More recently, only the most daring would have dared to take to the air by plane, but in the 21st century, air transport has become the most accessible and safest. In a few hours you can fly from one point of the globe to another, and millions of people use this service every day. But most of them travel on ordinary planes - with neighbors, narrow seats and bad food.

People who have earned in their lives an amount with a large number of zeros can provide themselves with a comfortable life. It is for them that these winged giants were created, more like than airplanes. They are created with the latest technology and have a stylish and expensive environment. This list contains the most expensive private jets in the world - that's what it means "you can't forbid living beautifully"!

10 Embraer Legacy 650

Price:$30 million

This comfortable and bright aircraft belongs to the famous actor Jackie Chan. It is adorned with gold and red dragons and an action hero logo. He bought this 13-seat aircraft in 2012 and it was the first exhibit of the Brazilian company Embraer to be sold to the Chinese market. The Legacy 650 is the most expensive aircraft in Jackie Chan's collection.

9 Boeing Business Jet 2 A.K.A

Price:$55 million

This huge representative of the Boeing Business series was nicknamed the flying hotel. From the outside, it looks like a standard jet aircraft of this company, but inside it hides a luxurious environment. Here you can find a bedroom, a conference room, a bathroom and a stylish design. The business jet is designed for 20-50 people.

8 Gulfstream G650

Price: from 65 million dollars

This ultra-fast aircraft is very popular with the rich and famous. Forty Gulfstream G650s were sold in 2017, with the same number still on pre-order. Celebrities are on the waiting list to buy this plane, no matter the cost. It can accommodate 12 people and overcomes more than 13 thousand km non-stop. In fact, at the moment it is the fastest private jet.

7 Bombardier Global 7000

Price:$72 million

The owners of this aircraft, first of all, chose the speed and the ability to fly without additional refueling. Bombardier 7000 and 8000 can fly all night without stopping and carry about 12 people. This model is still in development, the release is scheduled for 2018. The first flight of the Bombardier Global 7000 took place in 2016. It has four living rooms, a living room for six people and huge windows in the salon.

6 Airbus 319

Price:$81 million

This model ranks second in the ranking of the most expensive Airbus Airbus. Its unique feature lies in the fact that each aircraft is created according to the wishes of the client, with his design. Each Airbus is unique and perfect for those who don't like to travel alone. The plane can accommodate about 39 people.

5 Boeing 747-8 VIPs

Price:$153 million

Looking at the interior of this aircraft, it is hard to imagine that this is a means of transportation! The Boeing Company has created a real home and office for its customers, which is ideal for long flights. At the same time, it is one of the most spacious airbuses in the world - about 450 people can be accommodated on board. It is developed with a special, exclusive design for everyone.

4 Boeing 747-400

Price:$220 million

This fantastic vehicle is designed with all modern technologies and can carry more than 600 passengers. The last aircraft was made to order in 2009, since then this model has been replaced by a more advanced one. But just look how the Boeing 747-400 is made to order! Everything is here, even the throne in the center of the plane!

3 Boeing 747-430

Price:$233 million

This luxurious Boeing was created by order of the wealthiest monarch in the world - the famous Sultan, who lives on the island of Kalimantan in Malaysia. He originally bought this model for $100 million and then spent $130 million on the interior. This plane is practically a flying mansion with several bedrooms, a living room and several bathrooms. Which, by the way, is equipped with shells made of gold of the highest standard!

2 Airbus A340-300

Price:$350 million

This giant plane belongs to Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov, a Russian billionaire of Uzbek origin. The Airbus is named Burkhan, in memory of the entrepreneur's father. In Russia, it is recognized as the most spacious aircraft, even more than the vehicle of the current president. It can accommodate approximately 370 passengers on board. Initially, the cost of the aircraft was 230 million dollars, but Usmanov reconstructed it for several hundred million more. At the moment, a rough estimate of its cost reaches $ 500 million.

1 Airbus A380

Price:$500 million

The most expensive aircraft in the world is the personal vehicle of the prince of Saudi Arabia. About 1000 people can fit on board, and everything is provided for them! This Airbus model, owned by a representative of the royal dynasty, has a stable, a health center, and a garage for two cars. The Prince spent more than $500 million on the reconstruction of the Airbus model.

