HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - Former Formula One Boss Bernie Ecclestone Stopped In Portugal Over Shotgun On Private Jet
Police found the billionaire had brought a shotgun into the country on his private jet without documentation.
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Hedge fund billionaire quietly bankrolling Harry and Meghan's return to Britain
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's much-discussed move back to the United Kingdom is being financed by a billionaire hedge fund manager whose personal tragedy mirrors one of Harry's deepest wounds, raising questions about who is really underwriting the Sussexes' reinvention. Ian Wace, the 63-year-old founding partner and CEO of Marshall Wace LLP, one of the […] The post Hedge fund billionaire quietly bankrolling Harry and Meghan's return to Britain appeared first on American Almanac .
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's much-discussed move back to the United Kingdom is being financed by a billionaire hedge fund manager whose personal tragedy mirrors one of Harry's deepest wounds, raising questions about who is really underwriting the Sussexes' reinvention. Ian Wace, the 63-year-old founding partner and CEO of Marshall Wace LLP, one of the world's largest hedge fund firms, is helping pay for the couple's transatlantic relocation, two sources told Page Six . Wace, whose estimated net worth sits around $1.2 billion, has deep personal ties to both Harry and Meghan that stretch back years. His representatives declined to comment. Reps for the Sussexes did not respond to requests for comment. The financial arrangement, whose…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Harry and Meghan fly private to UK with their children — and foot their own security bill
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle touched down in Birmingham on a chartered jet with their two children for what sources describe as an extended stay in Britain, arriving without the publicly funded police protection Harry fought for in court. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex landed at Birmingham International Airport around noon Wednesday after a […] The post Harry and Meghan fly private to UK with their children — and foot their own security bill appeared first on American Almanac .
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle touched down in Birmingham on a chartered jet with their two children for what sources describe as an extended stay in Britain, arriving without the publicly funded police protection Harry fought for in court. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex landed at Birmingham International Airport around noon Wednesday after a flight of at least ten hours from Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles, flight tracking data confirmed . Their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, were on board, along with the family's two dogs, Mia and Pula. It marks only the third time Lilibet is known to have set foot in the country where her father grew up. The family chartered a Bombardier Global Express XRS from Planet Nine…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Critics say aircraft safety bill provides tax haven for private jet owners
A last-minute amendment tacked onto the House-passed ALERT Act would prohibit using aircraft transponder data “to identify aircraft for the purpose of obtaining revenue from the owner or operator” without permission.
WASHINGTONPOST (Victoria Craw) - Drivers rush to help after private jet crashes on highway, killing 1 person
The Austin-bound plane was carrying six people when it crashed on a highway near Laredo, Texas. Videos show it striking a lamppost and a car, and snapping in half.
NYTIMES (Qasim Nauman) - Private Jet Crashes in Texas, Killing 1
The plane’s crew reported mechanical problems and low fuel as they flew to Austin, Texas, from Mexico. Five of the six people on board survived the crash in Laredo.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Pope Leo XIV's flight home from Spain was grounded so the king came to his aid
Leo's Iberia charter, due to take him back to Rome after a weeklong visit to Spain, was grounded by a technical problem Friday, prompting Spain's king to offer his private jet instead.
DAILYCALLER (Christine Sellers) - 7 Dead, 1 Injured After Private Jet Crashes In Maine
'We have a passenger aircraft upside down'
AI:Seven people were killed and one person was injured following a private jet crash in Maine. According to the FAA, the aircraft ended up upside down at the scene.Open
WASHINGTONPOST (Jennifer Hassan, Joanna Slater) - Seven killed in private jet crash at Maine airport during winter storm
Those killed in the crash at Bangor International Airport were passengers, while the sole member of the flight crew was seriously injured, the FAA said.
AI:Seven people died and one flight crew member was seriously injured when a private jet crashed at Bangor International Airport during a winter storm.Open
NYTIMES (Alexandra E. Petri) - Private Jet With 8 People Aboard Crashes at Maine Airport, F.A.A. Says
A Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed during takeoff at the Bangor airport, according to officials, as a paralyzing winter storm lashed the East Coast.
AI:A Bombardier Challenger 600 carrying eight people crashed during takeoff at the Bangor, Maine airport amidst a severe winter storm.Open