The Yard Group analyzed flight data from the ADS-B Exchange compiled by Jack H. Sweeney’s Celebrity Jets and determined that Spielberg’s plane has burned at least $116,159 worth of jet fuel during the 16 trips across 17,000 miles it has flown since June 23. This figure is reportedly a gross underestimate, as fuel and distance metrics for an additional three trips have not been included in the final tally.
Spielberg’s expulsion of exhaust — 4,465 tons of CO2 in 2022 alone — has prompted some criticism, especially as the Hollywood director has long been an outspoken climate critic and global warming fretter.
