Aircraft & Operators (8 aircraft · 24 documented flights · 28 findings)
Fleet, flight logs, TECS customs records, airports, and aviation shell companies documenting Epstein's air trafficking infrastructure.
See also: Co-Passenger Network, an interactive graph of who flew with whom, Flight Logs, the searchable flight database, and Border Crossings, the CBP TECS II arrival records for these aircraft.
A separate project maps the same release as one linked graph of people, organizations and places, the operators and shell companies on this page among them: epstein-data.com/entity. Its profile text is generated rather than hand-curated, as that site says itself, so it points at documents to check rather than standing as a source.
Source Documents
Fleet
Fleet Over Time
Shell Companies
Pilots
Key Flights
Border Crossings
Airports
All Findings
Source Documents
The flight and aircraft data on this page is drawn from 4 primary sources (the handwritten pilot logbooks, the flight-log spreadsheet and the House Oversight estate manifests). See Flight Sources & Corroboration for the full source registry, per-flight corroboration counts and JSON/CSV downloads.
Aircraft Fleet
N908JE “Lolita Express” 136 docs
Boeing 727-200 · Plan D LLC
Epstein's most notorious aircraft. Three-engine commercial jet customized with luxury appointments. Used for international flights including Clinton humanitarian trip (Brussels-Oslo-Stockholm-Brunei-HK-China, Nov 2003). Hangared at Aero Toy Store FBO, London Stansted in late 2012. Jet fuel at Stansted was $4.42/gal vs $8.01 at Paris Le Bourget. Jes Staley's entire family (James, Debrora, Sophia, Alexa) flew on this aircraft Feb 2005. Epstein was attempting to sell it from 2009-2012.
N909JE
Gulfstream G-IIB · Plan D LLC
Primary domestic aircraft before the Boeing 727. David Rodgers piloted frequent trips between Palm Beach (PBI), Teterboro (TEB), and St. Thomas (TIST). TECS II customs records show Alan Dershowitz flew Montreal to Boston on this aircraft (Nov 18, 2005) and Jean-Luc Brunel flew Anguilla to Palm Beach (Jan 1, 2005).
N212JE
Gulfstream G550 · Plan D LLC
Epstein's most advanced jet. Registered to multiple NY-area airports and heliports (East 34th St Heliport, Wall Street Heliport at Pier 6, VIP Heliport at West 30th St). Primary vehicle for Manhattan-based operations. Epstein was arrested at Teterboro on July 6, 2019 after his private jet landed from Paris.
N120JE
Gulfstream G-IV · Plan D LLC
Dedicated aircraft for Zorro Ranch (New Mexico) operations. Based at Santa Fe Municipal Airport, providing access to Epstein's 8,000-acre ranch where eugenics/insemination plans were discussed.
No linked source documents yet
N331JE 163 docs
Bell 430 · Hyperion Air LLC
Helicopter used to transport passengers between St. Thomas (Cyril E. King Airport / AYH C-Dock) and Little St. James Island. Court filing EFTA00018778 states helicopters were used 'to transport young women and underage girls between St. Thomas and Little St. James.' Flight plans 2010-2020.
N722JE “Air Ghislaine 2” 133 docs
Sikorsky S-76C · Hyperion Air LLC
Serial 760750. Nicknamed 'Air Ghislaine 2'. Ghislaine Maxwell held a private pilot certificate for rotorcraft (issued Oct 2, 2007). Larry Visoski testified the helicopter 'stayed in St. Thomas year round except for a once a year flight back to Palm Beach for annual maintenance.' He flew to St. Thomas 'two or three times a month, usually from Florida or New York.' Dec 2009 email: 'Helicopter ran perfect today, and GM flew excellent by the way!' FAA registration file (2020 FAA-to-FBI production): the serial-760750 airframe was registered by Air Ghislaine Inc; the registered-owner name changed from Air Ghislaine Inc to Shmitka Air Inc on 11 February 2010, and the 2 August 2010 registration was signed by Darren K. Indyke. The airframe was later sold (via Freedom Air International Inc / ASI Wings LLC) and re-registered as N722JE to Hyperion Air LLC, current registration issued 17 July 2019.
