John Travolta’s Old Boeing 707—En Route to Australia

Hollywood star and pilot donated the aircraft to a museum in 2017, but its delivery has faced delays.

Jack Daleo

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 03:00 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

John Travolta served as a brand ambassador for Qantas when flying his Boeing 707, which he donated to an Australian museum in 2017. [Credit: Qantas Airways]

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John Travolta's former Boeing 707 is being shipped in disassembled form from Georgia to Australia for public display at the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) Aviation Museum.
Originally intended to be flown, the aircraft's transport method was changed due to stringent FAA airworthiness directives, maintenance challenges, and pandemic-related delays.
The HARS Aviation Museum plans to reassemble the 707 and, leveraging its proven restoration expertise, hopes to eventually return the aircraft to taxi or even flying status.

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After nearly a decade of anticipation, John Travolta’s former Boeing 707 is on the move to its final destination—a public display at the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) Aviation Museum at Australia’s Shellharbour Airport (YSHL).

The actor, pilot, and Living Legends of Aviation inductee—also a former ambassador for Qantas Airways and Bombardier’s Learjet, Challenger, and Global business aircraft—is not flying the luxury jet, which was the original plan when he donated it to HARS in 2017. Instead, a crew of three aircraft restoration specialists disassembled the aircraft at Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (KBQK) in Georgia and loaded it on a ship this week.