A few recent news, one from general aviation and one elsewhere…
A certain man from Hong Kong, named Joseph Lau, in his fifties, recently travelled commercial in First Class. A fellow passenger, male, changed into pajamas, so that Joseph saw his underpants. Joseph was shocked, and he observed that there were ladies in first class, too.
Joseph promptly bought 6 (six) private jets, including a Boeing 787!
Does Hong Kong have a Part 125? If yes, Joseph has to hire at least two CPL-s to fly the Dreamliner. If not, then a Dreamliner is under Annex 6 Part II equally with other general aviation planes, like Learjets, so it can presumably be flown by two private pilots provided the captain has 787 type rating on PPL…
Another news: one Mukesh Ambani started building a house in Mumbai which costs £500 millions. It is to be a 173 m tall tower, tall enough for a 60-storey house, but having just 27 storeys because of high ceilings. The house would hold Mukesh, his wife, her children – and 600 servants. Mukesh currently lives in a 14 storey tower,, which is too small and crowded.
What are the functions of 600 servants in a home occupied by a man with one wife and her children?
What does that Mukesh fly? Seeing that he can afford £500 million house, he could certainly afford an A380 at mere £200 millions, but of course none are ready for delivery yet. Second-hand 747-s, however, should be readily available.
But even A380 is far too small. Sure, you can fly an A380 with 600 flight attendants – but most of them would be sitting in coach seats and not doing any attending.
If you had a plane with limited but large available space, like 787 or 747 or 380, and no passengers other than yourself, your wife and her children – how many flight attendants would you carry, and what would you use them for?
Would you try to get a PPL with pilot-in-command rating and type rating for your plane?
By: lordarpad - 3rd November 2007 at 12:19
blerx. to be honest I find that disgusting …
By: pierrepjc - 2nd November 2007 at 19:22
An A380 if his earnings are good I should imagine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Paul
By: chornedsnorkack - 2nd November 2007 at 18:50
That Mukesh has bought an Airbus Corporate Jetliner for his wife´s 44th birthday gift:
http://news.ert.gr/en/c/11/28263.asp
What will she get for her 50th birthday?
By: chornedsnorkack - 5th June 2007 at 16:05
A recent article appeared in Aviation Week
New build 474-800s are available..though you’d have to wait for delivery…plus moths for it to be fitted with a VVIP interior at a completion center.
Did Jodie Foster alias Kyle Pratt get around to launching her E-474 then?
By: J Boyle - 4th June 2007 at 22:55
A recent article appeared in Aviation Week about the waiting list for new high end business jets.
It seems that Daussault and Gulfstream can’t build them quick enough.
The long-delivery times have also prompted high resale values.
Used Boeing BBJs (modifed 737-700s) are now selling for 140% of their original purchase price.
New build 474-800s are available..though you’d have to wait for delivery…plus months for it to be fitted with a VVIP interior at a completion center. I believe they mentioned a VVIP 747-400 going to someone in Eastern Europe.
By: Newforest - 2nd June 2007 at 15:24
What does that Mukesh fly? Seeing that he can afford £500 million house, he could certainly afford an A380 at mere £200 millions, but of course none are ready for delivery yet. Second-hand 747-s, however, should be readily available.
You have proposed an answer which however is not correct for the reason you mention in your previous sentence. Second hand 747’s are like hens teeth due to the delay of the A380 in coming into service. Airlines are therefore having to delay letting any 747’s go and in addition, the increase in freight traffic is putting pressure on the conversion programme and availability of airframes for 747F’s.
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June 2, 2007 at 2:53 pm