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Airbus A380 VIP Saloon – Toys for Boys (Super Rich Ones)

written by John Chow on February 14, 2009

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For some people, there is no such thing as a recession. They have so much money that they can’t possibly spend it all even if they try. There’s an entire industry dedicated to separating the super rich from their money. One such company is Lufthansa Technik and they’ve came up the ultimate private jet.

Based on the world’s biggest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, the Lufthansa Technik VIP Saloon is what you would get if you’ve wanted to one up Air Force One. No doubt about it. Pull up next to Obama’s 747 in the A380 VIP Saloon and the leader of the free world will be asking you for a bailout. And you know what? If you can afford this thing, you can probably bail out the United Sates of America!

One might question why Lufthansa would introduce such an extravagant toy during a world wide recession. The answer is simple. Recessions doesn’t affect the rich as much as it does the poor and middle class. Case in point. While nearly every automaker is swimming in red ink, Ferrari posted record profits in 2008. Another thing to keep in mind is more millionaires are created out of bad times than good times. A recession presents a great opportunity for people who know how to take advantage of it. And Lufthansa Technik seems to be taking advantage of it.

The Airbus A380 VIP Saloon features three bedrooms, formal dining room, three VIP lounges and seating in the rear for all the little people. As for the price. If you have to ask, you can’t afford it.

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{ 82 comments }

Enrique Villalobos February 14, 2009 at 12:03 am

Must be nice !!!

Terra Andersen February 14, 2009 at 12:08 am

This is absolutely amazing. WOW.

I remember watching an episode of High Net Worth on CNBC and they noted how the 2009 editions of the new Maserati sold out almost the moment they were offered. This was during the 2008 crash of the American stock market.

Business owners, take note: Sell an amazing product/service and target the super rich, and you’ll be just fine. :)

Stanley Tang February 14, 2009 at 12:42 am

Amazing… its going to be double the price of the most expensive house in the world!

Taris Janitens February 14, 2009 at 6:28 am

I would think so!! It would still be nice to know the price, as afterall, there are probably like 10 people in the world that CAN afford it – I think the rest of us should at least be allowed to know lol!!

Chris Jacobson February 14, 2009 at 7:53 am

Hey John, see if MarketLeverage will sponsor a contest to give a A380 away to one of your readers. They got the dough! lol

Moulinneuf February 14, 2009 at 7:07 pm

Airbus A380 : 350 million

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380

Most expensive house: Antilia is estimated at 2 billion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilia_(building)

Jake Stone February 14, 2009 at 10:48 am

Terra, I’m afraid that after manufacturer develops suitable luxury product they will just water it down, because they would go after continuous growth. This is what happened in various degrees to Guggi, Burberry, Luis Vuitton and the rest. They have lost that fringe market, which during good times, was barely able to buy something little to brag about.

Unfortunately those small purchases added up and companies over invested while grabbing market share. Now they sell with hefty discount and at least in my eyes their brand images are slowly going down. How to be happy with what we got?

TYCP Entertainment Magazine February 15, 2009 at 6:19 pm

Agreed. Forget typical corporate America. It’s all about owning your OWN business!

Puspanjali February 14, 2009 at 8:26 am

Awesome……………

Make Money Online Tips February 14, 2009 at 11:26 am

Yes Awesome but waste of money, i rather buy a island :)

TYCP Entertainment Magazine February 15, 2009 at 6:22 pm

I used to want an island, but that changed a long time ago!

Win Free Stuff February 14, 2009 at 4:26 pm

Truly amazing! Just tell us the price anyways! :D

-Mike

Marketing Business Review February 14, 2009 at 10:35 pm

Wow, thats an awesome Hotel. Or is it an airplane?

Darron Beetge February 14, 2009 at 12:09 am

I know what I want for christmas…

Ben Pei February 16, 2009 at 5:43 am

Two front teeth?

anthony February 14, 2009 at 12:10 am

John, for having worked at airbus until recently, I can say that … They are really expensive but yet they sell like hot buns ;)

TYCP Entertainment Magazine February 15, 2009 at 6:24 pm

What was it like working for them?

blued888 February 14, 2009 at 12:10 am

Nice plane. Wonder how much a plane ticket costs. :D

TYCP Entertainment Magazine February 15, 2009 at 6:26 pm

$300,000 a seat maybe?

Charles Lloyd February 14, 2009 at 12:14 am

Pure Awesomeness

James February 14, 2009 at 12:19 am

I may not be able to afford it, but I still want to know how much it is!

Craig February 14, 2009 at 12:30 am

When are you picking up yours John?

Search Engine Optimization Pricing February 14, 2009 at 6:51 pm

probably in a couple of years time by the looks of it.

issa February 14, 2009 at 12:35 am

its even more beautiful than our *grandiose* home! hahaha!

same with james, how much is it?

shun2u February 14, 2009 at 12:51 am

Wow! Beautiful man!

