Flight records for Jeff Bezos's $65 million private jet could reveal a clue about Amazon's mysterious second headquarters
- Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's private jet has flown to Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, more than any other destination aside from its home base in Seattle, according to records obtained by the Puget Sound Business Journal.
- Northern Virginia and nearby Washington, DC and Montgomery County, Maryland are among 20 finalists in Amazon's search for the home of its new headquarters.
- In a statement to Fox Business, Amazon said, "There's no connection between Jeff's personal and business travel, and our HQ2 search."
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's private jet could provide a clue as to where the tech company will build its second headquarters.
Since March 2016, the Gulfstream G650ER has visited only one destination more often than its home base of Seattle - and that's Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, according to records obtained by the Puget Sound Business Journal.
Northern Virginia and nearby Washington, DC and Montgomery County, Maryland are among 20 finalists in Amazon's search for the home of its new headquarters.
The flight records don't identify the jet's passengers or the nature of the trips. It's possible that Amazon executives other than Bezos were aboard the aircraft, which is worth an estimated $65 million and seats eight people, during its trips to DC.
There are also reasons in addition to the vetting process for Amazon's second headquarters, called HQ2, that could draw Bezos and other Amazon executives to DC.
The area is home to a $23 million mansion that Bezos purchased last year and the nearby offices of The Washington Post, which Bezos purchased five years ago for $250 million.
In a statement to Fox Business, Amazon said, "There's no connection between Jeff's personal and business travel, and our HQ2 search."
Other airports near HQ2 finalists that the jet has visited this year include Colorado's Boulder Municipal Airport; Dallas/Fort Wort International Airport; Burbank and Los Angeles International; New Jersey's Teterboro Airport; and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal.