Buy A Private Jet, Think This Way First before You Attempt

The first thing you need to identify before buying a plane is what kind of distances you’re going to cover? Is it to shoot off nearby on a weekend getaway or are planning to fly half way around the world? You need to identify the type of travel your jet will be put through; whether it’s going to be long-range, medium-range or for short trips.

The second thing is to identify what you’ll be using it for? Is it for private travel or business travel or a mix of both? This will help you decide what kind of facilities you require while on board and this can make a huge difference in your budget.

How many people will be using your jet? Is it for yourself or will you use it for family and friends too? Are you buying it for your company so the executive from the firm can use it? What number of people are going to possibly travel on your plane at once?

You should have a rough idea of how many times per month or year you will be travelling and then calculate the number of hours in a year your aircraft will be in use. This will help you make the right choice for the engines.

Last, but also one of the most important factors is your budget. You should know what your budget it before you decide to invest because there is a vast range of options open to you from US $2 million private jets to $300 million Boeing 747s.

LEBANON: Saudi Prince Arrested In Lebanon Trying To Smuggle Drugs On Private Jet

A Saudi prince was reportedly among five people arrested in Lebanon over an attempt to smuggle two tonnes of amphetamine pills out of the country on the prince’s private jet, according to Lebanese authorities.

A Beirut airport official said they had foiled one of the country’s largest smuggling attempts when they stopped the consignment of Captagon pills from being loaded onto the plane

The official said the prince and four others were arrested and later referred to court. None was named.

The drugs were distributed between 32 packages and eight suitcases, a security source said, “The smuggling operation is the largest one that has been foiled through Beirut International Airport.” Lebanon’s state news agency, NNA, also reported the drug bust, saying the private plane was to head to Hail in northern Saudi Arabia and was carrying 40 suitcases of Captagon.

Captagon is the brand name for the amphetamine phenethylline, a banned drug consumed mainly in the Middle East and reportedly widely used by fighters in Syria.

The drug is popular in Lebanon and war-torn Syria, which have become a gateway for the drug to the Middle East and particularly the Gulf. The UN Office of Drugs and Crime said in a 2014 report that the amphetamine market is on the rise in the Middle East.