Pytchair

PYTCHAir is the name given to a Boeing 727 located in the Brislington area of Bristol. The aircraft was originally a Japan Airlines passenger aircraft which first flew in 1968. It was converted into a private jet and operated by various owners including LarMag Aviation.^[2]

Pytchair
PYTCHAir resting on containers
General information
Type	Boeing 727-46
Manufacturer	Boeing
Owners	Japan Airlines (1967 – 1975) Hapag-Lloyd Flug (1975 – 1981) Dee Howard Aircraft Sales (1981 – 1982) Reseverry Corp. (1982 – 1992) Larmag Aviation Ltd (1992 – 1996) IDG Ltd (1996 – 2015) Johnny Palmer (2020 - Present) [citation needed]
Construction number	19282/495[1]
Registration	JA8325 (1967 – 1975 with Japan Airlines, named Shinano) D-AHLQ (1975 – 1981 with Hapag-Lloyd) N4245S (1981 – 1982 with Dee Howard Aircraft Sales) VR-CBE (1982 – 1992 with Reseverry Corp.) VR-CLM (1992 – 1996 with Larmag Aviation Ltd) VR-CMN (1996 – 1997 with IDG Ltd) VP-CMN (1997 – 2015 with IDG Ltd) [citation needed]
History
Manufactured	1967
First flight	13 November 1967
In service	1967 - 2015
Preserved at	Bonville Road, Brislington
Fate	Broken up in 2015; fuselage preserved

It was purchased in 2020 to be used as an office. The relocation was delayed until February 2021, when it was transported by road to Bonville Road, Brislington.^[3] As of November 2021^[update], the fuselage is on display and used as an office, filming location and is available for charity events.^[4] It has been featured as a “quirky" and "cool" office.^[5][6]

In March 2022 the fuselage was covered in street art by Bristol street artists Harriet Wood, Curtis Hylton and Hasan Kamil.^[7] The art work drew media attention.^[8]

In early 2024 it was added to Airbnb and has been referred to as the "coolest"^[9] and "wildest"^[10] property on the platform by various media outlets.

In January 2025 is was widely reported that the aircraft had been owned and used by Pablo Escobar.^{[11][12][13][14]}

Gallery

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  PYTCHAir
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  Exterior artwork
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  Cockpit
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  Interior view
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  Interior corridor
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  Transportation
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  Interior view
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  Fuselage being prepared for transportation
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  Arrival in Bristol

References

1. "VP-CNM". rzjets. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
2. "Registration Details for VP-CMN (IDG) 727-46 - PlaneLogger". Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
3. "Bristol motorway journey for huge Boeing jet". BBC News. 27 February 2021. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
4. "PYTCHAir (Boeing 727)". Bristol Open Doors. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
5. Finch, Hannah (8 April 2022). "Nine of the UK's quirkiest offices from a jumbo jet, DJ booths to a dance floor". Business Live. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
6. Turton, Tora (1 February 2023). "The UK's 10 coolest offices of 2023". Adzuna. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
7. "Boeing 727 plane in Bristol transformed after paint job". 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
8. "Boeing 727 that travelled along M5 transformed". 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
9. A. O. L. Staff (2 January 2025). "Inside the world's coolest Airbnb — a private jet previously owned by Pablo Escobar". www.aol.com. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
10. "The world's wildest Airbnb is in the UK — and was once owned by Pablo Escobar". Metro. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
11. "The world's wildest Airbnb is in the UK — and was once owned by Pablo Escobar". Metro. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
12. Pinkstone, Joe (2 January 2025). "How to spend a night in 'Pablo Escobar's private jet' in Bristol". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
13. Kile, Meredith (6 January 2025). "Pablo Escobar's Private Jet Is Now an Airbnb". VICE. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
14. Hassel, Jeremiah (2 January 2025). "Pablo Escobar's private jet transformed into luxury Airbnb with hot tub". The Mirror US. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

Further reading

• Campos, G. (31 August 2021), "Inside the Midwich-equipped PYTCHAir private jet", Avinter Active, retrieved 23 May 2023
• "Boeing 727 to be transported down M5 and M4". 12 February 2021.
• "Former private jet to become unique office and meetings space". 4 November 2020.
• "Bristol entrepreneur purchases Boeing 727 from Cotswold Airport for office expansion". 10 February 2021.
• "Boeing 727 'stuck in the mud' at Cotswold Airport". 29 January 2021.
• "Bristol motorway journey for huge Boeing jet". BBC News. 27 February 2021.
• "Here's a Cut-Up Boeing 727 Slowly Crawling Down the Motorway to its New Home". 2 March 2021.

External links

• Media related to Pytchair at Wikimedia Commons

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