Travolta downsizing?

[Kingfish]

This taken from today's AOPA E-Pilot:

ACTOR JOHN TRAVOLTA AMONG NEW ECLIPSE 500 OWNERS
Eclipse Aviation CEO Vern Raburn updated NBAA guests on the status of
the company's production process. So far, the Albuquerque, N.M.,
manufacturer has produced 52 of its Eclipse 500 very light jets,
including one delivered to actor John Travolta. Air Taxi operator
DayJet has taken delivery of 12 airplanes and will receive seven more
in the next couple of weeks. The production rate stands at about one a
day currently; higher rates will be phased in over the next year. The
Eclipse training program has turned out 98 type-rated pilots so far.
Certification of the Avio NG avionics suites is scheduled for mid-
November.

Maybe he's feeling the pinch of high fuel costs to feed his 707? Or
his neighbors are tired of the noise from his GII? <speculation off>

[Steven P. McNicoll]

"Kingfish" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>
> Maybe he's feeling the pinch of high fuel costs to feed his 707? Or
> his neighbors are tired of the noise from his GII? <speculation off>
>

It's downsizing if the new Eclipse replaces an aircraft. He could simply be
adding to his fleet.

[Password]

Kingfish wrote:
> This taken from today's AOPA E-Pilot:
>
> ACTOR JOHN TRAVOLTA AMONG NEW ECLIPSE 500 OWNERS
> Eclipse Aviation CEO Vern Raburn updated NBAA guests on the status of
> the company's production process. So far, the Albuquerque, N.M.,
> manufacturer has produced 52 of its Eclipse 500 very light jets,
> including one delivered to actor John Travolta. Air Taxi operator
> DayJet has taken delivery of 12 airplanes and will receive seven more
> in the next couple of weeks. The production rate stands at about one a
> day currently; higher rates will be phased in over the next year. The
> Eclipse training program has turned out 98 type-rated pilots so far.
> Certification of the Avio NG avionics suites is scheduled for mid-
> November.
>
> Maybe he's feeling the pinch of high fuel costs to feed his 707? Or
> his neighbors are tired of the noise from his GII? <speculation off>
>
707? It must take a Olympic pool full of fuel just to take
off that beast. 707's were designed in the day of 9 cents a
gallon JP-4. Ouch his fuel bill must be sky high!

I rode on a 707 back in 1962. Pan-Am from Miami to Panama
City Panama. I was only 5 years old. I still got my little
Pan-Am wings.

[Larry Dighera]

On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:03:03 -0700, Kingfish >
wrote in om>:

>This taken from today's AOPA E-Pilot:
>
>ACTOR JOHN TRAVOLTA AMONG NEW ECLIPSE 500 OWNERS
>Eclipse Aviation CEO Vern Raburn updated NBAA guests on the status of
>the company's production process. So far, the Albuquerque, N.M.,
>manufacturer has produced 52 of its Eclipse 500 very light jets,
>including one delivered to actor John Travolta. Air Taxi operator
>DayJet has taken delivery of 12 airplanes and will receive seven more
>in the next couple of weeks. The production rate stands at about one a
>day currently; higher rates will be phased in over the next year. The
>Eclipse training program has turned out 98 type-rated pilots so far.
>Certification of the Avio NG avionics suites is scheduled for mid-
>November.
>
>Maybe he's feeling the pinch of high fuel costs to feed his 707? Or
>his neighbors are tired of the noise from his GII? <speculation off>


I wonder if he ever took delivery on his $10-million Zeppelin?



http://www.malefirst.co.uk/17542004.html
Travolta buys Zeppelin for christmas [sic]
Hollywood superstar and aviation enthusiast JOHN TRAVOLTA has bought
himself an $11 million (#6 million) Zeppelin airship for Christmas
(04).

The PULP FICTION star, who is a qualified pilot, told wife KERRY
PRESTON he "had to have" one of the eight ton flying machines after
spotting it in a festive catalogue from American department store
NEIMAN MARCUS.

A source says, "John was blown away by it and told Kelly he had to
have one. He can't wait to fly it, but she's told him he won't get it
until Christmas day."

The airship will be the third plane 49-year-old star owns.
He already has a $83 million (#46 million) Boeing 707 and a Gultstream
executive jet at his Florida home, which is designed to look like an
old-fashioned airport with runways, arrivals hall and a departure
lounge.

** Article Continues

---------------------------

http://in.news.yahoo.com/041213/139/2ifpu.html
Entertainment

Monday December 13, 4:03 PM

Travolta buys himself a Zeppelin for Xmas!

London, Dec 13 (ANI): Hollywood superstar John Travolta, known for his
love for aviation, has bought an 11 million dollar Zeppelin airship as
part of his Christmas celebrations.

According to Female First, Forty-Nine-year-old Travolta, who is also a
qualified pilot, told his wife Kerry Preston that he "had to have" one
of the eight ton flying machines after spotting it in a festive
catalogue from American department store Neiman Marcus.

