Does Richard Branson own a private jet?

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson, a British billionaire, entrepreneur, and business magnate famous for founding The Virgin Group in the 1970s, which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields owns a Dassault Falcon 50 EX.

The Dassault Falcon 50 is a French super-midsize (has a capacity of 8 to 10 passengers depending on its configuration), long-range business jet, featuring a trijet layout with an S-duct air intake for the central engine.

It has the same fuselage cross-section and similar capacity as the earlier twin-engined Falcon 20, but was a new design that is area ruled and includes a more advanced wing design.

Branson’s Falcon 50 combines autonomy, speed and short track performance.

It is a very efficient and competitive jet ideal for making connections between Europe and Russia, or between Europe and the Maghreb.

It also boasts of a spacious luggage compartment, which can accommodate bulky items (up to 2.44 m long). Golf, ski and hunting equipment are also easily loaded on board.