Angie Trelstad February 14, 2009 at 1:02 am

Just for boys? :-)

TYCP Entertainment Magazine February 15, 2009 at 6:27 pm

Ha, yeah. I’m a girl & I’d buy one!

Mahesh February 14, 2009 at 1:08 am

Mean Machine !

AmirFish February 14, 2009 at 1:11 am

相当的奢华。。

Manori Money February 14, 2009 at 1:16 am

I have couple of those in my backyard… let me know if anybody wants to rent one..hahahah

Business Travel Guru February 14, 2009 at 1:17 am

Similar to the Airbus A380 that was rumored to be in the design phase for Price Al-Walid, a member of the Saudi Royal family, however the design from Lufthansa Technik looks far superior, here is a link to a piece I did on Price Al-Walid’s A380:

http://biztravelguru.com/blogs/business-travel-news/archive/2008/07/16/extravagant-interior-of-the-world-s-first-vip-airbus-a380-revealed.aspx

The Moneyac February 14, 2009 at 1:21 am

Hmm… I guess a new motivation for me, huh ?

Cheers.

Paul B February 14, 2009 at 2:22 am

Still got a way to go then, I’m still aiming for my first trans-Atlantic first class flight. I’ve made the leap from economy to business so one step at a time ;)

Interesting fact about Obama, his salary isn’t actually that high. In fact in a recent row in our local parliament it turns out that the head of our financial services watchdog gets a higher salary than the US president. We’ve only got 80,000 residents.

Jake Stone February 14, 2009 at 10:58 am

Yeah, world is almost upside down what comes to ethics. One last straw would be if it was possible to make money with blogging.

TYCP Entertainment Magazine February 15, 2009 at 6:29 pm

Good for you. Flying first class is great. I felt like a queen almost.

Jamie Harrop February 14, 2009 at 3:19 am

I flew on Singapore’s A380 from Sydney to Singapore at the end of last year. It’s a wonderful plane, and even better in Economy when you get an exit row seat. :D

After we landed, I was able to have a look around the 1st class suites. Truly unbelievable. But with that said, I’d much rather pay $1000 for an exit row seat in economy, than $10,000 for a suite in 1st class. :)

Jamie

Ben Pei February 14, 2009 at 4:45 am

Aww man that looks like 5 star hotel more than a plane!

Tom February 14, 2009 at 5:01 am

Very nice pictures, that makes travelling very comfortable…

Work At Home Blog February 14, 2009 at 5:11 am

Wow! what an eye opener. We don’t get to see this even in films. So now we get a glimpse of what the filthy rich lifestyle is about.

Peter Lee

Work At Home Blog February 14, 2009 at 5:50 am

I saw the film ‘Air Force One’ where the President acted by Ford Harrison travels. It was very nice but not as nice as these ones.

Peter Lee

TYCP Entertainment Magazine February 15, 2009 at 6:30 pm

That plane was nowhere near this one in terms of looks! This one makes the one in AFO look like a regular plane.

Dev February 14, 2009 at 5:59 am

Air bus A380 is an unique plane for President of US. I already saw a full show on discovery about it. I love this plane and nice post @john..

jossef February 14, 2009 at 6:39 am

toys!!!!!! The most expensive one

Not John Chow February 14, 2009 at 7:13 am

Very nice but, I think most of us are trying to buy food or to hang on to our houses!

All the same, it is nice to dream.

The Blogger Source February 14, 2009 at 8:11 am

That would feel odd to be that comfortable while flying. To me luxury is having no one sit next to me on a flight.

Mike B. February 14, 2009 at 8:45 am

That looks amazing! Anybody with one of those i surely not strapped for cash.
@bookerx3

monik - etiole.com February 14, 2009 at 8:59 am

Oh common people don’t even have home’s like these what about flights?

TYCP Entertainment Magazine February 15, 2009 at 6:35 pm

I wouldn’t be so sure about no one having homes like this.

Aman@BullsBattleBears February 14, 2009 at 9:19 am

has a retro look to it reminiscent of the 70′s in my opinion…IF I had the money I would rather get my own jet or follow the lead of some of my friends who used Marquis Jets…

blogger instinct guy February 14, 2009 at 10:28 am

I really sort of like the look and feel it would. I bet you could really relax or party in that kind of environment. Also, I would sort of disagree with the recession does not affect the rich. To be completely honest right now where I am located in the US, the rich homes are finally hit the recession level as well. Where before the rich were still building and buying houses, now it seems the multi-million dollar homes are sitting just as much as the rest. Though, overall the rich are rich and will still continue to buy and spend money because they have it.

The Closeout Industry February 14, 2009 at 1:31 pm

If I could just get over my rear of flying!

