New England Patriots show off customized Boeing 767
Posted October 04, 2017 7:00 am
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - The New England Patriots are celebrating the inaugural flight of their very own Boeing 767.
The team was at T.F. Green Airport in Rhode Island on Wednesday before taking their customized aircraft to Florida, where they play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday.
The plane is painted with the team's logo amid red-white-and-blue colors. It also has the team's five Lombardi trophies painted on the tail.
In a video posted online , Gillette Stadium Chief Operating Officer Jim Nolan explains the team can now bring all its people and equipment on every trip. He says they've installed the widest and largest seats the plane can handle and added five inches of legroom beyond a typical first-class seat.
The team has two of the planes and will use one as a backup.
The New England Patriots customized Boeing 767 passenger jet sits on the tarmac, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, at T.F. Green Airport, in Warwick, R.I. The NFL football team are to fly in the aircraft, which is painted with the team's logo and red-white-and-blue colors, and includes the Pats' five Lombardi trophies painted on the tail, on their way to Florida, where they play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, Oct. 5. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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A detail of the New England Patriots customized Boeing 767 passenger jet shows images of the Patriots' five Lombardi trophies, as the airplane rests on the tarmac, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, at T.F. Green Airport, in Warwick, R.I. The NFL football team are to fly in the aircraft, which is painted with the team's logo and red-white-and-blue colors, on their way to Florida, where they play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Thursday, Oct. 5. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Members of the media, bottom, record images of the New England Patriots customized Boeing 767 passenger jet as it sits on the tarmac, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, at T.F. Green Airport, in Warwick, R.I. The NFL football team are to fly in the aircraft, which is painted with the team's logo and red-white-and-blue colors, and includes the Pats' five Lombardi trophies painted on the tail, on their way to Florida, where they play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Thursday, Oct. 5. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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The New England Patriots customized Boeing 767 passenger jet takes off from T.F. Green Airport, in Warwick, R.I. , Wednesday, Octl. 4, 2017. The team are flying on the aircraft, which is painted with the team's logo and red-white-and-blue colors, and includes the Pats' five Lombardi trophies painted on the tail, on their way to Florida, where they are to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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The New England Patriots customized Boeing 767 passenger jet taxis at T.F. Green Airport, in Warwick, R.I., Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. The team are to fly on the aircraft, which is painted with the team's logo and red-white-and-blue colors, and includes the Pats' five Lombardi trophies painted on the tail, on their way to Florida, where they are to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, left, and Jonathan Kraft, president of the Kraft Group, right, speak with one another at the start of a news conference in front of the New England Patriots customized Boeing 767 passenger jet, behind, on the tarmac, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, R.I. The NFL football team are to fly in the aircraft, which is painted with the team's logo and red-white-and-blue colors, and includes the Pats' five Lombardi trophies painted on the tail, on their way to Florida where they are to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Thursday, Oct. 5. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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