Saudi Prince Buys First Private Airbus A380

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Saudi Prince Alwaleed Buys First Private Airbus A380

12 November 2007, Monday

A first class bed on the Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 superjumbo - the biggest passenger airliner ever built.
Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has ordered a USD 319 M Airbus SAS A380 superjumbo, becoming the first private customer for the world's biggest aircraft, Bloomberg reported Monday.

Alwaleed, who is the biggest individual investor in the world's largest bank, flew in from Saudi Arabia on his Boeing Co. 747.

Prince's aircraft will be delivered in 2010 and will be powered by Rolls-Royce Group Plc Trent 900 engines. While the superjumbo has a list price of $319 million, the actual amount he will pay was not disclosed.
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Here is a video by Singapore Airlines A380.