By Justin Foster – Published Apr 19, 2024 – Simple Flying
My cmnt: The rich and famous, and honest, Rush Limbaugh always said that there is ONE thing that no wealthy person – whether environmental liar and lib or not – will ever give up. That is their private jet! Rush also had his own aircraft and said it is the single greatest convenience and perk of being rich. Indeed, Taylor would find it nearly impossible to do her job without this wonderful luxury.
My cmnt: Sadly, her religion or cult-fad makes it guilt-producing to travel this way. And so she must delude herself with the fiction of carbon offsets. The church at the United Nations Holy See has come to the rescue of this environmental sinner. It provides indulgences to those with enough money. And so after genuflecting before the alter of Global Warming she is given guilt-free permission to go on polluting to her heart’s content so long as she votes democrat and gives to their priesthood and supports their causes.
My cmnt: Most of the super-rich in America are democrats or democrat donors. These include Bill Gates and Warren Buffet who alternate between the world’s richest men. Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg. Click here to see the latest list of Forbes identified billionaires which now includes Tay Tay.
Summary
- Taylor Swift dropped a new album today, and now has a net worth of over $1 billion.
- Swift travels using her own Dassault Falcon 7X private jet, offering comfortable travel for long-haul flights.
- Critics question Swift’s private jet use, but she’s already offset the CO2 for the entirety of the Eras Tour.
Taylor Swift is one of the biggest pop stars in the world today. She has dropped numerous number-one hit singles and countless albums since she began professionally songwriting at the age of fourteen, nearly twenty years ago. Since then, she has written, sung, and produced many tracks that have become a staple for many pop fans across the world.
Earlier today, Taylor Swift dropped her brand-new album, The Tortured Poets Department, almost guaranteed to be yet another chart buster for the star. She’s one of the most important musical artists of our generation and has accrued a net worth of over $1 billion – joining the likes of Madonna, Paul McCartney, and Beyonce in the billionaire musician club.
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Swift’s flight is expected to be among the most anticipated flights in aviation history.
Adding to her fortune has been the massively successful Eras tour, spanning multiple continents over nine months of 2024 and performing a staggering 152 shows. To get around fast and in comfort, of course she has a private jet. Flying privately gives Swift the ultimate flexibility when traveling, avoiding big and busy airports and being able to arrive and depart at her choice of time.
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Let’s take a closer look at the private jet that Swift and her team operate and some of the unique features that make this aircraft just perfect.
Taylor Swift’s private jet
Previously, Swift owned a Dassault Falcon 900. This aircraft, registered N898TS, was purchased by Swift’s team in 2011 for approximately $40 million. Since then, she has upgraded her fleet and sold off the Falcon 900. As of February this year, N898TS was owned by Triangle Real Estate, based in Saint Peters, Missouri, per FlightAware.
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However, Taylor Swift also operates another aircraft. This jet, registered N621MM, is a Dassault Falcon 7X, an ultra-long-range business jet, according to data from JetSpy. This aircraft was originally manufactured in 2009 and is registered as serial number 27.
The jet was originally purchased by Willowbrook Ford, based in Illinois, in 2009. However, Swift and her team purchased the aircraft in May 2018, via a holding company called Island Jet, based in Nashville, Tennessee.
About the Dassault Falcon 7X
The Falcon 7X is one of Dassault’s most popular business jets. This large-cabin private jet was unveiled in 2001 at the Paris Air Show. It was developed from the Falcon 900, which Swift previously owned, but expanded many performance measures, including range and cruise speed.
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After a lengthy certification and development process, the aircraft finally received its type certification from the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in April 2007. Deliveries began shortly after, with the first plane being introduced to customers in June 2007.
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The Falcon 7X sports three engines and a highly swept wing to achieve speed and efficiency. The engines are Pratt & Whitney Canada PW300s, which provide the aircraft with over 6,400 pounds of thrust each. With a range of almost 6,000 nautical miles, Swift can arrange flights of 11 hours or more, reaching intercontinental destinations without the need to stop and refuel.
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| Dassault Falcon 7X Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Length | 76.08 feet |
| Height | 25.67 feet |
| Wingspan | 86 feet |
| Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) | 70,000 pounds |
| Range (with eight passengers) | 5,950 nautical miles (6,847 miles) |
| Maximum speed | Mach 0.9 (594 miles per hour) |
| Cruise speed | Mach 0.8 (528 miles per hour) |
| Flight ceiling | 51,000 feet |
The cabin comfortably fits 12 passengers, although in a maximum capacity configuration, the 7X can fit up to 16 people in total passengers. We don’t know precisely how Swift has outfitted her own 7X inside, but we can check out the beautiful interior of the 7X at Legacy Aviation Group to imagine how she might fly.
The cockpit of the Falcon 7X is equipped with the Falcon Enhanced Avionics System (EASy). The flight deck shares the same avionics system as the Falcon 2000EX and the Falcon 900EX. All the flight controls are also fly-by-wire systems.
Environmental criticism
Swift has traveled by business jet for several years, and critics have questioned whether she has over-used her privilege in environmental terms. But how frequently does she really fly?
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The college student has been operating a social media account tracking Swift’s jet.
According to information from JetSpy, in 2023, Swift’s Falcon 7X flew 97 flights and accrued 216 flight hours. These flights generated an estimated 742 metric tons of carbon emissions. So far this year, N621MM has already flown 28 flights, generating approximately 250 metric tons of carbon emissions.
In Swift’s defense, her PR team has noted that the jet is frequently leased out, so not all the carbon emissions are her personal responsibility. To add to that, the pop star has already purchased carbon offset credits for all of her private jet usage across the entirety of the Eras Tour.
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