About the Company
Google/Alphabet is one of the world's largest technology companies, with a market capitalization exceeding $2 trillion. Led by CEO Sundar Pichai, the company is headquartered at the Googleplex (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View).
Its subsidiary, Planetary Ventures, leases NASA's Moffett Federal Airfield, including Hangar One, for $1.16 billion over 60 years. The corporate fleet includes two Gulfstream G550s (18 passengers each): N10XG (2008, A0046F) and N904G (2006, AC7E9E), based at Moffett (KNUQ) and San Jose International Airport (KSJC).
Corporate Aviation Details
N10XG has seen extensive use (2024–25), with routes including:
- SJC ↔ Teterboro, Reno, Victoria BC, Santa Barbara, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, LAX
- Billings → Red Lake (Canada)
- IAD → SJC
- Stansted → Perugia → Shannon
- Friedrichshafen
- Savannah (maintenance)
Moffett Field Controversy
In 2007, a NASA deal granting executive aircraft access required scientific equipment to be carried on flights. However, only 155 of over 1,000 flights were science missions. Google secured a 60-year, $1.16 billion lease for Moffett Field in 2014.