The aircraft sold on Jan. 8 in Florida at the Mecum auction on what would've been Elvis's 88th birthday. The JetStar, still parked in the desert, sold in 2017 for $430,000. Elvis bought the jet for $840,000 ($4.4 million today) in 1976. The velvet-red interior is still in good shape for the new owner though!
With a total of 712 business jets delivered in 2022 vs 710 deliveries in 2021, sales seem to have leveled off for the time being. Either way, GAMA has released the top 10 best-selling business aircraf
The 10 best-selling GA piston aircraft for 2022 have been announced, with none other than Cirrus taking first & second place on the list. GA aircraft as a whole saw sales increase 6% in 2022, with pis