Pytchair

{{Short description|Boeing 727 aircraft}}

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{{Use British English|date=May 2023}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox aircraft

| name = Pytchair

| image = File:PYTCHAir on containers.jpg

| caption = PYTCHAir resting on containers

| type = Boeing 727-46

| manufacturer = Boeing

| construction_number = 19282/495{{cite web|accessdate=12 September 2022|title=VP-CNM|url=https://rzjets.net/aircraft/?reg=43903|website=rzjets|archive-date=9 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109181023/https://rzjets.net/aircraft/?reg=43903|url-status=live}}

| construction_date = 1967

| civil_registration = {{ubl

| JA8325 (1967 – 1975 with Japan Airlines, named Shinano)

| D-AHLQ (1975 – 1981 with Hapag-Lloyd)

| N4245S (1981 – 1982 with Dee Howard Aircraft Sales)

| VR-CBE (1982 – 1992 with Reseverry Corp.)

| VR-CLM (1992 – 1996 with Larmag Aviation Ltd)

| VR-CMN (1996 – 1997 with IDG Ltd)

| VP-CMN (1997 – 2015 with IDG Ltd)

}}{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

| first_flight = 13 November 1967

| owners = {{ubl

| Japan Airlines (1967 – 1975)

| Hapag-Lloyd Flug (1975 – 1981)

| Dee Howard Aircraft Sales (1981 – 1982)

| Reseverry Corp. (1982 – 1992)

| Larmag Aviation Ltd (1992 – 1996)

| IDG Ltd (1996 – 2015)

| Johnny Palmer (2020 - Present)

}}{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

| in_service = 1967 - 2015

| fate = Broken up in 2015; fuselage preserved

| preservation = Bonville Road, Brislington

}}

PYTCHAir is the name given to a Boeing 727 located in the Brislington area of Bristol. The aircraft was originally a Japan Airlines passenger aircraft which first flew in 1968. It was converted into a private jet and operated by various owners including LarMag Aviation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/VP-CMN/496460|title=Registration Details for VP-CMN (IDG) 727-46 - PlaneLogger|access-date=28 February 2021|archive-date=9 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109181024/https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/VP-CMN/496460|url-status=live}}

It was purchased in 2020 to be used as an office. The relocation was delayed until February 2021, when it was transported by road to Bonville Road, Brislington.{{Cite news|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-56222067|title = Bristol motorway journey for huge Boeing jet|work = BBC News|date = 27 February 2021|access-date = 28 February 2021|archive-date = 28 February 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210228005754/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-56222067|url-status = live}} {{As of|2021|11}}, the fuselage is on display and used as an office, filming location and is available for charity events.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-02 |title=PYTCHAir (Boeing 727) |url=https://bristolopendoors.org.uk/events/pytchair-boeing-727/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Bristol Open Doors |language=en-US |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321193118/https://bristolopendoors.org.uk/events/pytchair-boeing-727/ |url-status=live }} It has been featured as a “quirky" and "cool" office.{{Cite web |last=Finch |first=Hannah |date=2022-04-08 |title=Nine of the UK's quirkiest offices from a jumbo jet, DJ booths to a dance floor |url=https://www.business-live.co.uk/commercial-property/nine-uks-quirkiest-offices-converted-23589409 |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Business Live |language=en |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109181023/https://www.business-live.co.uk/commercial-property/nine-uks-quirkiest-offices-converted-23589409 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Turton |first=Tora |date=2023-02-01 |title=The UK's 10 coolest offices of 2023 |url=https://www.adzuna.co.uk/blog/coolest-offices-in-the-uk/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Adzuna |language=en-GB |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321193117/https://www.adzuna.co.uk/blog/coolest-offices-in-the-uk/ |url-status=live }}

In March 2022 the fuselage was covered in street art by Bristol street artists Harriet Wood, Curtis Hylton and Hasan Kamil.{{Cite web|url = https://www.business-live.co.uk/commercial-property/boeing-727-plane-bristol-transformed-23496794|title = Boeing 727 plane in Bristol transformed after paint job|date = 25 March 2022|access-date = 28 March 2022|archive-date = 30 March 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220330015624/https://www.business-live.co.uk/commercial-property/boeing-727-plane-bristol-transformed-23496794|url-status = live}} The art work drew media attention.{{Cite web|url = https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/boeing-727-travelled-along-m5-6858689|title = Boeing 727 that travelled along M5 transformed|date = 25 March 2022|access-date = 28 March 2022|archive-date = 29 March 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220329021121/https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/boeing-727-travelled-along-m5-6858689|url-status = live}}

In early 2024 it was added to Airbnb and has been referred to as the "coolest"{{Cite web |author=A. O. L. Staff |date=2025-01-02 |title=Inside the world’s coolest Airbnb — a private jet previously owned by Pablo Escobar |url=https://www.aol.com/inside-world-coolest-airbnb-private-152629790.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAED4NxN01Hp0Wd-1GJPRhA9ng-3sOiLhdFnqiGlwA22JD6SDk6CUdiULnOR0khx1sdqelK1kn9CuIDkQAm4PegxHjBslGBveBZGA6yslzSpur6f3-W751sU3a1-0rqqYqG6E3GzIeRnKam-PmvnvAa08mg8hR3hz0Yl43mNEYdZP |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=www.aol.com |language=en-US}} and "wildest"{{Cite web |date=2025-01-11 |title=The world's wildest Airbnb is in the UK — and was once owned by Pablo Escobar |url=https://metro.co.uk/2025/01/11/worlds-wildest-airbnb-owned-pablo-escobar-a-uk-industrial-estate-22336912/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Metro |language=en}} property on the platform by various media outlets.

In January 2025 it was widely reported that the aircraft had been owned and used by Pablo Escobar.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-11 |title=The world's wildest Airbnb is in the UK — and was once owned by Pablo Escobar |url=https://metro.co.uk/2025/01/11/worlds-wildest-airbnb-owned-pablo-escobar-a-uk-industrial-estate-22336912/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Metro |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Pinkstone |first=Joe |date=2025-01-02 |title=How to spend a night in ‘Pablo Escobar’s private jet’ in Bristol |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/02/pablo-escobar-luxury-private-jet-bristol-airbnb-boeing-727/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}{{Cite web |last=Kile |first=Meredith |date=2025-01-06 |title=Pablo Escobar’s Private Jet Is Now an Airbnb |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/pablo-escobars-private-jet-is-now-an-airbnb/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=VICE |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hassel |first=Jeremiah |date=2025-01-02 |title=Pablo Escobar's private jet transformed into luxury Airbnb with hot tub |url=https://www.themirror.com/travel/pablo-escobars-private-jet-transformed-887472 |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=The Mirror US |language=en}}