Jack Sweeney Creates New Tool Tracking Russian Oligarchs Jet Movements | Practice Source - Legal News and Views

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The teenager known for tracking Elon Musk’s jet has started to monitor the flight paths of Russian oligarchs as their movements come under increasing scrutiny following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

In a new Twitter account created over the weekend, 19-year-old Jack Sweeney from Florida has already amassed nearly 162,000 followers as the teen tracks the private jets of at least 21 Russian billionaires and tycoons.

Roman Abramovich's Jet LX-RAY Landed near Istanbul, ?stanbul Province, TR. Apx. flt. time 4 Hours : 33 Mins. pic.twitter.com/KH8zqWTdcQ

— Russian Oligarch Jets (@RUOligarchJets) March 1, 2022

According to the new account @RuOligarchJets, the private jets and helicopters of Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea Football Club, have been taking off and touching down in various destinations including Moscow, Baku, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Dubai as of Monday.

In addition to tracking flight movements, Sweeney also tracks other measures including fuel usage and cost.

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According to @RuOligarchJets, Abramovich’s Jet LX-RAY that landed in Baku had a flight time of 2 hours and 27 minutes, used 3,767kg of jet fuel which cost $6,369 and spent 13 tonnes of CO₂ emissions.