Abramovich's personal plane. “Dangerous” and expensive private jet of Roman Abramovich. Business and access to the state level

What do Russian oligarchs fly on? Surely many people are interested in this question. Indeed, due to the seriousness of their business, the transport of billionaires is also becoming more serious. Therefore, we decided to satisfy the curiosity of readers. The fleet of our Russian billionaires is truly wide - from the Yak-142 to the Boeing 767-300. What is there here - birds for every taste.

A major banker, co-owner of Alfa Group, holder of the 3rd place in the Forbes rating, Mikhail Fridman, bought his personal Bombardier Global Express plane in 2005. Such a toy cost the businessman €40 million.

Bombardier Global Express

The owner of the TSK holding, Telman Ismailov, has not only the golden Mardan Palace hotel (Turkey), but, as it turns out, even a golden Falcon 7X VP-BVY plane. Although, there is no official data that the jet belongs to Ismailov, most likely he is still the owner. All the facts speak in favor of this. It was this plane that Thälmann sent to Switzerland to pick up his sons who had gotten into trouble on a street race. It is not known how much such a miracle costs.

Falcon 7X VP-BVY

A major businessman and one of the co-owners of Wimm-Bill-Dann, David Yakobashvili, owns a Bombardier Challenger 604 aircraft. Such a bird costs about $30 million. In addition, the multimillionaire also owns a Gulfstream G550 business jet worth $55 million.

Gulfstream G550

The richest senator in Russia and at the same time a major businessman, Sergei Pugachev, has two aircraft at his disposal: a Falcon 2000 Ex Easy worth $25 million and a Gulfstream IIB worth $10 million.

Falcon 2000 Ex Easy

Gulfstream IIB

The owner of Norilsk Nickel and former partner of Mikhail Prokhorov, Vladimir Potanin, also could not do without his own aircraft. The billionaire owns a $33 Gulfstream V jet. million

Gulfstream V

Of course, not everyone can afford such toys, because the price of the plane is tens of millions of dollars. However, this is not just a whim of the oligarch. An argument in favor of such purchases is also the fact that regular flights are difficult to use for business trips when you need to visit several places at once. Having your own plane solves the problem. Plus, large businessmen thus increase their security. After all, where there is big money, there is also big risk.

Severstal owner Sergei Mordashov purchased a luxury airliner for business flightsBombardier Challenger 604 for $28 million.

Bombardier Challenger

The owner of Russian Standard Bank and the vodka brand of the same name, Rustam Tariko, preferredaircraft Boeing 737-7BJ/W BBJworth $50-52 million.

Oil magna t Vagit Alekperov enjoys the comfort of a Falcon 900EX for $30 million. Also in the billionaire’s fleet was seen a more modest Yak-142 aircraft, which costs $2.5 million.

The head of the Skolkovo innovation center and the owner of the Renova holding, Viktor Vekselberg, carries out his flights on a Bombardier BD-700 Global Express. The price of such a baby is approximately $23 million.

One of the most expensive airliners among our billionaires belongs to the owner of Rusal Oleg Deripaska, who in turn owns part of Vladimir Potanin’s Norilsk Nickel. The oligarch uses the servicesGulfstream GV-SP worth $45 million.

These are the birds that are in the fleet of our Russian billionaires.Big money - great opportunities. Buta cool business jet is not only a demonstration of the status of an oligarch. This is not a luxury, but a means of transportation, thanks to which large businessmen solve their no less important affairs.

Billionaire politician Mikhail Prokhorov, who plans to create the folk hybrid Yo-mobile and develop domestic basketball, owns two planes. Prokhorov flies a Gulfstream GV-SP worth $45 million and a Falcon 900 EX, which costs about $30 million.

Falcon 900 EX

Deputy from the United Russia faction Andrei Skoch, who is also a member of the Forbes rating and also the richest deputy in the State Duma, also prefers to fly in style. The billionaire's fleet includes a luxurious Airbus A319-115CJ aircraft. To fly on such a bird you need to have about $50 million in your own pocket. That’s how much a business jet is valued at.

The head of AFK Sistema, Vladimir Yevtushenkov, is also not a fan of public airlines. The billionaire travels in comfort on his own $25 million Embraer-135BJ Legacy jet.

