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Super-Rich Propel Custom Jet Industry to New Heights
Der Spiegel ^ | January 04, 2007 | Gerald Traufetter

Posted on 01/08/2007 9:15:41 PM PST by Lorianne

Outgrowing your Boeing 737? Why not upgrade to a Dreamliner -- or even an Airbus A380. That's what the mega-wealthy are doing.

Willie Gary occasionally drives by the modest shack in Pahokee, Florida, where he and his 10 siblings spent their childhood. It was a difficult time and his parents toiled for a living in the sugarcane fields; Gary says he has a "clear vision" of those days.

These days, though, his life looks quite a bit different. After his stroll down memory lane to the tougher days of his youth, Gary generally gets back behind the wheel of his Bentley and heads for the airport. There is never any need to hurry though. The jet he will be boarding, after all, will be his own.

Instead of the odors of sweat, airline food and dirty socks one often encounters in tourist class, the prevailing aroma on board his Boeing 737 is a blend of the more refined scents of fine leather, furniture polish and fresh flowers. Gary, a top attorney and multimillionaire, has no need for modesty. After all, he has earned his fortune.

Gary has spent $11 million of that fortune on furnishing his jet, which he calls "Wings of Justice II." As he writes on his Web site, the aircraft "includes an 18-karat gold sink," and a $1.2 million sound system. On board the "Wings of Justice," Gary can relax in bed, enjoy a gourmet meal prepared in a full-service kitchen or negotiate his next out-of-court settlement while seated at the plane's conference table.

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To: imahawk; My2Cents

Gary often travels on his 32-passenger, custom designed Boeing 737, which carries a full flight crew and is appropriately named “Wings of Justice II.”


21 posted on 01/08/2007 10:48:48 PM PST by B4Ranch (Press "1" for English, or Press "2" and you will be disconnected until you learn to speak English.)
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To: Lorianne

Nobody needs more then a simple and modest Gulfstream V. People who buy 737s with gold toilets are so gauche. Just what you expect from the nouveau riche.


22 posted on 01/08/2007 10:58:16 PM PST by tlb
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To: HiTech RedNeck
Jets do tend to be noisy, so maybe this is some kind of advanced sound cancellation system.

Maybe so. Anyway, if he can afford a $1.2 million sound system good for him. God bless the guy.
23 posted on 01/09/2007 1:10:40 AM PST by Jaysun (I've never paid for sex in my life. And that's really pissed off a lot of prostitutes.)
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