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By Kerry Lynch • Editor, AIN monthly magazine

October 14, 2026

Actor and pilot John Travolta will detail his experiences from his 50 years of flying during a Pilot Talk that Bombardier is hosting at its NBAA-BACE static display at 3 p.m. on October 20. Travolta is rated in more than a dozen aircraft and has been known to own multiple business aircraft and VIP airliners at one time.

Over the years, he has owned a variety of Boeing, Bombardier, Eclipse, Dassault, and Gulfstream models, among others. Earlier this year, he obtained a second-in-command type rating on the Global Express to celebrate his 72nd birthday and had previously secured ratings for Challenger and Learjet models. A pilot since he was 22, Travolta became known for his airmanship following the 1992 emergency landing at Washington National Airport that he made after an electrical failure on his Gulfstream II had knocked out his instruments. He used a flashlight and magnetic compass to make that landing.

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