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Abramovich's Boeing-767, including interior decoration, installation of bathtubs, plasma panels and anti-missile equipment, cost the owner more than $1 billion.
English photographer Nick Glace spent about 3 years photographing the interiors of African dictators' planes. The photographer does not name their names, but, according to rumors, they were, for example, the king of Swaziland, the president of Nigeria and the head of Zimbabwe. However, the Russian oligarchs and their boss, Putin I, have no less impressive flying palaces.
Photographs of the interiors of African rulers' planes were presented at the English Brighton Festival. Nick Glace, who spent about 3 years on these photographs, admitted that at first it took him about 3 months to approve permission to photograph each of the objects. However, Glace then showed the previous photograph to one of the African kinglets. He immediately agreed to film his flying palace - “to show the world that his plane is no worse than his neighbor’s.” In addition, the next dictator received exclusive information about what the flashy luxury aircraft of his competitor looked like. Later, Glace used precisely this tactic.
While most of the blacks of black Africa were dying of poverty and disease, their rulers literally trimmed their planes with gold. The reasons for such flashy luxury were explained by King Mswati III of Swaziland in 2002: “A luxury aircraft is needed to increase the prestige of the state and attract foreign investment.” This plane and its finishing cost the king 300 million dollars.
Glace says that the cheapest aircraft (including trim) he shot cost about $100 million. But most often the devices cost 300-400 million dollars. They decorated themselves with gold, skins, and on their walls hung Impressionist paintings worth several million dollars. According to Gleis, the main routes of African dictators were flights to Europe, mainly to France, Switzerland and England. The planes flew back filled with haute couture clothing, works of art and expensive wines.

However, the plane of Russian co-governor Vladimir Putin I is in no way inferior in luxury aircraft African dictators. It was previously reported that in 2001 the British company Diamonite Aircraft Furnishings Ltd won a tender for the right to carry out the interior presidential plane IL-96. total cost Russian side No. 1 can reach 300 million dollars (i.e., like King Mswati III of Swaziland). But Mswati III and Putin were interrupted by the latter’s subordinate “businessman” (appointed by the owners of British offshore companies to this role) Roman Abramovich. At one time he had two planes. One is an old Boeing-737, adapted for business flights between Chukotka, Moscow and London (now, according to rumors, this plane has been sold). In addition, he has a Boeing 767. After finishing the interior, installing bathtubs, plasma panels and other equipment necessary for flight, the cost of purchasing this flying palace exceeded $1 billion. Abramovich's henchmen even installed an anti-missile system on the plane. As of 2010, Abramovich already owned 4 aircraft. One of the rare photographs of Abramovich on an airplane
This photo shows Abramovich boarding his Boeing 737
And this is Abramovich's Boeing 767 at the airport in Innsbruck, Austria
Another Abramovich plane is the Falcon; This photo shows the “businessman”’s arrival in Manchester for the FA Cup semi-final match between his club Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers. In total, Russian “oligarchs” own about 450 aircraft. Some acquisitions were symbolic. Thus, the now disgraced Mikhail Khodorkovsky also used to fly on an exclusive plane. His choice fell on the fashionable Gulfstream-5. According to rumors, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin appreciated this choice and purchased the former “oligarch’s” plane.
But Abramovich was once a simple Soviet guy...

Hollywood star Harrison Ford starred as a pilot in several well-known films, such as Air Force One or Air Force One. star Wars", but in real life he is considered a good pilot. It’s no wonder that in 2001, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recruited Ford to participate in a company to prevent runway incursions. Harrison Ford pilots his own Cessna 525B CJ3, worth about $8 million, which can comfortably carry 6 passengers over a distance of more than 3,000 km.

One of Formula 1's greatest racing drivers, Michael Schumacher, purchased this executive jet for $28.5 million in 2002. At that time, Michael was an active racing driver for the Ferrari team and often flew to the venues of the next grand prix on this plane. Most likely, Schumacher was interested not so much in the comfortable luxury cabin, but in the speed that this plane can reach - 900 km/h.

The plane, owned by Washington-based Challenger Administration LLC, is registered in the name of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. It is designed to comfortably transport 8 people over a distance equal to a flight from Los Angeles to Moscow or from New York to Tokyo. The tail number of this aircraft (N887WM) contains the first letters of the names of Gates’ parents “William” and “Maria”.

Elvis Presley's Convair 880 was purchased in 1975 for what was then a significant amount of money, $250,000. It was immediately refurbished - instead of 110 passengers, it could now accommodate only 28, but a large conference table, huge leather chairs and a bar were installed. After modernization, it already cost $600,000. Presley named this plane “Lisa Marie” - in honor of his daughter.

Mark Cuban, founder of broadcast.com, purchased a Boeing 767-277 for the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, which he owns. This aircraft is equipped with specially designed seats to provide maximum comfort for tall players.

Roman Abramovich made his fortune mainly during the privatization of Russia's oil industry. But abroad he is known primarily as the owner of the Chelsea football club. His personal Boeing 767, serviced at London Luton Airport, 51 km from London, is painted rather inconspicuously, in contrast to the interior. The inside of the plane is trimmed with natural gold and mahogany.