N908GM
Cessna C-421B · Ghislaine Maxwell
8-seat twin-engine propeller aircraft registered to Ghislaine Maxwell. 72 entries in unredacted flight logs. Used primarily for Florida local flights, Palm Beach to Titusville (Space Coast), Lakeland, Jacksonville, and Gwinnett GA. Pilots included Chris Wagner and Kristy Rodgers (David Rodgers' wife). Passengers typically limited to Epstein, Maxwell, and Rodgers family due to small capacity.
No linked source documents yet
N491GM “Air Ghislaine 1”
Bell Jet Ranger · Air Ghislaine Inc
Earlier helicopter registered to Ghislaine Maxwell. Flight plans 2000-2009. Preceded the Sikorsky S-76C as the primary helicopter. FAA fleet summary lists it as a Bell JetRanger nicknamed 'Air Ghislaine 1', registered to Air Ghislaine Inc, with flight plans 2000-2009.
Fleet Over Time
Each aircraft's years in service, coloured by the entity that owned it. The fleet was held through a chain of aviation shell companies (below).
1990199520002005201020152020
N908JEBoeing 727-200
N909JEGulfstream G-IIB
N908GMCessna C-421B
N120JEGulfstream G-IV
N491GMBell Jet Ranger
N212JEGulfstream G550
N331JEBell 430
N722JESikorsky S-76C
Air Ghislaine Inc Ghislaine Maxwell Hyperion Air LLC Plan D LLC
Aviation Shell Companies
Epstein used a chain of shell companies to obscure aircraft ownership and avoid Federal Excise Tax (FET).
Air Ghislaine Inc
Original aviation shell company. Had JPMorgan Chase bank statements (Maxwell trial exhibit GX-501). Larry Visoski signed as Director of Aviation.
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Shmitka Air Inc
Renamed from Air Ghislaine Inc in February 2010.
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Freedom Air International Inc
Intermediate entity in the aviation shell company chain.
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Hyperion Air LLC
Final aviation entity. Registered at 103 Foulk Road, Wilmington, DE. Owned Bell 430 (N331JE) and Sikorsky S-76C (N722JE).
Plan D LLC
USVI-registered entity for FAA aircraft registration. Lawrence Visoski named as sole Manager; Jeffrey E. Epstein as sole member (EFTA00009952, filed Mar 2017). Held fixed-wing aircraft: Boeing 727 (N908JE) and Gulfstream G550 (N212JE). "Plane Straw Man" email (Leon Black/Barry Cohen) discussed FET tax avoidance: "$400K per year of FET", using shell entity to conceal aircraft ownership.
Pilots & Flight Crew
mid-1990s - 2019
Hired mid-1990s as lower-ranking pilot. Became Chief Pilot in early 2000s after David Rodgers. Flew Epstein's jets and helicopters. Signed as Director of Aviation for all shell companies. Named sole Manager of Plan D, LLC (USVI) for FAA aircraft registration (EFTA00009952). Epstein concealed "cars, boats, houses" in Visoski's name (EFTA00800508). Assigned responsibility for "Helicopter/Cars/Electronics" in 2004 operations memo (EFTA00577389). FBI FD-302 (Nov 2006): provided employee list naming Maxwell as "Business Manager/Best Friend" (EFTA01688746). During 2008 work-release, Visoski "took several of the prison guards out to lunch and showed them the plane" at Epstein's direction.
~1997-2010+
Epstein's captain before Visoski's promotion. Maintained the most detailed flight logs (1995-2013), described as "voluminous, spanning thousands of flights" (EFTA00078263). Testified in Maxwell grand jury (March 2021) confirming he picked up 13-year-old Interlochen victim. Court filing revealed "three females conspicuously absent from Rogers' logs", evidence of deliberate passenger omission (EFTA01191873). Aviation operations coordinated from Zorro Development Corp, 49 Zorro Ranch Rd, Stanley NM (EFTA00320384). Assigned responsibility for "Planes: 727 & GIIB" in 2004 operations memo (EFTA00577389).
