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    Jeff Bezos reportedly buys fourth private jet for $80M that flies near the speed of sound

    By Ariel Zilber,

    3 hours ago

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    Jeff Bezos has reportedly bought a fourth private jet — and it carries a stratospheric price tag of $80 million.

    The billionaire Amazon founder last month purchased a Gulfstream G700, luxury business jet manufactured by Gulfstream Aerospace that’s considered one of the largest and most advanced private jets in the world, according to Business Insider.

    With a maximum range of around 7,500 nautical miles, the G700 is also said to be capable of reaching top speeds of Mach 0.925 — or around 92.5% of the speed of sound, around 710 m.p.h.

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    Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (with fiancée Lauren Sánchez) is reportedly the owner of an $80 million private jet. REUTERS
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    Bezos reportedly bought a Gulfstream G700, which is considered the most advanced luxury business aircraft in the world. Bloomberg via Getty Images

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    The G700 also boasts 20 panoramic windows and “whisper⁠-⁠quiet cabin with 100% fresh, plasma⁠-⁠ionized air replenished every two to three minutes.”

    Last Sunday, the G700 took off from Ibiza.

    At around the same time, Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sánchez were photographed on the island near the mogul’s $500 million superyacht.

    Publicly available flight data showed that Bezos’ plane made 28 flights in 39 days — leaving a carbon footprint of 264 tons, or 17 times what the average American emits in a year.

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    Bezos apparently tried to keep his acquisition of the plane out of the public eye by using the Federal Aviation Administration’s program that allows jet owners to keep information about their aircraft private.

    The FAA Privacy ICAO Aircraft Address (PIA) program allows aircraft owners to use temporary, randomized addresses that changes the aircraft’s identity numbers so as to make flights less traceable by the public.

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    The Gulfsteam G700 is said to be able to fly at speeds in excess of 700 miles per hour — or nearly the speed of sound. Bloomberg via Getty Images

    News of Bezos’ latest purchase was also posted by Jack Sweeney, the Florida-based college student who drew the ire of Elon Musk and Taylor Swift for posting publicly available flight-tracking data about their private jets on his social media accounts.

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    The Post has sought comment from Amazon, where Bezos remains a board member. He stepped down as CEO in July 2021.

    He was succeeded by the current boss, Andy Jassy.

    Bezos is also said to own two other predecessor models of the G700 — the Gulfstream G650 and a Pilatus PC-24.

    Jeff Bezos has another new jet ✈️

    A brand new Gulfstream G700

    N11AF delivered on 7/10/2024 pic.twitter.com/nyZAfJByqk

    — Jack Sweeney (@Jxck_Sweeney) August 20, 2024
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    Bezos and Sánchez were spotted in Ibiza last Sunday at around the time his plane is said to have taken off from the island. WWD via Getty Images

    As of Wednesday, Bezos’ net worth was valued by Bloomberg Billionaires Index at $203 billion — making him the second richest person in the world behind Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

    In March of last year, it was reported that Goldman Sachs abandoned plans to buy the G700 , which comes equipped with a private shower, as part of a cost-cutting measure.

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