• The ultrawealthy are running from private jet-trackers by chartering instead of owning. • A private jet CEO said companies have intense security protocols to hide VIP clients' travels. • They avoid frequenting the same airport, and some offer armed protection.
The world's top 1% rarely fly commercial. Instead, they jet around the globe in private luxury — but even in the skies, privacy is getting harder to come by.
The ultrawealthy are now navigating the era of jet tracking.
The trend involves tracking the real-time locations of celebrity private jets, prompting more VIPs and corporations to opt for charters that cannot be easily linked to a specific person or entity.
Silver Jets CEO Jason Middleton told Business Insider that rising demand for discretion has pushed charter operat