Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud the soon-to-be owner of the first private Airbus A380 is sparing no expense to make his doubledecker toy the most fabulously extravagant jet on the planet. He spent over $300 million on the plane and is currently spending more than half that much money on customizing the jet. As we've mentioned before on this site, the jet will have a whirlpool bath and sauna, a dining room paneled in marble, a gym and a desert-themed fiber-optic mural. The most incredible touch might just be the approximately $58 million he is spending to have the plane painted in gold leaf on the outside. It not only sounds luxurious it also sounds a little dangerous if the sun bounces off it. The plane will be ready in two years, until then, the prince will have to content himself with his current ride, his own 747 jumbo jet.
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2-13-2008 @ 9:09AM
boulderhorn said...
This particular demonstration of a "royal" using the wealth of his country to treat himself like the most important person on earth is really pissing me off this morning for some reason. 450 million dollars would go a long way to helping a LOT of people on this planet... I mean 450 million to replace his current plane which is already worth 100s of millions of dollars. Damn.
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2-13-2008 @ 7:14PM
John C. Randolph said...
Bin Talal may be short on taste, but his fortune is for the most part the result of his own investment decisions. He inherited a lot, but he's not getting paid out of the public treasury of Saudi Arabia.
-jcr
2-18-2008 @ 2:52AM
Sajid Mahmood said...
At least he is using the money only for his pleasure unlike America that uses its money to spread misery in the world. Better to use it on a luxury plane than on fighter planes, cruise missiles etc etc that kill inocent people.
2-13-2008 @ 7:47PM
leopoldogolba said...
u can see alot pictures from these private airbus a380 here:
http://minhaselecao.blogspot.com/2007/11/mais-e-mais-fotos-da-nova-sensacao-do.html
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2-13-2008 @ 9:31PM
2T said...
Is he not going to fly it anymore? Gold leaf is like glitter, it's just stuck on with glue & rubs off it you even touch it hard.
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2-14-2008 @ 3:02PM
dw said...
Live it up guys,,,when the oil is gone. Your SCREWED:)
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2-15-2008 @ 7:57PM
Fangbeer said...
Boulderhorn, Do you think the money just disappears? Do you think that Airbus just flushes that 300 million right down the toilet? How about the other people involved in pimping his plane? Do they set the money on fire or use it as a garnish for their salads? How many people do you think it took to make the plane? Five or six? It all ends up back in one guy's pocket, right?
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2-16-2008 @ 8:30AM
stuart garfath said...
PRINCE AL-WALLEED BIN ABDUL AZIZ AL-SAUD, you are just another product, and example, of obscene oil wealth. You, are NOT a prince in any sense of the word. You have no presence, no provenence, YOU disgrace your Mother. You have NO HONOUR. YOU ARE FAILED AS A MAN.
I AM, - STUART JOHN GARFATH, OF AUSTRALIA. If you truly want to BE A MAN, speak to me. That is all.
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2-16-2008 @ 9:19PM
TIMEBANDIT said...
Americans build the wells, Americans by the oil....When the oil is all gone, they will be a 3rd world country again, cutting each others heads off over a fake god.
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2-16-2008 @ 9:21PM
barbara said...
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2-17-2008 @ 12:36PM
mmmmm said...
americans suck but the oil will last for along time even after our lives so we will not get screwed but you americans are the third world people but we in the middle east are the first world screw the damn #$*@in americans u r just jealous because you have nothing screw the americans
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2-18-2008 @ 9:41AM
BILL said...
Hello Sajid. Mr Al-Waleed has every right to spend it as he wants, but a real prince would use that kind of money for the good of others. What would you do with that kind of money? Like most of us, I bet you would try to help the world. What good Christian or Muslim etc. would do any different. Personally I give to the National Geographic Afghan Girls Fund at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/donate/afghan_girls_fund.html. FYI When you combine private and government donations, America is one of the biggest charity donors in the world. You can attach our foreign policy's, but never our heart.
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2-18-2008 @ 9:50AM
BILL said...
Here's a good breakdown an charity giving by country. http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Debt/USAid.asp#ForeignAidNumbersinChartsandGraphs
I would also argue that the blood and treasure America has spent fighting communism and now Islamofascism is charity at its highest form.
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2-18-2008 @ 4:59PM
Jack Sheet said...
Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud can spend his money how he wishes but it is sad to see 450 million go for a big toy. I guess it's good the money goes back to the West. Without foreign employees the Saudis can do nothing for themselves except herd goats.
Sajid the US/Great Britain have done more to help the world than any other countries in history. Western civilization has produced the science and medicine we all rely on and which has REDUCED human suffering more than anything the Arabs have contributed. It is trendy to bash the US and wear a Che t-shirt (or Osama or whoever) but when the tsunami hits who is there to help?
Hint: It isn't anybody from Middle East although they can buy gold airplanes.
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2-18-2008 @ 10:10PM
BILL said...
Here's another reference for all. Really spells it out. http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/
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4-26-2008 @ 11:12AM
walywonder said...
So much for helping your fellow man. I would imagine the workers who bring him his riches could use a little bit of this $.
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