Most famous person you ever had on board ?!

[Flycatcher99]

From both ends of the spectrum:

Eva Longoria (Parker, at the time) and Don Knotts.

Eva is really short and wears sunglasses on the airplane at night. Don Knotts looks exactly like he did on TV, down to the leisure suit and tennis shoes.

 

[waveflyer]

The title of the thread asks for the "most" famous person one has flown. After many years in the airline business I have flown many famous people but if I had to name one.........

President Ronald Reagan. Many believe he is worthy of being on Mount Rushmore. The most humble, gentle man one could ever meet. What an honor.

Many think you're nostalgic and Reagan would never survive a republican primary.

He's also a union buster, racked up massive debt with voodoo economic policies we still fight today-, but very cool that you got to meet him. It would've been an honor for me as well.

 

[IslandDriver]

President Obama....of course he was only the Jr. Senator from Illinois then.
Ted Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
Al Charptin
Buddy Cianci
Molly Price
Buz Aldren
Senator Reed
Governor Chaffee

 

[jonjuan]

Rode the hotel van to the airport with Ron Jeremy. He was pretty impressed with me.

Are you a she-male?

 

[8v8ter]

Had Cindy Crawford on to SJD. Very quiet and looks better in real life than the pictures. Gary Busey pops his head in the Cockpit in YVR and startled us. Crazy eyes and all.

 

[SpauldingSmails]

Mikhail Gorbachev and his wife Raisa, back in '98 on a ACA Jetstream 32 IAD-JFK. They were connecting to a Air France Concorde to Paris. I guess their travel agent screwed up somewhere... Nice people, seemed more content to be on that plane than most of our regular pax.

He was probably just in awe wondering where the flight engineer, radio operator and navigator would be seated.

 

[737tanker]

I flew Charles Bronson on a Beech 99 from BOS to LEB when I flew for an Easter Express Commuter.

 

[skypine69]

Are you a she-male?

Would that excite you if I am?

 

[jonjuan]

Would that excite you if I am?

Would it excite Ron Jeremy? It appears so. Was he licking his lips?

 

[skypine69]

Would it excite Ron Jeremy? It appears so. Was he licking his lips?

He was licking something.

 

[aveator]

Only 5 pages for this thread to go downhill...

 

[Chest Rockwell]

Tony Bennett
John and Rebecca Romaine Stamos (before she left him for the fat kid from "Stand By Me"). Full flight, they sat in our old lounge seats (two rows facing each other) and could not have been nicer to the FAs and other pax.
George W. (while his dad was still in office)
Wilt Chamberlain about 6 months before he passed away. MCI-LAX the morning after his jersey/number had been retired at Kansas. Could not have been nicer. Offered to autograph anything for passengers as long as it was okay with the crew.
Barry Sanders. Quiet gentleman. Unassuming and sought absolutely no recognition. Kudos to his parents for raising him right.

 

[767/757]

John F. kennedy Jr. and his wife. Talked about flying and the importance of getting an insurance rating as soon as possible. Very nice guy, such a loss.

 

[canyonblue]

John F. kennedy Jr. and his wife. Talked about flying and the importance of getting an insurance rating as soon as possible. Very nice guy, such a loss.

Maybe an "Instrument" rating would have been better for him.

 

[SpauldingSmails]

Disregard.

 

[check six]

Buzz Aldrin. Just a decent guy. Did not seek attention but gets a lot of that.

Check Six.

 

[767/757]

John F. kennedy Jr. and his wife. Talked about flying and the importance of getting an insurance rating as soon as possible. Very nice guy, such a loss.

Yes, Instrument rating - spell checker!

 

[bigboeings]

Interesting thread for a change. I flew Jerry Stiller LGA ACK in a BE1900, super nice. Jfk Jr.and his wife, also nice. Janet Reno, busy. Did a week tour with the WWE in Europe, Rick Flair was a flirt, the refs were the best they gave us front row seats for the show in Berlin. Picked up the set crew in Spain along with Cameron Diaz and took them to LA. She is just like she acts in the movies, super bubbly and nice.
Last but least in 2008 flew then Senator Obama around on his campaign. The Secret Service was great, the Senator, well I could tell I was just one of the little people. Great experience though.

 

[hammer2]

in 4 years working for Swift Aviation mainly supporting NetJets, I can safely say I've flown over 200 famous and super famous celebs.. I wouldn't' even know where to start the list..

In the end they were just as human as any of us.. move on, nothing to see here.

"4 years and 200 famous celebs" while backing up Netjets? Isn't that number a little high?

 

[B190Captain]

Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon and their kids on a flight from the Bahamas to FLL. Oliver North from DCA to Louisville, KY.