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Warren Buffett
September 1, 2009
-Warren Buffett
Fletcher Aldredge
December 1, 2008
-Fletcher Aldredge, publisher of the Vref Aircraft Value Reference, whose data shows larger declines in price for light jets in recent quarters than for any other market segment. Source: Architectural Digest
Steven Stolman
October 1, 2008
-Steven Stolman, one of the new breed of hitchhikers who hop free rides on friends' private jets, explaining the "rules of the road" Source: The New York Times
Gordon "Butch" Stewart
August 1, 2008
-Sandals Resorts owner Gordon "Butch" Stewart, in his Center Stage interview.
Anonymous Buyer
June 1, 2008
-Anonymous buyer of a Boeing 727 reconfigured to include a gourmet kitchen; a spacious stateroom for the owner and his wife and another for their six-year-old; three lounges; and two baths, including one with a large circular shower.
XOJet CEO Paul Touw
February 1, 2008
XOJet CEO Paul Touw, commenting on air-taxi VLJ operations
Douglas Tewell
December 1, 2007
-Pro golfer Douglas Tewell
Robert M. Bass
October 1, 2007
-Texas billionaire Robert M. Bass, who is financing an effort to build the world's first supersonic business jet
James Fallows
August 1, 2007
-Shanghai-based journalist James Fallows, in The Atlantic
Warren Buffett
June 1, 2007
-Warren Buffett, in his typically folksy annual letter to stockholders of Berkshire Hathaway, which owns NetJets

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“Let me be straight with you. What I'd rather have is an airplane. We just had a third kid. I don't like flying commercial. I like to take my family to Hawaii. When I go east, I'd like to have pilots I know. ”

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