"Jet-tracking gained popularity in 2021 after then-college student Jack Sweeney developed a bot that automatically posted the flight paths of high-profile figures like Elon Musk and Taylor Swift on Twitter (now X). Since then, the online subculture of aviation sleuths has exploded, using radio scanners and free databases like ADS-B Exchange to track celebrity planes in real time. And the billionaires aren't impressed."
"rising demand for discretion has pushed charter operators to refine and expand their logistical systems - tapping into the growing market of billionaires and executives willing to pay top dollar for truly private travel. "The level of security that we have to go through now is wild," he said, pointing to strategies like using random fleets and airports. "Everybody wants a piece of them.""
The ultrawealthy increasingly avoid owning registered private jets and instead book anonymous charters to reduce traceability and protect travel privacy. Public jet-tracking rose after a 2021 bot posted high-profile flight paths, and enthusiasts now use radio scanners and ADS-B Exchange to follow celebrity planes in real time. Charter operators have enhanced logistical systems and security protocols, employing random fleets, varying airports, and offering armed protection to preserve client anonymity. Some clients use government cloaking programs that obscure FAA-based listings, but those measures do not block third-party radar tracking. Social platforms have banned jet-tracking posts due to safety concerns.
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