John Travolta got a new pilot's license!
John Travolta has great passion for airplanes. This time the actor got a new pilot's license and celebrated it on the networks.
John Travolta's passion for airplanes is known throughout the world. The actor, who got his first pilot's license in 1978, has been racking up hours in the air and training to pilot the craft. In recent days, the protagonist of Grease fulfilled a new goal by obtaining a 737 license. Who would say?
'It is a very proud moment in my aviation history, ' he announced in a video posted on his Instagram account. 'A very proud moment for me. I just received my 737 license.' Travolta finished.
Travolta owns several planes. His possessions include a Bombardier Challenger 601, a Boeing 707-138B and an Eclipse 500. The actor bought the 707 22 years ago and spent $20 million refurbishing it. The aircraft could carry 150 passengers, however, he completely modified it. The plane today has two bedrooms, a huge bathroom with a shower, two dining rooms and seats to carry 15 passengers. He made it as he wanted.
For added convenience when flying, the star has a private landing strip at his home, which allows him to come straight home after a while of flying. 'I once turned down a role because it overlapped with my driving training. The movie was Dare to Destiny. I was a little sorry because they had written it for me, but I really wanted to go to flight school,' John stated a few years ago, referring to the film that ended up in hands of Richard Gere in 1982.
His love for airplanes was born during his childhood and grew over the years, to the point that his eldest son, who passed away in 2009, was named Jett. 'When I was five years old, my sister, who was 14 years older than me, was leaving for college and we took her to the airport. Also, my house in New Jersey was very close to LaGuardia airport, so every time a plane took off or landed it passed very close by and when I saw them I was fascinated.' he recalled.In 2007, the star set a world record by becoming the first actor in the world to have flown 50,000 kilometers over the past decades, a number that he continued to increase over the years.
Since the death of his wife, actress Kelly Preston, John Travolta has dedicated himself entirely to raising their two children: Ella, 21, and Benjamin, 11 . The last acting jobs that the protagonist of Hairspray did was in the films Trading Paint and The Fanatic, both from 2019 and in the series Die Hart, from 2020. Also, this year the film Paradise City would be released, in which he shares the poster with Bruce Willis and Stephen Dorff.
Once the recordings of these works were finished, the actor set out to accompany his wife in her fight against breast cancer, a disease against which she battled for two years. Preston died in August 2020. 'She was undergoing medical treatment for some time, supported by her family and friends,' a family close friend told at the time.
