The new Airbus ACJ319 is basically the one you always dreamt of. The little issues of ‘range’ and ‘comfort’ don’t come up when you’re in this league. Being able to fly from London to Cape Town comes as standard. Does it have beds, you ask? Oh please..

Howz that beast? It looks like those Mango Airlines planes. Except this time it’s all yours!

And yes, of course it has beds! It has multiple bedrooms and lounges. Bathrooms. Showers. Plasmas. It’s endless. Read this vibe below. My favourite line is “The people buying these planes are not after the exotic, they want to take what they are used to in their homes or offices into the air.”

How much does it cost? Keep reading..

In the main lounge, there are cream-coloured leather seats and couches with scatter pillows, a soft-pile beige carpet to sink your bare feet into, and polished tables and sideboards done in woodgrain.

The trimmings include red roses in vases and champagne on ice. Small lamps on coffee tables provide an intimate glow.

At opposite ends of the lounge there are large wall-mounted television screens and there’s a dining table big enough for a family dinner.

Moving along, there’s a private bedroom with a double bed made up with a scrumptious quilt where you can lie back and watch a movie on another wall-mounted screen, or quietly read on a three-seater sofa next to the bed.

Next to the bedroom is a private study.

The bathroom is opulent. It has sparkling gold taps and a big shower.

Music is piped throughout and the windows – with views to die for – have electronic blinds.

This is not a plush mansion in Toorak or Potts Point, but an Airbus ACJ319 corporate jet, sold to billionaires, governments and corporations wanting to make an impression.

“Yes, our market is to billionaires, not millionaires,” Airbus marketing director David Velupillai confirms.

There is a whisper that a new model of the plane is being built with a bowling alley, emphasising that it is one of the largest corporate jets on the market, with a cabin height of 2.25 metres and a width of 3.7 metres.

When it is fitted out as a commercial airliner, it can seat 124 passengers but the corporate version on the tarmac at Avalon is built for just 19 people and includes a lounge, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and washrooms.

“The people buying these planes are not after the exotic,” Mr Velupillai says.

“They want to take what they are used to in their homes or offices into the air. As you can imagine, a billionaire is going to spend a bit of money having a nice office and home, so they want to duplicate that kind of lifestyle in the air.”

The cabins on the Airbus corporate jets – which come up against stiff competition from Gulf Stream, Bombardier and Boeing – are not stock standard in any sense of the word. They are customised to the individual needs of buyers to accommodate a small group or a government delegation. There has even been one un-named buyer who put in a long bar.

Fully fitted, the ACJ319 is $US87 million.

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