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14 EXECUTIVE TRAVELLER CELEBRITY FEATURE 15 Swiftly does it Not every 24-year-old owns a private jet. Actually practically not many 24-year-olds can afford to own a house, let alone a private jet. But this is no ordinary 24-year-old we’re talking about. Having signed her first contract with Sony aged 14, American TAYLOR SWIFT became the youngest songwriter ever hired by the company. The golden voiced artist is known for her narrative songs about her experiences as a teenager and young adult. As a songwriter, she is already won seven Grammy Awards, 12 Billboard Music Awards, 11 American Music Awards, seven Country Music Association Awards and six Academy of Country Music Awards. Album sales have passed the 26 million mark and her music has been downloaded over 75 million times. When you’re this big, you can afford a private jet, however old you are. Unless you are John Mayer, Harry Styles, Jake Gyllenhaal or Conor Kennedy, the chances that you will get to see the interior, or even the exterior of Taylor Swift’s private jet are admittedly close to none. So we’ve done the work for you. Here’s some interesting trivia in numbers about the singer’s costly wings: 40 The jet is a Dassault-Breguet Mystere Falcon 900 reputed to be worth $40 million. Swift bought her little toy in 2011 when it had been around for just two years. While the rest of us can only dream of saving up such sums, Swift bagged over $45 million that year, so for her, this was a steal. 12 Inside you’re find the jet has 12 seats meaning this is no poky plane. Swift can easily take a group of her closest buddies for a little trip to the Bahamas, or perhaps just for tea at the Ritz. 13 This is the singer’s favourite number. She even goes as far as to draw the number on her hand before she goes on stage. So it comes as no surprise to learn that on the nose of the jet you can see a clearly printed number