U2's Private Plane/What's it like?

[yenlard]

hoping this is the right place to ask.....how does the band travel these days? i'm sure they have a private jet. what is it like? anybody have any details? i remember an interview on 60 minutes during the vertigo tour and they showed bono and the band briefly during an interview.

 

[coolian2]

they lease an airliner on tour, or rather, that's what they do when they're hopping around europe and the us.

 

[rihannsu]

They usually lease a plane during the tours. In between they will fly commercial often in business class. At the end of the last tour Edge flew back commercial on the same flight with many of the crew who were returning home.

Dana

 

[BVS]

Silly people...

They don't fly in planes, they use a fucking lemon.

 

[No spoken words]

They usually lease a plane during the tours. In between they will fly commercial often in business class. At the end of the last tour Edge flew back commercial on the same flight with many of the crew who were returning home.

Dana

They'd better check their lease.

 

[EmitFlesti]

Surprised any of them ever flies commercial, even when not touring. They could easily afford to use private jet services like NetJets. Hell, they could afford to simply purchase something like a Gulfstream, for both personal and corporate use between tours (though obviously a Gulfstream is too smalll for band and crew during tours)

 

[RedRocksU2]

Silly people...

They don't fly in planes, they use a fucking lemon.

lol

 

[RedRocksU2]

wait...they do?

 

[The Sad Punk]

Standard fare, buxom young blondes serving zombie dust on silver plates, etc.

 

[powerhour24]

I'm surprised they don't have their own jet, they've made how much over the years?

 

[rihannsu]

Surprised any of them ever flies commercial, even when not touring. They could easily afford to use private jet services like NetJets. Hell, they could afford to simply purchase something like a Gulfstream, for both personal and corporate use between tours (though obviously a Gulfstream is too smalll for band and crew during tours)

I'm sure they do at times when commercial doesn't fit with their schedule but there were pictures of Edge getting off of that flight chatting with Orlando Bloom who was also on the plane, and Bono has said that he often travels alone with no security flying business class. Most people probably just think he looks like Bono not thinking it really is him.

Dana

 

[Axver]

Edge spent all their money on a yacht. He "hearts" his yacht.

 

[u2trinity]

Silly people...

They don't fly in planes, they use a fucking lemon.

I thought they upgraded to a spaceship .

 

[coolian2]

Surprised any of them ever flies commercial, even when not touring. They could easily afford to use private jet services like NetJets. Hell, they could afford to simply purchase something like a Gulfstream, for both personal and corporate use between tours (though obviously a Gulfstream is too smalll for band and crew during tours)

but why, if you're happy with flying commercial?

 

[lauramullen]

Bono said on the last tour that Edge landed on a spaceship and came out in Dublin

 

[digitize]

Maybe U2 have a fleet of U2 jets for transport.

 

[EmitFlesti]

Maybe U2 have a fleet of U2 jets for transport.

Now that would be funny! Maybe they could work a deal with the government for some out-of-service U2 spyplanes!

 

[nicv]

Silly people...

They don't fly in planes, they use a fucking lemon.

I swear I've seen it........

oh wait, that was after playing the U2 drinking games..........

 

[Galeongirl]

This thread gave some interesting comments.

How can it be possible that people now complain about U2 NOT having a private jet when they've so much money.
I'm sure that IF they actually had a jet, everybody would whine on how they waste money while they tell us to help africa ..


They can never win now can they?

 

[U2girl]

I thought they do use a custom plane - there were pictures from Popmart, Elevation and Vertigo tour ?

 

[Galeongirl]

it's from regular airlines, but painted in their colours.
Vertigo Europe:
http://www.u2interference.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3603881&postcount=4
Elevation:
U2 Feedback - View Single Post - u2 planes
http://www.u2interference.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3603869&postcount=2
Pop:
http://www.u2interference.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4549845&postcount=10

JT:
http://www.u2interference.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4549858&postcount=11

 

[U2girl]

Thanks. So they rent a plane for the duration of the tour ?

 

[Desert Dog]

Thanks. So they rent a plane for the duration of the tour ?

Yes basically, they leased an Airbus for the Ameircan leg of Vertigo and then a BAE146 for the European leg. The British Royal Family has used BAE146s for some years and it was one of those planes that brought Princess Di back from Paris after her death.

 

[KristenCaNaDiAn]

it's from regular airlines, but painted in their colours.
Vertigo Europe:
U2 Feedback - View Single Post - The Elevation/Vertigo planes.
Elevation:
U2 Feedback - View Single Post - u2 planes
U2 Feedback - View Single Post - The Elevation/Vertigo planes.
Pop:
U2 Feedback - View Single Post - u2 planes

JT:
U2 Feedback - View Single Post - u2 planes

Cool planes. Thanks for the pics

 

[phillyfan26]

They'd better check their lease.

Because guess what? Your flight's destined for Fuck City!

 

[yenlard]

Yes basically, they leased an Airbus for the Ameircan leg of Vertigo and then a BAE146 for the European leg. The British Royal Family has used BAE146s for some years and it was one of those planes that brought Princess Di back from Paris after her death.

that's the plane i thought i saw on the 60 minutes interview.

 

[Galeongirl]

Yes basically, they leased an Airbus for the Ameircan leg of Vertigo and then a BAE146 for the European leg. The British Royal Family has used BAE146s for some years and it was one of those planes that brought Princess Di back from Paris after her death.

Yep, that's right. For Vertigo they actually had 3 different ones. Not sure what VA3 was but it was the one they took with them to Oz and South America.

 

[theFly51]

They have jet packs

 

[Peterrrrr]

 

[kennerado]