On the outside of at least one of the planes is the team logo and five Lombardi trophies on the tail. Part of the contract he signed with the league promised an option to own one of the league's expansion teams at a discounted franchise fee. The other perennial favorites didn’t go as fancy. A brand-new plane could cost $200 million. But at the airport, they are crushing it. The home team (in any sport) gets the opportunity to select which jersey they wish to wear, and the away team then needs to choose their jersey to differentiate themselves. "If they're being funded by taxpayers at all, it falls outside the lines of what's proper and ethical, in my opinion," said Lawrence McQuillan, a senior fellow at the Independent Institute, a conservative think tank in Oakland, California. Those two nations got a lift from the home airline. Airlines like Delta and American have chosen to begin retiring the planes instead of going through what would be a cost-prohibitive reboot. Many others charter private flights through outside companies. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. The New England Patriots' new team plane. Some of the nation's largest schools, such as Penn State and the University of Texas, own planes, as do many smaller schools, including the University of Wyoming and the University of Central Missouri. DARREN ROVELL via
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