Take a Look Inside This Billionaire’s Luxurious Sky Mansion, a Refurbished 747-8 For One
Ian MacDonald April 24, 2015
Greenpoint Technologies turns a Boeing 747-8 into a flying palace for an anonymous buyer with $607 million to spend.
For a price estimated to be around $607 million, an anonymous buyer has taken delivery of a lavishly decorated Boeing 747-8, an aircraft that Mail Online calls the “ultimate private jet”. The exquisite interior with its sumptuous furnishing features 4,786 square feet of cabin space on the main deck and a further 393 square feet on the upper deck.
The main deck features a spacious master bedroom suite in the forward cabin, a lounge that doubles as a guest bedroom, office space and a large conference room which can also serve as a formal dining room. A full service kitchen and staff seating area are located in the aft cabins. The upper deck offers a large second lounge located directly behind the flight deck and an aeroloft, which provides eight private sleeping berths, each with full beds.
The refurbishing project, which took three years to complete, was undertaken by Greenpoint Technologies of Kirkland, Wash. The luxury aviation design firm operates a Boeing Business Jet Completion Center and provides interior completions for private individuals as well as heads of state.
By comparison, Boeing’s most famous 747 executive jet is the presidential Air Force One, a 747-200 series which offers only 4000 square feet of floor space, spread over three levels. This aircraft will soon be upgraded to a 747-8, according to the U.S. Air Force.
So far, Greenpoint Technologies has gone to great lengths to protect the identity of their customer. They have not offered any exterior photographs of the aircraft, and the interior scenes which have been released are conceptual rendering produced by artists rather than actual photographs of the finished product.
[Photos: Greenpoint Technologies]
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While sales haven't been great, there are a number of airlines flying the B747-8i (HL, CA, etc.) with more on order. Check out airfleets.com. None are "in the desert". Production rates have been around 2-3 a month.
I know that "brass is back" but the 1980's era glossy brass is YAK!
It can hardly be called as refurbishment as it more likely that it was never furnished or saw any previous commercial passenger service. Most of the ill-fated 747-800 are Cargo or waiting in the desert for buyers.
Ohhh...just to be sitting in a big chair while flying through the sky would be good enough for me!