Despite the fact that the Boeing 767 is a fairly large aircraft, Abramovich became the owner of the newest giant, the Aerobus A-380. Abramovich was one of the first to order this plane at the Le Bourget air show. The plane will be delivered to its owner only in 2011, then after conversion its cost will be $400 million. For Abramovich, it will be equipped with several living rooms, a meeting room and luxury apartments. It is the largest passenger airliner and could initially accommodate 380 passengers.

Donald Trump's Boeing 727-23 was originally owned by American Airlines, but was then purchased by D.J. Aerospace,” one of the companies of the American billionaire. Light leather seats, gold plated seat belt buckles, Art Gallery, special soft lighting and personal attendants - everything is aimed at the most comfortable travel Donald Trump and his guests. The "Trump" emblem on the side is over a meter high, 9 meters wide and made of 23-karat gold leaf.

This Boeing 747-430 belongs to the ruler of Brunei, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, one of the richest men in the world, who is also known as the owner of one of the most stunning car and art collections. This plane is the most expensive private jet - its interior is decorated with pure gold, genuine expensive leather and real crystal. The cost of this aircraft is more than $120 million. The ruler of Brunei also owns 2 Aerobus A-340s and a new Boeing 767.

Actor John Travolta is a licensed Qantas pilot, which allows him to fly passenger airliners such as the Boeing 707. At age 54, Travolta has logged more than 5,000 flight hours and owns five aircraft, including a Boeing 707, two LearJet 24Bs, a Gulfstream 2, and a Canadair CT-114, which is commonly used to train military pilots. rules of combat and aerobatics. His residence in Gemboleira, Florida, has a 2 km long runway and a taxiway leading directly to the house.

Now personal aircraft are at the peak of popularity - almost all successful businessmen prefer traditional ones passenger liners own aircraft. By the way, incredible amounts of money are spent on this notorious private aviation - sometimes the catalog price requested for the vehicle increases several times due to modifications and various improvements.

Russian businessmen are not lagging behind those abroad, where many have already acquired private jets. Roman Abramovich, one of the wealthiest people of our time, also acquired several aircraft. The most striking is the famous “Bandit”. The billionaire has a Boeing 767-300AER in his arsenal, but this is not his first acquisition. The Russian entrepreneur’s personal aviation began with the Boeing Business Jet, which is essentially an improved version of the Boeing 737-700 model (naturally, the improvements were carried out at the VIP level).

When Roman Abramovich took the post of governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, a problem arose for him transport accessibility- it was not always possible to easily enter the territory of this Russian region. Realize non-stop flights it definitely didn’t work out - an option was offered regular flight to Anadyr from Moscow on a Tu-154M, but the plane could not fly long distances without refueling (the stop was made in Igarka). This is too long. Therefore, the acquisition of personal vehicle It was precisely for traveling across the sky that became a necessity for the billionaire.

Businessman's favorite - Boeing 767-33A/ER

A multifunctional beauty, Boeing 767-33A/ER (with tail number P4-MES), recently appeared in the hands of a Russian businessman. Roman Abramovich received it after ordering a plane from Hawaiian Airlines, which was canceled in 2004. At the same time, the plane practically satisfied all of Abramovich’s needs - it only required re-equipment and paperwork (including registration in Aruba). Now the airliner can set off on the billionaire’s desired route at any time; its base remains Stansted Airport (UK).

Personal planes are not cheap at all. Therefore, it is not surprising that according to catalog data, the 767-300AER costs at least $180,000,000. The modifications carried out can increase the cost of the aircraft up to $300,000,000.

About Abramovich's aircraft design

The Boeing 767-300AER is an aircraft that is easily recognizable among hundreds of others. Why? It stands out especially clearly due to its memorable coloring: white-gray-brown lines wrap around the body. But that is not all. You can always recognize this aircraft because of the oblique black stripes that are located next to the windows overlooking the side of the cockpit. This remarkable design figure may evoke an association among many with a mask, which is why the plane of Roman Abramovich, a famous and wealthy entrepreneur of the Russian Federation, is called “Bandit”.

The internal layout of the aircraft purchased by the businessman differs significantly from their basic versions. VIP configurations have been carried out almost everywhere, some changes have been made in the design and, of course, in the interior itself. The famous "Bandit" is a spacious liner. The salon is designed for 30 people, there is a kitchen and a work office (the same office for solving business issues), a bedroom with a full bed.

Roman Abramovich chooses something between rich functionality and luxury. The design of the cabin is crowned with precious stones, and precious wood was used in the decoration.

Technically, there is also something to brag about - innovative communication equipment has already been installed on aircraft. Russian billionaire chooses safety: systems provide an individual protective complex

(anti-missile). Its cost, according to preliminary data, exceeds two million (in US dollars).
Is Abramovich's plane inferior to the planes of presidents, ministers and other wealthy political figures? Not at all. The interior decoration of the luxurious planes owned by the billionaire will surprise even the wealthiest politician.

