private planes

Entire plane -- including newborn -- saved by parachute after losing power in midair, video shows

The single-engine Cirrus SR22 suffered engine failure shortly after it took off from Pampulha Airport in Brazil.

Putin traveling in customized armored train over plane fears: report

Vladimir Putin reportedly has been traveling by armored train because he's scared his private plane could be tracked and shot down.

Bill Gates claims his private jet habit 'not part of the' climate problem

The Microsoft co-founder grew visibly irritated when confronted on the topic during a lengthy interview last week.

Greenpeace slams billionaires over private jet 'hypocrisy' at Davos summit

Private jets accounted for one out of every two trips to Davos during last year's World Economic Forum summit.

Teenage pilot makes miraculous emergency landing in California's Cajon Pass

A teenage pilot saved his life and the lives of three passengers when he made an emergency landing onto the historic Route 66 in California Monday morning after his small...

Jet-tracking teen lashes out at Elon Musk for suspending Twitter account: 'Full-on hypocrite'

Jack Sweeney learned of the account's suspension when reached by The Post early on Wednesday morning.

Rev. Al Sharpton gets giant raise, and his charity spends $1M on jets, limos

Rev. Al Sharpton's charity nearly doubled his compensation and also shelled out close to $300,000 for private jets so that he and other bigwigs could attend "important gatherings."

Zuckerberg uses private jet frequently despite climate activism

Zuckerberg's jet, a Gulfstream G650, has burned at least $158,448 worth of jet fuel across 28 different trips between Aug. 20 and Oct. 15.

Friends of flight instructor killed in crash said she was living her dream

“I remember when I first met her, that’s all she ever wanted to do. She wanted to be a commercial pilot.”

Flight instructor Viktoria Theresie Izabelle Ljungman killed in crash, student pilots hospitalized

An investigation at a Virginia airport has revealed that a student pilot was flying a small plane when it crashed, killing the flight instructor, Virginia State Police said in a...

Elon Musk's 9-minute jet flight from San Jose to San Francisco sparks outrage

The flight across San Francisco Bay took place on May 6, but Twitter users widely shared the satellite map showing the flight path over the weekend.

Feds move to seize $90 million plane from Russian oligarch

Billionaire Andrei Skoch has repeatedly been hit with sanctions by the US in recent years, including aiding the Kremlin in violating the sovereignty of Ukraine.

Pilot dies after he mysteriously jumped or fell from plane in midair

A 23-year-old pilot either jumped or fell to his death after the private plane he was flying as a co-pilot lost its right wheel.

6 injured after small plane crashes on Miami highway

A small plane crashed on Miami's Haulover Inlet Bridge Saturday, injuring six people, two seriously, and reportedly damaging an SUV upon impact.

Already hot in East Hampton as town battles lawsuits over airport

East Hampton is facing five different lawsuits against its plan to close the local airport and reopen it under the town's private control.

Retired Boeing 747 re-opens as $16K wedding venue and ‘party plane’

A former British Airways jet has been reborn into a rental event venue featuring a bar disco lighting and a dance floor.

John Kerry's gas-guzzling family jet has made a stunning number of trips in 2021

The gas-guzzling private jet owned by climate czar John Kerry's family has already taken 16 flights this year alone, online records show.

Why more New Yorkers are flying private with their pets

Flying commercial with Fido has gotten so ruff, well-heeled New Yorkers are now booking private planes that welcome pawed passengers.

By air or by sea, the tropics are for lovers thanks to amphibious planes

Big Hollywood would have you believe seaplanes are solely for drug runners, Bond villains — and Tintin. In reality, they're perfect lovebirds. 

Why the future of air travel post-coronavirus may include more private airlines

The future of travel is looking like it may involve more driving, and less reliance on major commercial airlines. According to a U.S. Travel Association survey, 60 percent of Americans...