Larry Morrison
Flight Engineer
~2000s
Flight engineer for the Boeing 727. Referenced in 2001 crew list: 'David Rodgers Captain, Captain Lawrence Visoski, Flight engineer Larry Morrison. Plane is a 727 tail no. N908JE.'
Key Documented Flights
Flights documented in EFTA corpus with named passengers. Each links to a primary-source document and, where one exists, the detailed finding. See Flight Sources & Corroboration for how the record is sourced.
| Date | Route | Aircraft | Passengers | Significance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-01-01 | Various | N908JE | Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump, Ghislaine Maxwell, Marla Maples, Tiffany Trump, Eric Trump | SDNY internal email (Jan 2020): At least 8 Trump flights on N908JE (1993-1996). At least 4 with Maxwell present. One 1993 flight with only Epstein and Trump. Two flights included 'women who would be possible witnesses in a Maxwell case.' | EFTA00028716 Finding |
| 1994-08-18 | ASE → TVC | N908JE | Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell | Flight from Aspen to Traverse City (Cherry Capital Airport), gateway to Interlochen Center for the Arts. Maxwell's initials (G.M.) on return flight Aug 20. During this visit, Epstein and Maxwell approached a 13-year-old voice student at a picnic bench and began years of grooming and sexual abuse. Pilot Visoski confirmed picking up Epstein's luggage 'in the lobby of the Interlochen School of Music.' Epstein had donated a $200K lodge to the camp that same summer. Earliest documented recruitment flight. | EFTA00068582 EFTA02846460 Flight log Finding |
| 1998-02-09 | PBI → TEB | Jeffrey Epstein, Emmy Taylor, 1 Female, Alan Dershowitz, Glenn Dubin, Warren Whittet | Early flight log placing Dershowitz and Glenn Dubin on Epstein's aircraft. | Flight log | |
| 2000-12-11 | PBI → TEB | Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Virginia Roberts, Emmy Taylor | Virginia Roberts transported from Palm Beach to New York. | EFTA02731420 Flight log Finding | |
| 2000-12-17 | TEB → TIST | Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Virginia Roberts, Alberto Pinto | Virginia Roberts transported to St. Thomas / Little St. James Island. | EFTA02731420 Finding | |
| 2001-03-29 | TEB → SAF | N908JE | Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Virginia Roberts, Alberto Pinto, Banu Kukuckoulu, Marvin Minsky, Henry Jarecki | Trafficking of minor Virginia Roberts to Zorro Ranch with Minsky and Jarecki. Roberts was underage. | EFTA01266759 EFTA00159483 Flight log Finding |
| 2001-03-31 | SAF → PBI | N908JE | Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Virginia Roberts, Henry Jarecki, Marvin Minsky, Andrew Windsor, Nadia Bjorlin | Return flight from Zorro Ranch. Prince Andrew and Nadia Bjorlin added as passengers. | EFTA01266759 EFTA00159483 Flight log Finding |
| 2002-02-09 | Various | N908JE | Jeffrey Epstein, Bill Clinton, 4 Secret Service agents | Pilot Larry Visoski deposition (227 pages): Clinton flew on Boeing 727 'ten or twenty times.' This specific flight documented with 4 Secret Service agents. | EFTA00159483 EFTA01246710 Finding |
| 2002-06-21 | PBI → Nassau → JFK | Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Virginia Roberts, Sarah Kellen, Cindy Lopez, Jean-Luc Brunel, Pete Rathgeb | Virginia Roberts transported with Jean-Luc Brunel (later arrested for sex trafficking, died in custody Feb 2022). | EFTA02731420 Finding | |
| 2002-09-21 | JFK → Ponta Delgada (Portugal) → Accra (Ghana) → Abuja (Nigeria) → Kigali (Rwanda) → Maputo (Mozambique) → Cape Town → Johannesburg → Cape Town → Accra → Paris → London | N908JE | Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Bill Clinton, Doug Band, Kevin Spacey, Chris Tucker, Secret Service (multiple agents) | Clinton Foundation Africa trip (Sep 21-29, 2002). 10-day, 12-leg journey across 5 African countries. Unredacted flight logs confirm Kevin Spacey and Chris Tucker on every leg with Clinton. Doug Band (Clinton aide) present throughout. Secret Service protection detail confirms official presidential travel on Epstein's private aircraft. | EFTA01246710 Finding |
