Nick Popovich is a repo man. But unlike the kind that pulls up to your house in a tow truck to take your SUV, Popovich sneaks into airports and flies off in anything from a small Cessna to a 747.
In this economy, it isn’t just the small loans that are being defaulted on, even the mega-wealthy with aircraft loans are failing to pay. And when you skip a few payments on your private jet, banks like Citi and Credit Suisse call Nick Popovich.
For anywhere between $600,000 and $900,000, he’ll get your plane back – no matter what it takes. Obviously, TV producers find his world hugely entertaining – and the executive producer behind Dirty Jobs has managed to get Popovich to sign up for a reality TV show.
After reading about Popovich on Salon.com, this is one show I’ll have set up in my TiVo. Stories of how he’s been thrown in jail, or held at gunpoint should make for some really interesting TV. Of course, watching someone lose their private jet is also going be great entertainment. No schedule has been released for the new show, so keep a close eye on your local TV listings, we’ll also try and keep you posted when we know which channel picks the show.