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The Prince and His Palace: A 6,400-Square-Foot Getaway That Flies





PARIS, Nov. 12 — He may be only the world’s 13th-richest man, but Prince Walid bin Talal of Saudi Arabia will soon be able to claim the bragging rights to the world’s largest private jet.

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Prince Walid bin Talal with Thomas Enders, chief of Airbus, in Dubai Monday; the prince is buying a superjumbo jet.
Putting an end to months of speculation, Airbus announced Monday that the Saudi billionaire had become the first V.I.P. customer for the A380 superjumbo jet, the winged colossus that the European plane maker prices at just over $300 million.

Prince Walid, who currently makes do with a customized Boeing 747-400, signed the contract for a new flying palace at a ceremony with senior Airbus executives at the Dubai air show.

He expects to take delivery in 2010.

With its 240-foot double-deck fuselage and 262-foot wingspan, the 560-ton A380 dwarfs the rides of the world’s most powerful leaders. In comparison, Air Force One, the presidential jet, is a relatively modest conveyance, a Boeing 747-200 weighing just 333 tons.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/business/worldbusiness/13plane.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

someone who shoot the fucking asshole right out of the sky.

sorry.

people in the bottom 50 percentile of incomes.

I would never want to fly that often anyway. The ear-popping pressure is incredibly painful in my case.

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0704/gallery.pimpmyjet.fortune/index.html

A month or so ago Wired Magazine ahs a cutaway of this thing and wouldn't reveal who had bought it...

Peace!