Peter,
Who cares what the silly FAA database says? The British daily telegraph, which we all know cannot be wrong, says
'Later John Travolta emerged from the jet and it was revealed he will be the pilot.
The actor is a part-time pilot for the Australian airline Qantas.
Winfrey and Travolta have been planning the trip for a year to mark the end of the chat show queen's hugely popular show.'
Oprah Winfrey asks John Travolta to fly her audience to Australia - Telegraph
Sadly, John cannot come now due to his wife giving birth around then. Qantas being such a great EEO employer, have obvioulsy given him paternity leave. Oh well, they'll just have to find some other random pilot with a private certificate to fly the damn plane.
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