Post by corsair67 on Jan 2, 2007 16:59:38 GMT 12
Interesting that the bigwigs of a company which doesn't have any qualms about keeping records about people's internet footprints aren't too keen on everyone knowing what they're up to and where they're going? 
From stuff.co.nz.
GOOGLE IT: A Boeing 767 parked at Christchurch airport is believed to be owned by Google billionaires Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Picture: Don Scott.
Start your search engines – a mysterious plane on the tarmac at Christchurch Airport may have ferried Google internet kings Sergey Brin and Larry Page to New Zealand.
A Boeing 767 reportedly linked to billionaire Google co-owners Brin and Page was spotted at the airport yesterday afternoon.
The Press was unable to confirm yesterday whether either of them was on board.
The chief executive of Christchurch based private jet charter company Pacific Jets, Terry Murdoch, said while the company had been involved in the plane's arrival, staff had signed confidentiality agreements forbidding them to reveal details of passengers or their plans.
According to reports in the United States the plane is technically owned by a holding company in Delaware closely linked to Google Inc.
The company has blocked out the plane's tail number to prevent it being tracked by the public via internet tracking sites.
The 767 is said to be among the largest private jets in the world, nearly 70 per cent longer and three times heavier than the Gulfstream favoured by many businessmen and celebrities.
The jet has reportedly been refurbished and now sports two bedrooms and adjoining bathrooms, a sitting area and a large galley. It is capable of holding up to 50 passengers. Brin and Page are estimated to have a combined worth of $US20 billion ($NZ28.5b).
In July, The Wall Street Journal reported Brin and Page were in a legal dispute with an aviation designer hired to refurbish the plane.
From stuff.co.nz.
GOOGLE IT: A Boeing 767 parked at Christchurch airport is believed to be owned by Google billionaires Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Picture: Don Scott.
Start your search engines – a mysterious plane on the tarmac at Christchurch Airport may have ferried Google internet kings Sergey Brin and Larry Page to New Zealand.
A Boeing 767 reportedly linked to billionaire Google co-owners Brin and Page was spotted at the airport yesterday afternoon.
The Press was unable to confirm yesterday whether either of them was on board.
The chief executive of Christchurch based private jet charter company Pacific Jets, Terry Murdoch, said while the company had been involved in the plane's arrival, staff had signed confidentiality agreements forbidding them to reveal details of passengers or their plans.
According to reports in the United States the plane is technically owned by a holding company in Delaware closely linked to Google Inc.
The company has blocked out the plane's tail number to prevent it being tracked by the public via internet tracking sites.
The 767 is said to be among the largest private jets in the world, nearly 70 per cent longer and three times heavier than the Gulfstream favoured by many businessmen and celebrities.
The jet has reportedly been refurbished and now sports two bedrooms and adjoining bathrooms, a sitting area and a large galley. It is capable of holding up to 50 passengers. Brin and Page are estimated to have a combined worth of $US20 billion ($NZ28.5b).
In July, The Wall Street Journal reported Brin and Page were in a legal dispute with an aviation designer hired to refurbish the plane.