| 2002-09-27 | JFK → FRA → SIN → BKK → CNX (Royal Princess Hotel, 20 nights) → BKK → SIN → JFK → MIA | Singapore Airlines / Thai Airways (commercial) | Jane Doe 3 | Shoppers Travel booking paid by Epstein (booking ref ZXLL07, billed to 457 Madison Ave). Victim's sworn declaration states she was sent to Thailand to "interview a girl to bring back to the United States for Epstein." Exhibit 2 in Jane Doe 3's declaration in case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM. Victim stated: "In September 2002, I packed my bags for good. I knew this would be my only opportunity to break away from Epstein." This is documentary proof that Epstein used a commercial travel agency to facilitate trafficking. | EFTA00020729 |
| 2003-11-04 | Brussels → Oslo → Novosibirsk (Russia) → Hong Kong → Chengdu → Beijing | N908JE | Jeffrey Epstein, Bill Clinton, Doug Band, Ira Magaziner, Secret Service (multiple agents) | Clinton Foundation Asia trip (Nov 4-9, 2003). Ira Magaziner (Clinton health policy adviser) present. Route included stop in Novosibirsk, Russia. Unredacted flight logs total 25 Clinton entries across 20 flight dates (2002-2003). | EFTA01246710 Finding |
| 2004-05-05 | JFK → LFPB (Paris Le Bourget) | N908JE | Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Nadia Marcinkova, Sarah Kellen, Ariane Devonvoisin | Future Rothschild banking CEO Ariane Devonvoisin (maiden name; later Ariane de Rothschild after 2008 marriage to Benjamin de Rothschild) flew on the Boeing 727 to Paris with Epstein, Maxwell, Marcinkova, and Kellen. Places her in the inner circle alongside known trafficking accomplices 4 years before her Rothschild marriage and 4 years before Epstein's conviction. | EFTA02846460 Flight log |
| 2004-10-16 | TIST (St. Thomas) → PBI → JFK | N908JE | Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Prince Andrew | Prince Andrew departed FROM St. Thomas, confirming he visited Little St. James Island. Flew PBI → JFK the following day (Oct 17). Unredacted flight logs show 6 Andrew entries across 4 dates (1998-2004). | Flight log |
| 2005-01-01 | Anguilla → PBI | N909JE | Jean-Luc Brunel | TECS II US Customs records: Brunel on Epstein's Gulfstream. Brunel later arrested for sex trafficking (Dec 2020), died in custody (Feb 2022). | EFTA01683157 EFTA01683110 Finding |
| 2005-02-22 | TIST → PBI | N908JE | Jes Staley, Debrora Staley, Sophia Staley, Alexa Staley | TECS II US Customs records: Jes Staley's ENTIRE FAMILY on Epstein's Boeing 727, returning from St. Thomas to Palm Beach. | EFTA01683114 EFTA01683110 Finding |
| 2005-11-18 | Montreal → Boston | N909JE | Alan Dershowitz | TECS II US Customs records: Dershowitz on Epstein's Gulfstream. | EFTA01683130 EFTA01683110 Finding |
| 2010-08-01 | White Plains → Ibiza | Jarecki private plane | Henry Jarecki, women coordinated by Epstein | During Epstein's probation period. Passport numbers, addresses, DOB collected for women coordinated by Epstein to fly on Jarecki's plane. Departure 7:45 AM from White Plains. | EFTA01816504 Finding |
| 2012-03-01 | JFK → Paris Le Bourget | N908JE | Woody Allen, Soon-Yi Previn, Bechet Allen, Manzie Allen | Woody Allen's entire family (including two adopted daughters) flew on Epstein's Boeing 727 to Paris. | EFTA00306935 Finding |
| 2012-10-02 | Citation Jet to STT → helicopter → Little St. James | N3FD | Todd Meister, Francisco D'Agostino | Todd Meister + 'Venezuelan friend' flew Citation Jet to St. Thomas, then helicopter pickup by Larry Visoski to Little St. James. | EFTA00403880 Finding |
