Inside Elon Musk's $70 Million Private Jet, the Gulfstream G650ER

May 2024 · 1 minute read

Gulfstream's flagship plane, the G650ER, is a favorite among many wealthy individuals, including Elon Musk, the richest man in the world.

Gulfstream G650ER cruising the sky. Courtesy of Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

The jet was built in 2015, and Musk acquired it in 2016. It isn't Musk's first plane: The Tesla CEO also owns a Dassault Falcon 900B, which he bought in 2004.

Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos and soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo each also reportedly own a Gulfstream G650ER.

In an interview with Chris Anderson at the TED Conference in April, Musk said he doesn't spend "billions of dollars a year in personal consumption" — but that the jet is an exception to his frugal lifestyle. Musk added that he doesn't own a home, a yacht, or take vacations.

"I mean, the one exception is the plane, but if I don't use the plane then I have less hours to work," he said in the interview.

The plane, which is under the registration N628TS, was in Austin, Texas, on April 15, according to a Twitter account that's run by a teenager and tracks the location of Musk's jet.

Musk and Tesla did not immediately reply to Insider's requests for comment.

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