet is fueled at the Sugar Land Regional Airport Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, in Sugar Land, Texas.
A private jet is fueled at the Sugar Land Regional Airport Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, in Sugar Land, Texas.

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The Mexican government just sold its $218 million Boeing 787 private jet its president refused to use — see inside the plane

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The private suite with a guard standing next to a king-sized bed onboard the former Mexican VIP Boeing 787.
The private bedroom onboard the VIP Boeing 787.

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This French luxury tour company has planned multi-day around-the-world 'air cruises' using an Airbus A340 with lie-flat seats. Tickets start at $75,000.

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AirX Charters' A340 business class cabin, view of 2x2x2 configuration.
Safrans du Monde's chartered A340 takes people on luxury vacations across the globe, with fares starting at $75,000.

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Mark Zuckerberg upped his spending on private jet travel last year

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Meta disclosed that CEO Mark Zuckerberg's overall compensation in 2022 amounted to over $27.1 million, practically all of it for security-related costs, including $2.3 million in personal private jet travel.

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A former Air Force pilot who now flies private jets shares what her job is like — it's not as glamorous as people may think

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Laura Schmuzter flying a Jet It private plane
Laura Schmutzer flying a Jet It private plane.

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Hiring is so hard for a Montana builder that it's flying in construction workers on a private jet

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Construction workers.

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Bill Gates says he isn't a hypocrite for using a private jet

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Bill Gates says he's "not part of the problem" and doesn't feel it's a contradiction to use a private jet while promoting climate change awareness.

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Twitter hit back at a private jet company suing it over an $197,000 unpaid bill, saying it was overcharged for 2 flights that weren't properly authorized

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Twitter Headquarters is seen in San Francisco, California
Twitter Headquarters in San Francisco, California.

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