This is very much true though the identity of the buyer remains a mystery. This of course sets a new precinct in the league of ostentatious air travel in the private plane sector. The Learjet will be left way behind by the 73-metre-long (239-feet) Airbus A380 superjumbo, the world’s biggest airliner.
The double-decker A380, which enters service later this year, is capable of carrying 840 passengers, has 900 square meters (10,000 square feet) of cabin space and towers over its biggest rival, the Boeing 747. Fitting the plane to the specification demanded from the mysterious buyer is expected to take more than a year.
Not from Europe or the US the buyer is estimated to have paid over a whopping 300 million dollars (224 million euros) for the standard plane, added to that would be customization costs estimated at 50-150 million dollars.
The weight of the aircraft and its wingspan of 80 meters means it is unable to land at many airports and it can only be flown by specially trained pilots.
My guess is that the buyer is from the Middle East. However, the plane was designed to fly a maximum number of passengers on long haul routes between major travel hubs, offering savings on kerosene and reduced noise pollution for airlines. Using it as a private plane might start a trend in of pretentious air travel that would be a cause of much pollution. That sure would be bad news for Global warming!
Source: Breitbart
