Roman Abramovich, who occupies the 12th place in the Russian Forbes rating, prefers to fly on the personal Boeing 767-300ER with the registration number P4-MES. The billionaire's aircraft can often be seen landing in Nice, Salzburg, Saint-Martin and Tel Aviv. It is known that the businessman's aircraft is registered on the island of Aruba, located in the Caribbean basin. The eleven-year-old Abramovich's Boeing is capable of crossing almost 11,000 km without refueling. The capacity of the liner is great, 245 passengers, as well as its cost. According to experts, this plane costs $191.5 million. Among fans of aviation, Abramovich's plane is called "bandit" for its characteristic black "glasses" of the cockpit of pilots.
Vladimir Evtushenkov, a chairman of the Board of Directors of AFK Sistema, owns Boeing 737-7FY with the registration number P4-AFK. In an interview, the businessman said more than once that the plane is an ongoing necessity for him, in one interview he specified, "It's foolish to give up what makes life and work easier." Note that the tail of this liner is marked with the company's logo, and the registration number includes the abbreviation AFK.
The plane of the billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov is a six-year Airbus A319 with the registration number M-RBUS. It is believed that the aircraft is rented by the businessman for a long time. It is known that the liner is registered with Global Jet Luxemburg. Experts note that the cost of such aircraft is $88.6 million, and the capacity is about 156 passengers.
Dmitry Rybolovlev, a private Russian investor, the 14th place of the Russian Forbes rating, flies on a personal Airbus A319-133 with the registration number M-KATE. It is believed that the registration number name is related to the name of the businessman's daughter - Catherine. Previously, the liner belonged to Sophar Property Holdings BVI.
Rustam Tariko, a chairman of the Russian Standard Bank board of directors, flies, perhaps, on the spiffiest aircraft from this list. The plane of the businessman Boeing 737-7BC with the registration number VP-BRT is decorated with patterns, and on the tail of the liner you can see images of a bear and an eagle - the logo of Russian Standard Bank. Experts note that the maximum flight range is 6000 km, and the cost of such Boeing is $78.3 million.
The board member Gennady Timchenko for some time preferred to travel on an airliner Gulfstream G650 with the registration number OH-GVV. The media note that in the spring of 2014 the investment group of one of Russia's richest people (Timchenko holds the 9th place of the Russian Forbes rating) sold a stake in the private air carrier Airfix Aviation Oy. Experts say that this Gulfstream model is able to fly without refueling up to 12 964 km.
The airliner Dassault Falcon 900LX with the registration number M-TINK belongs to the Russian businessman Oleg Tinkov. The chairman of the "Tinkoff Credit Systems" Bank Board of Directors often uploads photos of a personal aircraft to the network. A characteristic spot in the color of the plane is the coat of arms of the bank "Tinkoff", located on the tail of the aircraft. It is noted that such model Dassault Falcon is able to fly about 8,890 km without refueling and accommodates 19 passengers.
The largest airliner of this list belongs to Alisher Usmanov, the founder and main shareholder of USM Holdings. Airbus A340-300 with the registration number M-IABU was released 9 years ago. Experts note that the flight range of such a vessel is more than 13 500 km, and the capacity is 440 passengers. The purchase of this Airbus model cost Usmanov several hundred million dollars. It is believed that the aircraft bears the name of the father of a billionaire - Burkhan, and the initials of the businessman are encoded in the registration number.
The plane Boeing 737-800 with the registration number VP-BBZ belongs to Suleyman Kerimov, who takes the 31st place of the Russian Forbes rating. It is noted that the businessman had different planes, but this model of Boeing is a novelty of a billionaire. The aircraft is registered and serviced by Gama Aviation.
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