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They'll have marketed it to airlines and major part-out specialists already. The bored billionaire might offer them a better price, and the listing cost is negl

They'll have marketed it to airlines and major part-out specialists already. The bored billionaire might offer them a better price, and the listing cost is negligible

bluGill 3y ago
The bored billionaire is about the only market left (other than scrap). While this can be very profitable, there are only a few routes it is worth running this on and that just isn't enough to be worth keeping around. Thus the best market is a billionaire who realized they can put a whatever luxury on this and fly when they want - if you don't already have an airplane and staff to fly it don't think about it. if you do have the airplane and staff for it this might be a nice upgrade and you will have a good idea if you can afford it. Note that whoever buys this will be ripping out the seats (well they night leave a few - let the staff's family go with in them next time you go to Australia) to make it what they want. Hot tub, full 5 start kitchen, movie theater, or other such things that most of us couldn't think about....
- brigade 3y ago
  Boeing tried to sell the last private 747-8 for a decade before scrapping it (N458BJ), and that one was originally built for a billionaire, had logged almost no flight time, and was already empty and ready to have the interior customized and fitted. A380... the only attempt at making a private jet version fizzled out as being infeasible, despite Airbus's help. This one isn't getting converted to be a billionaire's plaything either.
  - bluGill 3y ago
    I didn't say they would find a market, just that it is the best bet left if you need one. Airlines don't want this. Maybe a government, but for the same reason a billionair would want one: flying the dictator around.
    - brigade 3y ago
      Eh, a crazy founder wanting to lose money failing to launch an airline is the only potential flyer if Emirates doesn't want it, aka Global Airlines. Even using it as an engine test platform is more likely than a billionaire ever flying it.

They'll have marketed it to airlines and major part-out specialists already. The bored billionaire might offer them a better price, and the listing cost is negligible

bluGill 3y ago

The bored billionaire is about the only market left (other than scrap). While this can be very profitable, there are only a few routes it is worth running this on and that just isn't enough to be worth keeping around. Thus the best market is a billionaire who realized they can put a whatever luxury on this and fly when they want - if you don't already have an airplane and staff to fly it don't think about it. if you do have the airplane and staff for it this might be a nice upgrade and you will have a good idea if you can afford it. Note that whoever buys this will be ripping out the seats (well they night leave a few - let the staff's family go with in them next time you go to Australia) to make it what they want. Hot tub, full 5 start kitchen, movie theater, or other such things that most of us couldn't think about....

brigade 3y ago
Boeing tried to sell the last private 747-8 for a decade before scrapping it (N458BJ), and that one was originally built for a billionaire, had logged almost no flight time, and was already empty and ready to have the interior customized and fitted. A380... the only attempt at making a private jet version fizzled out as being infeasible, despite Airbus's help. This one isn't getting converted to be a billionaire's plaything either.
- bluGill 3y ago
  I didn't say they would find a market, just that it is the best bet left if you need one. Airlines don't want this. Maybe a government, but for the same reason a billionair would want one: flying the dictator around.
  - brigade 3y ago
    Eh, a crazy founder wanting to lose money failing to launch an airline is the only potential flyer if Emirates doesn't want it, aka Global Airlines. Even using it as an engine test platform is more likely than a billionaire ever flying it.