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Diddy’s private jet is available for charter amid a sex-trafficking case
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Diddy’s private jet is available for charter amid a sex-trafficking case

  • Sean “Diddy” Combs’ private jet appears to be available for charter.
  • The Gulfstream G550, known as the LoveAir, is also listed for sale, Combs’ attorneys said.
  • Diddy remains behind bars in Brooklyn after his arrest for sex trafficking.

Sean “Diddy” CombsThe luxury private jet is apparently available for charter while the disgraced music mogul sits in jail.

The Gulfstream G550known as LoveAir, it appears to be available for lease through Silver Air, a private jet charter company based in Southern California.

Federal Aviation Administration records show the plane, registered N1969C, is owned by LoveAir LLC, an entity owned by Combs. An aircraft with the same model and tail number is listed in the Victor private jet market, with Silver Air noted as the operator.

The description and photos match an aircraft listed on the Silver Air website without a number displayed.

Silver Air declined to comment on the listing. Attorneys for Combs and Victor did not immediately respond to a request for comment for this story.

The G550 was built in 2015 and has a matte black exterior and beige interiors. It can accommodate 14 passengers, is pet-friendly and has an entertainment system, according to the ad on Victor.

Since Combs’ arrest in September and indicted on federal charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, the plane took 30 flights. This includes destinations such as French Polynesia, New Zealand, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Baja, Mexico, according to JetSpy data.

Aircraft rental is likely a temporary money maker for Combs. He is also trying to sell the plane, his lawyers said in their latest bid to be released from prison ahead of his criminal trial.

Combs’ attorneys filed that bail request Friday. Combs has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges.

Used planes of the same make and model are available for sale for between $26 million and $30 million, according to private aviation company listings Liberty Jet.

The plane, which prosecutors argued could make a flight riskis one of its remaining liquid assets.

Although the specific plane is not named in any of the lawsuits against Combs, several lawsuits accuse him of transporting his alleged sexual abuse victims on private or commercial planes or of procuring illegal drugs by plane. Combs has repeatedly denied sexual assault.

Since a series of civil lawsuits began last year, Diddy’s business empire — which at one point included a lucrative deal with Diageo, a catalog of hit music and a successful clothing line — collapsed.

He retains ownership of one mansion on Miami’s Star Island worth about $48 million, as well as valuable jewelry and art collections. The Star Island house was offered as collateral in Combs’ three requests to be released from prison on a $50 million bond package. Judges previously rejected Combs’ first two bail bids. The latest bail application will be considered at a further court hearing set for next week.

He also owns a Los Angeles mansion that was put on the market for $61.5 million in September, weeks before his arrest.