This is cool – the Google Plane. This airplane is not actually owned by Google, but solely by the 2 cofounders Larry Page and Sergy Brin. The airplane is owned through a Delaware holding company and The FAA Registry states Blue City Holdings LLC. Oklahoma City as owner.
The Google aircraft originally had seating capacity for 180, but was modified to seat 50. Now the plane features hammocks hung from the ceiling and possibly a California king size bed for Mr. Brin.
Hotshot designer Leslie Jennings, who has done work for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen was hired to retrofit the airplane for the Google Guys, but this ended in a huge dispute and a lengthy lawsuit. The plane has now been retrofitted, and is jetting Google executives all around the world.
This widebody Boeing aircraft is capable of transoceanic flights and can carry 6 full sized cargo containers.
More recently, Sergy and Larry have been flying into the military base in the silicon valley, Moffett Field. This airport is restricted to military and government use only, and strictly prohibits private and even commercial air traffic. But the google plane has been seen coming and going from this off limits airport. Not even Larry Ellison has this much pull with the air traffic control board of the San Francisco Bay Area to get his private jet onto its own runway.
Checkout the Billionaire’s aircraft:
See more photos of the google plane. Thanks to Bill Shull, Joel Vogt valleywag, gizmodo and airliners.net for some photos.
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