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Billionaire Roman Abramovich was in first place in the ranking of businessmen who own private jets compiled by Finance magazine

Abramovich bought the airliner in 2004; he planned to turn the aircraft into a headquarters, RIA Novosti recalls. According to eyewitnesses, the equipment on this plane can only be compared with the equipment on the plane of US President Barack Obama. Thus, Abramovich’s airliner is equipped with an anti-missile system worth $1.5 million.

Second place in the list of aircraft owners is occupied by the owner of Nafta Moskva, a member of the Federation Council Suleiman Kerimov . He owns three aircraft: a Boeing 737-7BJ/W BBJ valued at $50-$52 million, a Gulfstream G-V valued at $35 million and a Gulfstream G550 valued at $55 million. Third place goes to co-owner of Wimm-Bill-Dann David Yakobashvili , owning a Bombardier Challenger 604 valued at $26-28 million and a Gulfstream GV-SP valued at $45 million.

Also among the owners of personal aircraft is the president of the Onexim group Mikhail Prokhorov , he has two aircraft: a Gulfstream GV-SP worth $45 million and a Falcon 900 EX worth $28-30 million. Chairman of the Board of Directors and owner of Russian Standard Bank Rustam Tariko has a Boeing 737-7BJ/W BBJ for 50-52 million. State Duma deputy, co-owner of Metalloinvest Andrey Skoch owns an Airbus A319-115CJ worth about $50 million.

The main owner and chairman of the supervisory board of Alfa Group Mikhail Fridman there is a Bombardier Global Express for $48 million. Tenth-ranked owner of the United Industrial Corporation, member of the Federation Council Sergei Pugachev owns two aircraft: a Falcon 2000 Ex Easy worth 25 million and a Gulfstream IIB worth 10 million.

According to experts, there are just over 450 owners of business jets in Russia. A business jet is understood as a small VIP-class jet aircraft, most often foreign-made with no more than 19 seats. As experts note, it is not customary to discuss the topic of aircraft ownership by the Russian business elite. Moreover, almost all such aircraft are most often registered to commercial entities.

According to rumors, some politicians and artists also own aircraft. Yes, y Philip Kirkorov , according to some reports, there is an American Cessna Citation III aircraft. United Russia, member of the State Duma Committee on Labor and Social Policy Grigory Anikeev indicated on his tax return that he owns a Falcon 2000 Ex Easy aircraft. Governor Kaliningrad region Georgy Boos also admitted that in 2009 he purchased a plane with 9 seats.

As for the planes that President Medvedev travels on, as it became known, foreign Falcon category planes were recently purchased for the presidential squadron at a price of $50 million apiece. The French heavy jet class aircraft is five times more economical than, for example, the domestic Il-96-300 airliner.

According to the magazine, entrepreneurs who are able to buy several winged machines travel around the world on jets - Oleg Deripaska, Mikhail Prokhorov, Viktor Vekselberg .

The fleet of companies involved in organizing VIP transportation consists primarily of jets. According to various sources, there are several dozen such companies in the country. According to sources, the richest man in Russia Vladimir Lisin does not own a personal plane, but uses the services of a VIP airline based at Vnukovo-3. However, as a rule, the clientele of leased aircraft is different - their services are used by about 4.5 thousand businessmen who do not want to purchase an aircraft or do not fly very often. So, for a flight to Europe these people are ready to pay about 30-40 thousand euros.

One of the reasons why wealthy people buy their own airplanes is difficult routes when you need to visit several places in a limited time. Thus, the president of Avangard Bank Kirill Minovalov independently pilots his Cessna aircraft and thus effectively manages his time while negotiating with partners in Europe. He is engaged in the malting and glass business. According to statistics, up to 80% of business jet flights are made to airports where there is no regular schedule or it is limited to two or three flights.

Another problem that rich people solve by purchasing an airplane is safety. After all, any owner of a business jet does not fly alone, but together with managers and security. If a businessman used a scheduled or charter plane, he would have to buy half the cabin for his team.

The Russian jet fleet for the most part consists of corporate aircraft, which are used primarily in the interests of legal entities. For such entrepreneurs, their own board becomes an investment in increasing business efficiency and the company’s communication capabilities, experts say.

However, not all wealthy people are doing well. Some are forced to sell their planes. Last year, many cars were put up for sale, but no one was interested in them. Thus, the co-owners of Sibir Energy unsuccessfully tried to get rid of their own ships Shalva Chigirinsky and Mirax Group Sergei Polonsky . Israeli businessman Lev Leviev , who owns the AFI Development company in Russia, nevertheless sold his Bombardier Global 5000 for $46 million.

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