| 2012-12-07 | Paris Le Bourget → London Stansted → New York | N908JE | Jeffrey Epstein, Russian woman (redacted) | Visa circumvention operation. Chapman Freeborn charter (Citation Jet F-GXRK) Paris→Stansted for 2 passengers to board Boeing 727 at Aero Toy Store FBO. Russian woman had no UK visa, private aviation transit loophole exploited. | EFTA01974679 Finding |
| 2013-02-01 | TEB → SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) | Jeffrey Epstein, 2 Russian assistants, 1 South African assistant | Epstein bringing foreign nationals to SpaceX. Security could not 'clear the foreign nationals to accompany Jeffrey into the facility.' | EFTA00394956 EFTA00359821 Finding | |
| 2014-11-29 | Tokyo → PBI → helicopter → Little St. James | Reid Hoffman, Joi Ito | Reid Hoffman and Joi Ito (MIT Media Lab) visited island. Epstein's car, jet from Ft. Lauderdale, helicopter from St. Thomas. 6 years after 2008 conviction. | EFTA00362236 Finding | |
| 2016-03-17 | TEB → Hanscom Field (Bedford, MA) | JetSuite charter | John Brockman, Max Brockman, Nicolas Negroponte | Epstein's private jet to MIT/Harvard area. 8 years after Florida conviction. Brockman (Edge Foundation) and Negroponte (MIT Media Lab co-founder) still traveling on Epstein-funded flights. | EFTA00304853 Finding |
Border Crossings (TECS II)
US Customs TECS II records include 5 individually documented crossings for this fleet (Staley, Dershowitz, Brunel and others), each with a primary-source document. The full CBP / TECS II record, every border crossing and private-aircraft arrival plus these key crossings, is on the Border Crossings page.
Airports & Bases
Airports and bases used by this fleet. For the broader map of places across the investigation, see Locations.
TEB
(KTEB)
Teterboro Airport
New Jersey
Primary NYC gateway. ~12 miles from Manhattan. Hundreds of flights documented. Epstein arrested here July 6, 2019 after landing from Paris.
PBI
(KPBI)
Palm Beach International Airport
Florida
Access to Palm Beach mansion (358 El Brillo Way). Frequent flights to/from TEB and TIST. Victims transported from NY to PB and back.
STT
(TIST)
Cyril E. King Airport
St. Thomas, USVI
Gateway to Little St. James Island. Boeing 727 based here. No customs required arriving from mainland US, exploited to minimize scrutiny. Helicopter transfer to island. AYH C-Dock (American Yacht Harbor, Red Hook) also used for boat pickup.
SAF
(KSAF)
Santa Fe Municipal Airport
New Mexico
Access to Zorro Ranch. Flight 1479 (March 29, 2001): Epstein, Maxwell, Virginia Roberts (minor), Henry Jarecki, Marvin Minsky flew TEB→SAF.
LBG
(LFPB)
Paris Le Bourget Airport
France
European aviation hub. Access to 22 Avenue Foch apartment. Flights carrying Virginia Roberts internationally (Paris→Greece→Morocco). Woody Allen family flew N908JE JFK to Paris Le Bourget (March 2012). Jet fuel $8.01/gal vs $4.42 at Stansted.
STN
(EGSS)
London Stansted Airport
United Kingdom
UK private aviation hub. Boeing 727 hangared at Aero Toy Store FBO. Used to circumvent UK immigration for Russian woman (Dec 2012, private jet transit loophole). Maxwell flew JFK→STN April 21, 2007 (TECS). Epstein attempted to broker purchase of entire airport for Chinese investors (2011).
TVC
(KTVC)
Cherry Capital Airport
Traverse City, Michigan
Gateway to Interlochen Center for the Arts (~23 min drive). Pilot Visoski confirmed flying there 'at least once a year or maybe twice a year in the summer months' throughout the 1990s, 'Epstein went to Interlochen almost every summer in the 1990s.' Aug 18, 1994 flight (Aspen→TVC) corroborates recruitment of 13-year-old victim. Visoski picked up Epstein's luggage 'in the lobby of the Interlochen School of Music.' Itzhak Perlman flew on some Interlochen flights. Epstein had his own lodge/cabin on campus.