707/Gulfstream pay

[2000flyer]

Is it me or does anyone else think its lame as hell that travolta wears a pilot uniform when he flies? what a loser.

Considering Quantas is probably paying a chunk of his bills for the publicity, I'd bet he'd wear a tutu if they asked him!

 

[jimcav]

I flew with a guy who worked for Travolta. His 707 guys are ex AF out of Andrews ( makes sense ) This guy ended up getting on with AA then furloghed and now with AirTran. Said the job was a blast and JT was a good guy and a capable pilot.

 

[Diesel]

You might want to talk to the travolta pilots about him almost throwing them under the bus when he was buzzing the islands off the coast of maine. He ended up landing in bgr which was normal and we flew him or his caravan over to the island.

FAA wanted to know who was buzzing and the travolta wouldn't admit to it. So they were going to bust the whole crew. Finally travolta stepped up to it.

Also don't forget about his lack of systems knowledge on the G whiz when he landed in DCA on an electrical failure but pulled the ebrake and blew all 4 tires at the cross sections of both runways.

 

[NJAowner]

Are all of his planes as old as he is? A 707 and a G-II?? Does he have the electronics, etc. updated or are all of the systems old? With his money, why fly old equipment without the safety features?

Just wondering?

 

[G100driver]

Also don't forget about his lack of systems knowledge on the G whiz when he landed in DCA on an electrical failure but pulled the ebrake and blew all 4 tires at the cross sections of both runways.

No love for Travolta here, except for his moves in Saturday Night feveruke: , but it take a crew to blow all 4 tires.

 

[Unleaded]

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[bafanguy]

Are all of his planes as old as he is? A 707 and a G-II?? Does he have the electronics, etc. updated or are all of the systems old? With his money, why fly old equipment without the safety features?

Just wondering?

It's all a question of money. If you've got the money, it makes no difference how old the airplane is. You can keep it just like it rolled out of the factory if that's what you decide to do.

 

[Ty Webb]

I flew with a 737 FO who used to fly for Travolta. I'll see what he says next time I run into him in the crew room.

 

[G4G5]

He doesn't have the money. He has what he can afford.

You need a billion+ net worth & a 5 million per aircraft, per year budget, to run in the G4/G5/GEX crowd. He's not even double A.

 

[some_dude]

So, you're saying a G4 would cost more to own and operate than that 707 he has? I'm sorry, but I find that hard to believe. Even when taking capital costs into account.

He doesn't have the money. He has what he can afford.

You need a billion+ net worth & a 5 million per aircraft, per year budget, to run in the G4/G5/GEX crowd. He's not even double A.

 

[ATR-DRIVR]

I can get a 707-330B for around 5.9 mil right now. Longer range, faster, stage III JT3D's than his -123. How much is a new 4 or 5?

 

[G4G5]

A new G550 is North of $45 million a new G450 is North of $35 million. A 30+ year old 707 is less then $6 million, in descent shape.

 

[bafanguy]

He doesn't have the money. He has what he can afford.

Maybe he has what he wants. After all, it seems to be more of a toy than anything else.

 

[some_dude]

Hopefully you are aware by now that the cost of acquisition is only one cost of owning an aircraft.

And anyway, a used G4 is what, $16 million?

I believe Harrison Ford owns (or owned?) a G5. If he can afford it, I think Travolta could too. Don't underestimate these guys' income stream. If Travolta is bringing in $10 million/movie (a guess, I have no idea what he actually gets) and he does 3 movies a year, he could easily make the payments on a G550, and operate it as well.

A new G550 is North of $45 million a new G450 is North of $35 million. A 30+ year old 707 is less then $6 million, in descent shape.

 

[G100driver]

I believe Harrison Ford owns (or owned?) a G5. If he can afford it, I think Travolta could too. Don't underestimate these guys' income stream. If Travolta is bringing in $10 million/movie (a guess, I have no idea what he actually gets) and he does 3 movies a year, he could easily make the payments on a G550, and operate it as well.

Do not forget about the royalities from the "Look Who's Talking Now" series.