How Russian oligarchs move their bodies around the world. What do billionaires fly on? Whose is more expensive: private jets of the richest people in Russia
Anton Verzhbitsky
If you combine the private jets of Russian billionaires into one company, you will get a large carrier, second in number of planes after Aeroflot, with a fleet of more than 250 aircraft. In total, Russians own up to 500 business jets, and most of them are registered abroad. The sanctions against Russian businessmen adopted by the US Treasury on April 6, 2018 ruined the lives of billionaires and launched a wave of sales.5. Airbus A320
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Estimated owner: Andrey Kozitsyn
Country of registration: Austria
Assessed value: $67 000 000
The plane and its unique livery with gold patterns and a bird on the tail were inherited by the Russian billionaire from the previous owner - the Saudi Saad Group of bankrupt billionaire Maan al-Sanea. The plane was relocated from Saudi Arabia to Yekaterinburg Koltsovo airport. The plane can often be seen in European cities - Verona, Vienna and Paris. Also, this Airbus often visits cities where the Yekaterinburg hockey club Avtomobilist, sponsored by UMMC (Andrey Kozitsyn is a co-owner of the company), holds its games. Sometimes the hockey team itself flies for them.
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 means big 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 luxury aircraft, the Airbus A319-115CJ. 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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Forbes found the planes on which Abramovich, Usmanov, Fridman, Prokhorov and other Russian billionaires fly
Forbes analyzed what members of the list of the richest Russians prefer to fly on. As the publication writes, most often the equipment of famous people in business is very recognizable: billionaires like to stand out with the help of the color of their vehicle or an unusual registration number.
Yes, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich prefers to fly a Boeing 767-300ER with the number P4-MES. This 11-year-old aircraft can often be seen in different parts of the world: Nice, Salzburg, Saint-Martin, Tel Aviv. The rich geography is explained by the capabilities of the Boeing 767-300ER, registered on the island of Aruba. The ER prefix in the modification of this vessel means an increased flight range, which allows non-stop flights over a distance of up to 11 thousand kilometers. Such an airliner can accommodate up to 245 passengers, its length is 54.9 meters, its wingspan is 47.6 meters, the catalog price of the aircraft is $191.5 million. Among spotters (who like to photograph airplanes), the ship received the nickname “Bandit” for the characteristic black stripe near the cockpit, reminiscent of dark glasses. A 1:500 scale model of the Bandit is even sold in souvenir shops.
Roman Abramovich's plane
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Alfa Group Mikhail Fridman often flies his Mi-171 helicopter with the number RA-25777. A very unusual means of transportation, if only for the reason that this helicopter has an interesting coloring and a lucky number ending in three sevens. Friedman probably flies this helicopter to his recreation center in the Tver region. According to the manufacturer, the maximum flight range of such a vessel is 600-800 kilometers, depending on the configuration, cruising speed is 230 kilometers per hour, and the catalog price is $10 million.
Mikhail Fridman's helicopter
Owner of the Onexim group, co-owner of OK Rusal Mikhail Prokhorov prefers to fly a 6-year-old Airbus A319 with the number M-RBUS. This is a large airliner with a dynamic livery and the call sign Silver Arrows. According to Airbus specifications, the aircraft is 33.8 meters long, has a wingspan of 35.8 meters, seats up to 156 passengers, and has a list price of $88.6 million. However, the interior of the aircraft was most likely specially modified to suit the client’s needs.
Mikhail Prokhorov's plane
An Airbus A319 with registration M-KATE, on which a Russian businessman flies Dmitry Rybolovlev, several years ago attracted the attention of journalists, primarily British ones. Reporters tried to figure out whether the plane with such a telling registration had anything to do with Kate Middleton, the wife of the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William. However, it is most likely that A319 received such registration in honor of Rybolovlev’s daughter, Katerina. The plane belonged to Sophar Property Holding BVI, which Uralkali acquired while still under the control of Rybolovlev. After the sale of Uralkali, the entrepreneur bought its assets from Sophar.
Dmitry Rybolovlev's plane
Member of the Board of Directors of OJSC NOVATEK Gennady Timchenko prefers to fly his Gulfstream G650 number OH-GVV. This aircraft is capable of making a non-stop flight over a distance of 12 thousand 964 kilometers and carrying up to 18 passengers. Last August, the businessman complained to the press that, due to sanctions, Gulfstream could not sell him new aircraft or service the ones he had already purchased. Thus, he is forced to request charter flights whenever he needs to fly somewhere.
Gennady Timchenko's plane
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tinkoff Credit Systems Bank Oleg Tinkov prefers to travel aboard a Falcon 900LX with M-TINK registration, as evidenced by photos of his social media account. A recognizable feature is the coat of arms on the tail of the plane, the same one that clients of Tinkoff Bank see on cards and official documents. According to the manufacturer, an aircraft of this type has a wingspan of 21.38 meters, can accommodate up to 19 passengers, and can make non-stop flights over a distance of up to 8 thousand 890 kilometers, for example, fly from Moscow to Tokyo. The cost of the aircraft on the market is 20-32 million dollars, depending on the condition, modification and configuration.
Oleg Tinkov's plane
Founder and main shareholder of USM Holdings Alisher Usmanov flies a 6-year-old Airbus A340-300 number M-IABU. Usmanov’s airliner is the largest among all the planes participating in the ranking of the richest Russians. The liner is called Bourkhan (it is believed that in honor of the father of Alisher Usmanov), and its registration can be deciphered as “I, Alisher Burchanovich Usmanov”. According to Airbus, the flight range of aircraft of this type is up to 13.7 thousand kilometers, the wingspan is 60.3 meters, the length is 63.69 meters, the capacity is up to 440 passengers in a single-class configuration, the list price in 2011 was 238 million dollars, the aircraft is now out of production.
Hollywood star Harrison Ford starred as a pilot in several fairly well-known films, such as “The Air Force One” or “Star Wars,” but he is also considered a good pilot in real life. 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 chairs, gold-plated seat belt buckles, an art gallery, special soft lighting and personal attendants - everything is aimed at the most comfortable journey for 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 amazing collections of cars and works of art. 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.
December 13, 2011, 17:01Abramovich'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 his competitor’s flashy luxury aircraft 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 to the aircraft of African dictators. It was previously reported that in 2001, the British company Diamonite Aircraft Furnishings Ltd won a tender for the right to design the interior of the Il-96 presidential aircraft. The total cost of Russian aircraft No. 1 can reach 300 million dollars (i.e., like that of 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...