The New England Patriots just bought 2 airplanes

[BostonBlackie]

All seats will be first class.


The New England Patriots just bought 2 airplanes to swoop the team from game to game
August 8, 2017

The New England Patriots have bought two airplanes, becoming the first NFL team to own its own jets, ESPN reports. The red, white, and blue 767s will shuttle the team, support staff, and the team's equipment to the 10 road games they play during the preseason and regular season.
While buying two 767s seems, perhaps, a little excessive for getting to just 10 away games a year, chartering airplanes has gotten increasingly expensive for NFL teams, especially as major airlines have decided to retire bigger charters rather than fork over the money to give the older jets updates required by the Federal Aviation Administration. NFL teams reportedly pay charters around $4 million a season.
The Patriots will use one plane as their primary transportation and the other will be backup.
The 767s cost around $10 million each, although if the Patriots plan to keep updating the number of Lombardi trophies painted on the tails, that cost could potentially go up. Jeva Lange

[GBMelBlount]

Great news.

Fat & happy....only makes us more hungry and motivated.

[BostonBlackie]

[salamander]

Good for them.

[fansince'76]

[BostonBlackie]

...The New England Patriots have bought two airplanes, becoming the first NFL team to own its own JETS,....."


You'll catch on sooner or later.

[86WARD]

Joke was funny 3-4 days ago when it was originally told.

[Shoes]

Bob & Bill have a new toy to video tape the games without the NFL knowing about it.

[ALLD]

Do they really own the planes or are they leases like Led Zeppelin's back in the 1970s?

[st33lersguy]

So what

[BostonBlackie]

Do they really own the planes or are they leases like Led Zeppelin's back in the 1970s?

They own them.

[Crow-Magnon]

Do they really own the planes or are they leases like Led Zeppelin's back in the 1970s?

Most airlines don't own their fleets. They purchase aircraft from Boeing or Airbus, sell them to finance companies and lease them back.

The B767 is an aging platform. The Pats better hope they don't have issues that keep the aircraft grounded for maintenance. If you charter, the airline can always swap aircraft from various fleet types.

By the way, that US Airways (now American Airlines) Airbus A319 in Steelers livery is not the Steelers charter. Too small!

[Lady Steel]

This is about what I would expect from the Patriots. Nothing but obnoxiousness.

[GBMelBlount]

Do they really own the planes or are they leases like Led Zeppelin's back in the 1970s?

I didn't think Lead Zeppelins could even fly?