|
Saudi prince buys $485 mn 'flying palace'
Sunday December 16, 2012 08:01:25 PM,
RIA Novosti
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dubai: Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal will soon take
delivery of the world's first customised A380 superjumbo, dubbed
"the flying palace" for its luxury.
Alwaleed, estimated to be worth around $21.3 billion, has
reportedly paid $485 million for the world's biggest private jet
expected for delivery next year.
The A380 jumbo is believed to include four-poster beds, a Turkish
bath, storage space for a Rolls-Royce, a boardroom, a concert
hall, five suites with king-size beds, a prayer room featuring
"computer generated prayer mats" which face Makkah and a lift
between floors on all three levels.
Airbus Middle East president Habib Fekih confirmed on the
sidelines of an aviation conference in Dubai that the aircraft
would be delivered to the Saudi billionaire next year. "The A380
is planned for next year 2013," he said.
This is currently the only A380 luxury business jet on order but
Fekih said he expected interest to grow.
|
|
|
|
Home |
Top of the Page
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
I |
|
|
|
|
More Headlines |
|
European Parliament 'alarmed' by caste bias in India |
|
Over 25 percent urban Indian men have low testosterone |
|
Tewari questions Modi's development record |
|
Modi practises politics of anger: Rahul Gandhi |
|
CPI-M again differs on Madani |
|
Bomb planter in Samjhauta Express blast
arrested |
|
Mohammad Amin, historian, St Stephens institution, dead
|
|
Sri Lankan wins first prize in Qur’an competition |
|
Now, get to polling station using Google Map |
|
Mughal emperor
Akbar's deserted capital gets new tourist lounge |
|
$45,500 to change last name |
|
|
|
Top Stories |
|
 Difficult steps needed to revive economy: PM
Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said that the steps the
government had taken recently on the economic front were "only the
beginning of a process to revive
»
More clarity on FDI in pharma sector soon: PM
More reforms and some 'bitter
medicine' on the anvil
|
|
|
|
Most Read |
|
 Tearful Obama leads US mourning for 28
school terror deaths
US President Barack Obama wiped tears from his face, choked on his
words and spoke of his grief as authorities
»
School shootings in US claim over 100 lives
in 20 years
|
|
Bomb planter in Samjhauta Express blast
arrested
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested the
key suspect involved in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast from
Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. "In a major breakthrough in the 2007 Samjhauta
Express blast case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) today arrested Rajesh Chaudhary
»
|
|
|
|
News Pick |
|
 Sri Lankan wins first prize in Qur’an competition
Sri Lankan teenager Riski Mohamed Riskhan won the first prize at
the 34th King Abdul Aziz International Competition for
Memorization of the Holy Qur’an, which »
|
|
Narendra 'Dabangg' Modi is his own worst enemy
If it crosses this number, then the conjectures about Modi's
prime ministerial ambition will be strengthened. But, if the party
merely reaches the figure or, worse still, falls short, then the
Gujarat strongman's detractors
»
|
|
Two Mumbai University professors arrested
for molestation
Mumbai police
Friday arrested two professors of Mumbai University for allegedly
molesting three staff members of the varsity, an official said.
The arrested are head of the physical training
»
|
|
 Rehman Malik in India, new visa regime to
begin
Pakistan
Interior Minister Rehman Malik arrived here Friday on a long
discussed three-day visit, the highlight of which is expected to
be the implementation of a liberalized visa regime agreed
»
Rehman Malik invites Indian PM to visit
Pakistan
The business route to South Asian
integration
|
|
|
|
Picture of the Day |
|
 |
|
Tri Service Chiefs paying homage
at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate on the occasion of Navy Day in
New Delhi on December 04, 2012. |
|
|
|
Recommend the story to
your friends |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comments
|
Quick links