"John was blown away by it and told Kelly he had to have one. He can't
wait to fly it, but she's told him he won't get it until Christmas
day," Female First quoted a close associate of Travolta as saying.

----------------------------------

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• You'll want to plan ahead for parking; your eight-ton sky gem will
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Posted Dec 13th 2004 5:13PM by Nino Marchetti
Filed under: Wings

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first modern airship licensed to carry commercial passengers.
• It floats with safe, non-flammable helium contained in an inner
envelope of high-strength multi-layered material.
• The roomy cabin features panoramic window views of the clouds above
and sights below.
• Can comfortably accommodate 11 pipers, a couple of lab assistants, a
pilot, and a flight attendant (15 total).
• With its lightweight aluminum and carbon-fiber framework, three
200-hp engines, and swivel propellers, you can take off and land
easily, like a helicopter.
• It can achieve 70 knots and has a flight duration of up to 24 hours.
• You'll want to plan ahead for parking; your eight-ton sky gem will
be around 230 feet long, 60 feet wide, and 53 feet tall.

For more information and to order, please call 1-877-9NM-GIFT.*

*Neiman Marcus is acting as the advertising agent for this product.
All sales will occur through ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik Gmblt & Co
KG. Price listed is 2004 U.S. dollars.

[Robert M. Gary]

On Sep 28, 9:11 am, Password > wrote:
> Kingfish wrote:
> > This taken from today's AOPA E-Pilot:
>
> > ACTOR JOHN TRAVOLTA AMONG NEW ECLIPSE 500 OWNERS
> > Eclipse Aviation CEO Vern Raburn updated NBAA guests on the status of
> > the company's production process. So far, the Albuquerque, N.M.,
> > manufacturer has produced 52 of its Eclipse 500 very light jets,
> > including one delivered to actor John Travolta. Air Taxi operator
> > DayJet has taken delivery of 12 airplanes and will receive seven more
> > in the next couple of weeks. The production rate stands at about one a
> > day currently; higher rates will be phased in over the next year. The
> > Eclipse training program has turned out 98 type-rated pilots so far.
> > Certification of the Avio NG avionics suites is scheduled for mid-
> > November.
>
> > Maybe he's feeling the pinch of high fuel costs to feed his 707? Or
> > his neighbors are tired of the noise from his GII? <speculation off>
>
> 707? It must take a Olympic pool full of fuel just to take
> off that beast. 707's were designed in the day of 9 cents a
> gallon JP-4. Ouch his fuel bill must be sky high!
>
> I rode on a 707 back in 1962. Pan-Am from Miami to Panama
> City Panama. I was only 5 years old. I still got my little
> Pan-Am wings.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

He collects jets. I doubt he is downsizing.

-Robert

[Gig 601XL Builder]

Interesting that both artcles misspelled his lovely wife's name. Her name is
Kelly not Kerry.



