Jimmy Buffett has expanded his fleet of airplanes, adding a 2012 Pilatus PC-12 with the tail number N920JB.

The PC-12 is a Swiss-built single engine turboprop that can seat 8-9 people, cruise at 280 knots, and fly 1,573 nautical miles at 30,000 ft.

The airplane allows Buffett to fly shorter trips that wouldn’t be as practical in the Falcon 900, such as West Palm Beach to Orlando.

The PC-12 can also takeoff and land on much shorter runways, needing only 2,650 ft for takeoff at max weight.

Check out Jimmy’s other airplanes here.

For more information on the PC-12, visit www.pilatus-aircraft.com

Jimmy Buffett’s latest Margaritaville restaurant opens at 8:30 tonight in Cincinnati! The opening coincides with the grand opening of the new Horseshoe Casino, in which Margaritaville resides.

The casino, along with Margaritaville, held a dry run last week, a media event on Saturday, and a parrothead pre-opening party on Sunday.

Cincinnati.com has a good review of the atmosphere, food, and drinks: First Taste: Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville

The 14,000 sq. ft. restaurant is located adjacent to the Horseshoe’s main entrance on Broadway and features seating for approximately 400. An open-air dining patio connects to the casino’s urban plaza and event lawn. The restaurant also offers a Margaritaville retail store, featuring unique Margaritaville merchandise, music and island apparel.

While working on his new album a couple weeks ago at Shrimpboat Sound Studio in Key West, Jimmy recorded a short video congratulating the Zac Brown Band on their recent Grammy win for Best Country Album.

Buffett notes in the video that Zac recorded the album, entitled Uncaged, at Shrimpboat Sound Studio.

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Three more Songs From St. Somewhere shows go on sale in the next few days.

On sale Friday morning at 10 am ET:

Bristow, VA
Saturday, August 17th
Jiffy Lube Live
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On sale Monday morning at 10 am ET:

Wantagh, NY
Tuesday, August 20th
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Wantagh, NY
Thursday, August 22nd
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We expect more tour dates to be announced soon!

The newest Margaritaville doesn’t open until Monday, but a few hundred lucky parrotheads were able to get a sneak peak inside the 14,000 sq. ft. restaurant on Wednesday night as part of the Horseshoe Casino’s controlled demonstration for regulators.

With seating for 400, Margaritaville Cincinnati features an open-air dining patio that connects to the casino’s urban plaza and event lawn. The restaurant will also offer a Margaritaville retail store. Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville is the first of four restaurants that will be located at Horseshoe Cincinnati.

Thanks to our twitter follower @obc2 for providing us with some photos from inside the restaurant:

Read more about the newest Margaritaville at margaritavillecincinnati.com