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Sarkozy Names New Plane After His Wife

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Ships are often given the name of a lady but French president Nicolas Sarkozy has used his new jet to declare his love for his wife, Carla Bruni. Sarkozy has ordered several planes including a new Airbus A330-200 plane. The first plane is a Dassault Falcon 7X which has the new name 'Carla One' painted on the side. The French jet has 12 leather seats and teak desks with a red, white and blue details. His Airbus will include a meeting room for 12 people and seating for 60 passengers. Sarkozy is currently meeting with other world leaders at the G8 Summit but his new jet is in a hangar in Villacoublay airbase near Paris.

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The Ultimate Flying Machine? BMW trims out business jet

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BMW DesignworksUSA Falcon 7X business jet interior - Click above for a high-res image gallery

Thanks to its unique "ability to create designs consistent with individual brands, as exemplified by BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars," Dassault Aviation tasked BMW Group DesignworksUSA with the job of outfitting the interior of its newest Falcon 7X business jet. The results were just debuted at the European business aviation community event in Geneva, and John Rosanvallon, President and CEO of Dassault Falcon, sounds pleased. He says, "Thanks to DesignworksUSA's transportation design expertise and hard work, the new Falcon 7X interior cabin reflects our goal to define a new level of flying experience."

Sounds like a winner to us. According to Verena Kloos, BMW Group DesignworksUSA President, "DesignworksUSA created the theme of "Elegance and Style fused with Function." Our concept focuses on the sensory elements of the flying experience emphasizing form follows feeling."

It's hard to say what that means exactly, but one of the more interesting design elements has to be the lighting solution, which creates the effect of a starry night sky through the use of what appears to be little LEDs embedded in the ceiling and larger glowing orbs in the valence panels. Looks like a pretty nice place to spend some time while jet-setting to your next chosen destination. Check out the full press release after the break for more.

Gallery: BMW DesignworksUSA Dassault Falcon 7X interior

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Citigroup's $50 Million Plane

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Last month, the AP mentioned that unlike the car companies that were feeling the heat over their private jets, bailed-out financial firms were still flying high. That run seems to be over with the news that Citigroup has spent $50 million on a Dassault Falcon 7X, which it ordered two years ago. The French jet seats 12 in leather seats and and has a top speed of 559 mph.

Michigan's senior senator Carl Levin was angry over the news. He sees the fact that Citigroup can buy a new jet while receiving a multibillion dollar bailout as a double standard since Michigan's automakers have been forced to sell their planes. Levin plans to ask new U.S. Treausry Secretary Timohty Geithner to do what he can to block the sale. So far Citigroup has received $45 billion in government funding. According o the NY Post, Citigroup is trying to sell two of their older Dassault 900EXs which are worth an estimated $27 million each.

The bank said it has reduced its number of aircraft dramatically over the past eight years and that it would have to forfeit a deposit if it did not take delivery of the plane (the same rationale Starbucks used to justify its new Gulfstream 550 jet). A spokesperson for President Obama commented that the President does not feel that this type of spending is the best use of taxpayer assistance.

UPDATE: After receiving pressure from the White House, Citigroup has decided not to take possession of the new plane.

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