Larry Dighera wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:03:03 -0700, Kingfish >
> wrote in om>:
>
>> This taken from today's AOPA E-Pilot:
>>
>> ACTOR JOHN TRAVOLTA AMONG NEW ECLIPSE 500 OWNERS
>> Eclipse Aviation CEO Vern Raburn updated NBAA guests on the status of
>> the company's production process. So far, the Albuquerque, N.M.,
>> manufacturer has produced 52 of its Eclipse 500 very light jets,
>> including one delivered to actor John Travolta. Air Taxi operator
>> DayJet has taken delivery of 12 airplanes and will receive seven more
>> in the next couple of weeks. The production rate stands at about one
>> a day currently; higher rates will be phased in over the next year.
>> The Eclipse training program has turned out 98 type-rated pilots so
>> far. Certification of the Avio NG avionics suites is scheduled for
>> mid- November.
>>
>> Maybe he's feeling the pinch of high fuel costs to feed his 707? Or
>> his neighbors are tired of the noise from his GII? <speculation off>
>
>
> I wonder if he ever took delivery on his $10-million Zeppelin?
>
>
>
> http://www.malefirst.co.uk/17542004.html
> Travolta buys Zeppelin for christmas [sic]
> Hollywood superstar and aviation enthusiast JOHN TRAVOLTA has bought
> himself an $11 million (#6 million) Zeppelin airship for Christmas
> (04).
>
> The PULP FICTION star, who is a qualified pilot, told wife KERRY
> PRESTON he "had to have" one of the eight ton flying machines after
> spotting it in a festive catalogue from American department store
> NEIMAN MARCUS.
>
> A source says, "John was blown away by it and told Kelly he had to
> have one. He can't wait to fly it, but she's told him he won't get it
> until Christmas day."
>
> The airship will be the third plane 49-year-old star owns.
> He already has a $83 million (#46 million) Boeing 707 and a Gultstream
> executive jet at his Florida home, which is designed to look like an
> old-fashioned airport with runways, arrivals hall and a departure
> lounge.
>
> ** Article Continues
>
> ---------------------------
>
> http://in.news.yahoo.com/041213/139/2ifpu.html
> Entertainment
>
> Monday December 13, 4:03 PM
>
> Travolta buys himself a Zeppelin for Xmas!
>
> London, Dec 13 (ANI): Hollywood superstar John Travolta, known for his
> love for aviation, has bought an 11 million dollar Zeppelin airship as
> part of his Christmas celebrations.
>
> According to Female First, Forty-Nine-year-old Travolta, who is also a
> qualified pilot, told his wife Kerry Preston that he "had to have" one
> of the eight ton flying machines after spotting it in a festive
> catalogue from American department store Neiman Marcus.
>
> "John was blown away by it and told Kelly he had to have one. He can't
> wait to fly it, but she's told him he won't get it until Christmas
> day," Female First quoted a close associate of Travolta as saying.
>
> ----------------------------------
>
> http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/sitelets/christmasbook/fantasy.jhtml?gift=2&spread=16&gid=1048579&catalog=1&passback=&rfx_base=http%3A//neimansholiday.richfx.com.edgesuite.net/catalog_neimansholiday/holiday2004/&omni=1&catalog_base=http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/sitelets/christmasbook/christmasbook.jhtml?&firstpage=16&PassBack=&catalog_name=holiday2004&catalog=1&o=1
>
> Be the first on your block (or in the world for that matter) to
> privately own a modern Zeppelin NT.
>
> . A famous first of German ingenuity when it was launched in 1900, the
> iconic transportation genius of Count Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin has
> achieved another milestone.
> . Re-engineered with the best new technology, your Zeppelin is the
> first modern airship licensed to carry commercial passengers.
> . It floats with safe, non-flammable helium contained in an inner
> envelope of high-strength multi-layered material.
> . The roomy cabin features panoramic window views of the clouds above
> and sights below.
> . Can comfortably accommodate 11 pipers, a couple of lab assistants, a
> pilot, and a flight attendant (15 total).
> . With its lightweight aluminum and carbon-fiber framework, three
> 200-hp engines, and swivel propellers, you can take off and land
> easily, like a helicopter.
> . It can achieve 70 knots and has a flight duration of up to 24 hours.
> . You'll want to plan ahead for parking; your eight-ton sky gem will
> be around 230 feet long, 60 feet wide, and 53 feet tall.
>
> For more information and to order, please call 1-877-9NM-GIFT.*
>
> *Neiman Marcus is acting as the advertising agent for this product.
> All sales will occur through ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik Gmblt & Co
> KG. Price listed is 2004 U.S. dollars.
> Item
> Zeppelin Nt
> Price $10,000,000.00
>
> OCBF5_O2071
>
>
> Photo:
> http://www.luxist.com/2004/12/13/zeppelin-nt-blimp-airship/
> Posted Dec 13th 2004 5:13PM by Nino Marchetti
> Filed under: Wings
>
> Zeppelin NT Blimp Airship
>
> Does the idea of owning your own blimp airship sound appealing? In the
> Nieman Marcus Chirstmas Catalog's Fantasy Gifts section the high end
> department store, acting as an advertising agent for German based ZLT
> Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik Gmblt & Co KG, is taking orders for the
> Zeppelin NT. The Zeppelin NT, filled with non flammable helium, is the
> first licensed modern airship to carry commerical passengers. It can
> sit 15 total (including the pilot), is driven by three 200hp engines
> and swivel propellers, can reach a maximum altitude of 2,600 meters
> and can fly for up to a day at 70 knots. Rumor has it that John
> Travolta recently purchased one.
>
>
> http://www.theaffluenttravelers.com/getting_around/index.html
> Zeppelin Nt
> Price $10,000,000.00
> . A famous first of German ingenuity when it was launched in 1900, the
> iconic transportation genius of Count Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin has
> achieved another milestone.
> . Re-engineered with the best new technology, your Zeppelin is the
> first modern airship licensed to carry commercial passengers.
> . It floats with safe, non-flammable helium contained in an inner
> envelope of high-strength multi-layered material.
> . The roomy cabin features panoramic window views of the clouds above
> and sights below.
> . Can comfortably accommodate 11 pipers, a couple of lab assistants, a
> pilot, and a flight attendant (15 total).
> . With its lightweight aluminum and carbon-fiber framework, three
> 200-hp engines, and swivel propellers, you can take off and land
> easily, like a helicopter.
> . It can achieve 70 knots and has a flight duration of up to 24 hours.
> . You'll want to plan ahead for parking; your eight-ton sky gem will
> be around 230 feet long, 60 feet wide, and 53 feet tall.
>
> For more information and to order, please call 1-877-9NM-GIFT.*
>
> *Neiman Marcus is acting as the advertising agent for this product.
> All sales will occur through ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik Gmblt & Co
> KG. Price listed is 2004 U.S. dollars.