John Travolta, 72, earns new pilots license!

At the following year's Dayton Airshow, he flew his own Boeing 707, with John Glenn - the first American to orbit Earth - as his passenger.

On the personal front, Travolta is a single father to his children Benjamin, 15, and Ella, 25, whose mother  succumbed to  in 2020 aged 57.

Travolta and Preston were married in 1991 and had .

Jett, who had a history of seizures, suffered one during a family vacation to the Bahamas and died after hitting his head on the bathtub.

Last April, Travolta marked what would have been his older son's 33rd birthday on Instagram, writing: 'Happy birthday Jett - I miss you so much! Love you forever!'

The family was struck by bereavement once again when Preston died in July 2020, two years after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Travolta announced her death and thanked her medical team, writing: 'My family and I will forever be grateful to her doctors and nurses at MD Anderson Cancer Center, all the medical centers that have helped.'

The post ignited rumors that Travolta and Preston had drifted away from Scientology, whose founder, L Ron Hubbard, was against chemotherapy and radiation.

However, the Church of Scientology's website does urge believers to 'seek conventional medical treatment for illnesses and injuries.'

Last October, on what would have been Preston's 63rd birthday, Travolta posted a photo of her with a recording of himself singing the 1940s love song Come Rain or Come Shine, which has been performed by singers including Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Ray Charles and James Brown. 

'I recorded this song for Kelly and I want to share it with you all on her birthday. Happy birthday Kelly, we love you. - John, Ella and Ben,' he wrote.