Planetags Boeing 707-330 - N88ZL - BON JOVI

Bon Jovi, The Eagles, Pearl Jam: one remarkable aircraft

Own a piece of the Boeing 707 that carried rock legends and high-profile passengers around the world. N88ZL served as a tour aircraft for Bon Jovi and The Eagles, while its passenger history also includes Pearl Jam and former U.S. President Bill Clinton.

Handcrafted from authentic fuselage skin of this Boeing 707-330, these PlaneTags connect aviation heritage with the world of music tours and VIP travel. For Bon Jovi fans, it is a tangible link to the jet that carried the band between shows. For other collectors, its broader passenger history gives this aircraft a story well beyond a single band.

Rock legends and presidential passengers

Bon Jovi was not the only big name associated with N88ZL. The aircraft also served as a tour plane for The Eagles and carried Pearl Jam, Fleetwood Mac, the Bee Gees, Bryan Adams and Beyoncé during its charter career. Its executive cabin welcomed performers alongside other prominent passengers, including former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Hugh Hefner with his Girls Next Door.

That mix of rock music and VIP travel makes N88ZL an unusual collectable: genuine aircraft material from a jet whose passenger list crossed musical generations and reached beyond the stage.

From Lufthansa to VIP charter flights

Built in 1965, this Boeing 707-330 was delivered to Lufthansa as D-ABUF. In 1984, it began a second career as a private charter jet with Miami-based Lowa Limited, becoming N88ZL. Fitted with an executive cabin, it transported musicians, performers and dignitaries in comfort around the world.

A collectable with a touring story

MotoArt created these PlaneTags from genuine skin of N88ZL, preserving part of an aircraft with both airline heritage and music history. Add it to your Boeing collection or display it alongside your rock memorabilia as a conversation piece with a story beyond the concert stage.

Bon Jovi aboard: the Hamilton runway incident

On 21 January 2006, N88ZL skidded off the runway at Hamilton International Airport in Ontario, Canada, with Bon Jovi on board. The aircraft was arriving from the band’s previous tour stop in Buffalo, New York, ahead of three more Canadian shows.

There were 14 passengers and crew aboard. No one was severely hurt, and the tour continued. This chapter gives N88ZL a particularly memorable place in Bon Jovi’s touring history.

The Boeing 707 legacy

Boeing’s first jetliner, the 707 first flew in 1957. This long-range, narrow-body aircraft helped usher in the jet age and became a dominant force in passenger transport through the 1960s and well into the 1970s. N88ZL later brought that aviation heritage into the world of international music tours.

Aircraft characteristics

• Manufacturer: Boeing
• Model: 707-330
• Tail number: N88ZL
• Build year: 1965
• Original registration: D-ABUF
• Crew: Three
• Passenger capacity listed for the aircraft: 192; later fitted with an executive charter cabin
• Wingspan: 145 ft 9 in
• Length: 152 ft 11 in
• Height: 42 ft 5 in

Aircraft performance

• Maximum take-off weight: 328,000 lb
• Range: 5,353 nautical miles
• Maximum cruise speed: 480 knots
• Ceiling: 36,000 ft
• Rate of climb: 3,550 ft/min
• Engines: Four Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3/3B engines