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Westlife have forked out £4million
on a private jet.
The Irish boy band, who had a hit with Flying Without Wings, are sick
of chartering planes to travel around the world and will split the cost
of the aircraft.
The lads Bryan McFadden, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, Kian Egan and Nicky
Byrne, are each chipping in £800,000 for the Gulfstream III.
They have insisted the plane — built in the Eighties — be given
a full overhaul and safety checks before they take delivery.
It will also have the latest equipment installed, including state-of-the-art
seats with built-in plasma screens, DVD player and game consoles PlayStation
2 and Xbox.
There will also be a small but well-equipped music studio built at the
back of the jet. The outside of the plane will be repainted with the Westlife
logo.
A pal of the band told me: "It sounds like a lavish gesture but it
makes sense. Even when they’re not working, they tend to be flying
somewhere every week. They’re always back and forth between Dublin
and London. But when things are busy or they’re on tour, they are
flying all over the world. Now they’ll have their own plane ready
to go wherever and whenever they need it."
The Gulfstream III will be based at Dublin airport, with the band members
and their partners getting equal access.
When not in use, the jet — which has a range of 3,500 miles, a top
speed of 529mph and can cruise at 45,000ft — will be rented out to
recoup some of the cost. The lads, who released their new single Obvious
yesterday, have agreed to keep the plane on should the band split.
The pal said: "If any of them pursue solo careers or just want to
go on holiday, it will still be there for them."
In the past Westlife’s record label BMG chartered planes for the
band, the cost of which came out of their profits.
source: The Sun
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On 23rd February
2004 Westlife will release their new single "Obvious", the 3rd
single to be taken from the number one album "Turnaround".
"Obvious" is available
on 2 CD's, both are packed with loads of extras.
CD1 is strictly Limited Edition and features an exclusive Flying Without
Wings, My Love & Mandy medley.
CD 2 features a brand new track and a live song taken from the Greatest
Hits Tour, plus the full "Obvious" video and a Making Of video
feature.
CD 1 - Limited Edition
01: Obvious
02: Westlife Hits Medley
CD 2
01: Obvious
02: I'm Missing Loving You
03: To Be With You (Live)
04: Obvious Video
05: Making Of Obvious Video
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