Barack Obama Wants A Jet — Looks Like He Will Get One. Barack Obama finally gets his own private jet.

Barack Obama spent part of his Presidential campaign been flying around the country in charter jets and borrowed planes – including this Gulfstream jet owned by Atlanta pastor Eddie Long — while Obama was campaigning for the Democratic nomination for president. This photo is courtesy Bob Holland, and was taken as the plane was departing London’s Luton Airport.

Now Obama will have access to a custom Boeing 747 — definitely a nicer plane than the private Gulfstream IIB Obama has been crisscrossing the country in. Air Force One is not exactly a private jet – after all it’s owned by the United States government. This 747 may actually be the ultimate public jet.

When Barack Obama gets the new jet maybe the pilots will be a little more careful. It seems Obama was flying into Chicago’s Midway Airport on the way home from Nevada on a private Gulfstream II jet during the campaign when the pilot accidentally clipped the wing of a Cessna 208 while parking.

According to Elizabeth Cory with the Federal Aviation Administration, Obama’s Gulfstream collided with the right wing of an empty Cessna aircraft. “The FAA is investigating, the National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation,” said Ms. Cory. There were no injuries reported.

The Gulfstream landed around 2:30 AM and was taxiing to a general aviation parking area when the pilot drove the big corporate jet into the Cessna.

The Gulfstream carries the tail number N747NB, and according to the FAA the jet is registered to Long Charter Air, LLC – an Atlanta based firm.

Long Charter Air is located at 6400 Woodrow Rd, Lithonia, Georgia – That’s the same address as New Birth Missionary Baptist Church – a large church headed by Bishop Eddie L. Long with over 25,000 members.

This Gulfstream is a 40 year old jet built by Grumman. It’s powered by a pair of Rolls Royce SPEY MK 511SR turbo fan engines. This jet seats 14 people in a typical corporate seating configuration. If you want to buy a 1968 Gulfstream IIB expect top pay $3 to $4 million.