Inside the $65 Million Skies: Musk, Gates, Bezos Fly Near-Supersonic Gulfstream G650ER—Luxury Cabins, Secret Meetings, and Billionaire Power Plays at 700 MPH; Outrage Grows as World’s Richest Travel in Ultra-Elite Style While Ordinary Americans Face Soaring Airfare and Shrinking Legroom

The Gulfstream G650ER is one of the world’s fastest and longest-range commercial aircraft. The owners are all the world’s leading billionaires such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos…

Launched in 2014, the Gulfstream G650ER is one of the fastest and largest commercial aircraft in the world with prices starting at 65 million USD

The plane has attracted billionaire customers such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates…

This (extremely) long-haul aircraft is equipped with two Rolls-Royce BR725 engines, with outstanding power with a range of 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km) and a speed of 0.925 Mach, close to supersonic speed (Mach 1). ). This range and speed helped Gulfstream and Qatar Airways, which operates the G650ER, break the world record for the fastest “around the world” flight in 2019, flying from pole to pole in less than 47 hours and 120 other records

Despite the competition, Gulfstream’s G650ER is one of the best-selling commercial jets in the world, with waiting lists lasting several years. G650ER has a luxurious, high-end interior with 4 living spaces that can be customized according to the buyer’s wishes

The cabin, which can carry up to 18 passengers and sleep up to 7, is designed to have the quietest atmosphere in commercial aviation

The cabin is over 14 meters high and includes a room where flight attendants prepare food and drinks

A living room/meeting room is located in the main cabin with leather armchairs with footrests and the ability to comfortably recline and swivel, adjustable headrests and noise-canceling headphones

Opposite seats allow passengers to hold business meetings or combine to form single beds

The table is integrated inside the fuselage and can be opened with just one button

Dining room with 4 chairs facing each other around a large table, including a TV and wine cabinet

Storage room

Bedroom. When not used as a bedroom, the space can be transformed into a living room with the bed transformed into a lounge chair

There are also two toilets, one forward near the dressing room and cockpit and one aft of the bedroom

Along the fuselage are Gulfstream’s signature 16 giant windows, which are the largest in the industry and provide passengers with breathtaking panoramic views, complete with curtains so passengers can rest

The cockpit is an advanced fly-by-wire electronic control system (a flight control system completely using electrical signals and computers), designed to be the most user-friendly, helping pilots follow Monitor and understand your surroundings better in low visibility conditions. Gulfstream’s Predictive Landing Performance System helps pilots avoid flying over the runway, increasing safety

In addition, the front of the plane also has a rest area for pilots, which is very important for a long-haul aircraft like the G650ER