TYCP Entertainment Magazine February 15, 2009 at 6:37 pm

I love flying! You really can’t think about the bad things when you’re on a plane, man.

Earn Extra Money Online February 14, 2009 at 2:20 pm

Yeah, so I just bought 7 of these…one for each day of the week and in different colors (so I don’t get bored) and I’m returning all of them tomorrow. You see, I had ordered diamond encrusted cup holders and was assured that they’d already be installed, but were not.

Could you imagine my frustration when I realized the cup holders were lined with Italian leather from Milan? OMG, I could have cried right then and there had I not been wearing my Versace sunglasses (my tear-resistant lotion from Morocco hasn’t arrived yet).

All I can say is good thing I kept the receipt!

Pheak Tol February 14, 2009 at 3:34 pm

crazzzy, sort of like soul plane

TYCP Entertainment Magazine February 15, 2009 at 6:38 pm

That was one of the worst films I ever saw. And a total embarassment to you know what.

Germz February 14, 2009 at 4:31 pm

The richest person has 60 billion, the stimulus package is 785 billion, not even close to bailing out the country.

John Chow February 14, 2009 at 5:40 pm

I was wondering when someone was going to take my joke seriously. :)

The Blogger Source February 14, 2009 at 5:53 pm

I’m amazed someone actually did!

Marketing Business Review February 14, 2009 at 10:41 pm

Hey John, When did you get yours? We may ask oursleves a bailout to buy one of this planes for our own homes, lol.

Seo Creations February 14, 2009 at 5:57 pm

I would think so!! It would still be nice to know the price, as afterall, there are probably like 10 people in the world that CAN afford it

Mark Wilson February 14, 2009 at 6:28 pm

I want one.

dex anthony February 14, 2009 at 7:31 pm

When I wake up in the morning I am gonna buy 2.:) No but really doe anyone really need this. Come on now….

Michael Zhao February 14, 2009 at 8:00 pm

No one “needs” this-but most people want this…

TYCP Entertainment Magazine February 15, 2009 at 6:42 pm

Who cares if you don’t need it! It’d be nice to travel around in since it’d be like staying in a house.

ZK@Internet Marketing Blog February 14, 2009 at 8:44 pm

Amazing what money can buy

Silvia February 14, 2009 at 9:26 pm

It was very interesting to figure out my travelling to somewhere in this salloon.A real pleasure for eyes!

private February 15, 2009 at 5:53 am

I bet you could really relax or party in that kind of environment. Also, I would sort of disagree with the recession does not affect the rich. To be completely honest right now where I am located in the US, the rich homes are finally hit the recession level as well.

Cheap Mobile Phones February 15, 2009 at 10:56 am

WOW, now that’s a plane I would like to ride in, or live in?!?!?

TYCP Entertainment Magazine February 15, 2009 at 6:18 pm

Wow. That plane looks like a cross between an apartment & “The Jetsons”.

Best CSS Gallery February 16, 2009 at 1:35 am

That’s just awesome! I wish I could affort a plane like this one day :)

Best CSS Gallery February 16, 2009 at 1:36 am

That’s just awesome! I wish I could afford a plane like this one day :)

SEO Tips February 16, 2009 at 9:13 am

How weird, I just bought one of these with this months Google Adsense takings…

Yeah come on, we all know I am lying. Amazing though I saw one on TV once and was like wow.

If I had the money, I would.

SEO Tips February 16, 2009 at 9:20 am

I was just thinking, I wonder what the commission on one of these bad boys would be like :D

Rajbir D February 16, 2009 at 3:48 pm

I had this exact same plane posted on my blog, I had mistook it for an Emirates… fixed that up now though

MLChelsea February 16, 2009 at 4:20 pm

Wow that is a sweet jet! It’s crazy that Ferrari had such a good year considering the economic downturn but makes complete sense on deeper reflection. This is definitely the time to persevere, think smart and make lemonade ;-)

Silvia February 16, 2009 at 10:13 pm

That proves that all the dreams may come true!Even the most fantastic!

Pahn February 16, 2009 at 10:43 pm

I always wanted to ride on to that,,

Making Money Online February 17, 2009 at 2:35 pm

Are you selectively moderating comments John?

I could have sworn I commented on this post a couple of days ago with some information that went against your view.

PPC Coach Discount February 14, 2009 at 10:58 am

Yea, just generate 100k commissions this month and this baby is yours… hehe :D

TYCP Entertainment Magazine February 15, 2009 at 6:21 pm

That would be the ULTIMATE contest. John would officially top every blogger out there.

John Chow February 14, 2009 at 11:14 am

I think they would need to add a few more zeros to the commission numbers. :)

Paul B February 14, 2009 at 12:29 pm

When it comes to affiliate marketing I specialise in zeros! :)