Taylor Swift Sells Her Private Jet Amidst Flight-Tracking Controversy

Taylor Swift has concluded the sale of one of her two private jets, a transaction that occurred shortly after her legal team issued a warning of potential litigation against college junior Jack Sweeney for allegedly engaging in the “stalking and harassing” of the pop star by publicly tracking her flight movements.

The transaction involved Swift’s “Number 13” jet, a Dassault Falcon 900 valued at approximately $44 million when new. According to Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) records, it was sold to Missouri-based Triangle Real Estate LLC on January 30.

The circumstances of the sale remain undisclosed; however, flight tracking data indicates the aircraft travelled from Illinois to St. Louis the day following the sale, implying it has transferred to its new owner. The FAA also granted Triangle Real Estate, which operates from the same location as Car Shield, a registration certificate for the aircraft.

This sale of the 12-seater aircraft, the smaller of Swift’s two jets, took place weeks after Swift’s attorneys contacted Sweeney, demanding the cessation of his tracking of her flights and locations. Sweeney, a University of Central Florida student, manages several accounts monitoring the flight activities of various public figures.

Sharing an address with Taylor Swift Productions in Nashville, SATA LLC initially registered the Falcon 900 with the FAA in October 2009. The aircraft bore the registration number N898TS, incorporating Swift’s initials and possibly alluding to her birth year and the title of one of her albums.

The aircraft’s sale on January 30 and its subsequent registration to the new owner on February 6 have been confirmed. However, the sale price remains undisclosed, with the jet’s second-hand value estimated at around $7 million.

Swift retains ownership of a larger Dassault 7X jet, capable of carrying up to 16 passengers and designed for long-haul flights, which is registered to Island Jet Inc., another entity linked to Taylor Swift Productions.

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The sale follows Swift’s publicized legal challenges against Sweeney, who operates accounts tracking her private jets’ movements and environmental impact. Sweeney’s accounts previously clashed with Elon Musk over similar tracking activities, using public data to estimate carbon emissions. Swift’s legal representatives accused Sweeney’s tracking efforts of inadvertently revealing her location to potential stalkers.