Most of these private jets can beat any mansion that is built on the ground! They have everything you need for life and even more!

It is interesting to know the details of the creation of expensive Concord liners and which of the private aircraft is the most expensive and which is the most expensive among other aircraft today.

Why was Concord too expensive?

The Concorde project was originally worked on in Europe back in the mid-fifties. However, the project turned out to be expensive, so they continued to work on it together with TU Tupolev and the American Boeing.

Even having already invested a considerable amount in the development, America decided to abandon this project. But the UK decided to sign a cooperation agreement with France. The plane was named "Concord", which translates as "Consent".

The Tu-144 made its record flight at the end of December 1968, and two months later the first Concorde took off into the sky. After two years of testing, they began mass production of the Concorde. Only fourteen cars were produced. In 1977, production was stopped and the aircraft factory was closed.

Five aircraft were purchased by British Airways, four by Air France. The new planes initially flew London - Bahrain, Paris - Rio, and then began to fly to Washington. Operation at first did not bring profit at all. The most filled were transatlantic flights. According to the British, the situation could be saved by flights to Tokyo, but this remained only plans.

Despite the fact that the governments of Great Britain and France at first took on the costs of supersonic liners, tickets remained very expensive. In this regard, only American flights soon remained, while the rest were curtailed. After the improvement of engines and some other systems, it became possible to make flights more economical. In the eighties, Concordes became charter and began to make a profit.

"Concords" until 2000 were considered the most reliable machines. However, after a fire broke out during takeoff, resulting in the death of more than a hundred people, these aircraft were laid up. In 2001, after some re-equipment, France, and then England, resumed flights. Despite the fact that Concordes could fly before 2007, the last flight took place in 2003. The reputation of these extremely expensive and already old machines was ruined.

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In 2012, a wealthy Saudi sheikh purchased an Airbus A380. The plane was delivered to him in a special configuration, the price was five hundred million dollars. The owner's name is Alwaleed bin Talal.

The interior of this double-deck Airbus includes two garages for Rolls-Royce cars, a stable for camels and horses, a prayer room and a room for hunting hawks. Surprisingly, the prayer room is always turned towards Mecca, which is ensured by a special mechanism. On board there is a Turkish bath, five bedrooms, a concert and sports hall, lounges, a cocktail bar. The plan for such a configuration matured back in 2007. The liner is capable of flying fourteen and a half thousand kilometers without stopping and refueling. It is served by fifteen flight crew members.

The most expensive class on a plane

There are three classes of service in aircraft worldwide. The most expensive and high quality is the first class. So, the price of a ticket in this class can be even fifteen times higher than the price of an economy class. First class is available only on aircraft that make intercontinental flights or those aircraft that make flights lasting more than five hours. However, there are exceptions to this rule.

First class passengers are checked in without a queue or at a separate terminal. Some companies deliver such passengers on board the aircraft in comfortable cars. Seats are very comfortable spacious transforming chairs, there are separate compartments with a bed. A wide menu is offered for every taste, and alcoholic drinks are included in the ticket price.

The services offered by different airlines may differ, in any case, passengers are provided with maximum comfort in the absence of restrictions.

The most expensive plane in the world

Speaking of aircraft (except for private ones), we can single out the most expensive among them. Such is the B-2 Spirit. The peculiarity of this American bomber is that special radar-absorbing materials are used in its production, which make this aircraft almost invisible to many radars. This technology is called "stealth". Developed by Northrop Grumman.

America produced twenty-one such bombers. It is known that the cost of each of them exceeds the amount of two billion one hundred million US dollars. During the bombing in Afghanistan and Iraq, it was these strategic bombers that were used, since they are able to break through even dense air defense and deliver any weapon (up to nuclear).

But not all expensive planes are the fastest. For example, the domestic MiG-25 ("Bat") broke 29 speed records. A detailed article about the fastest planes can be read on the website.
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Russia's richest man, top of the Russian Forbes list, flies an Airbus 340-300 worth $350 million. Thus, he becomes the owner of the most expensive aircraft among the participants in the Forbes rating and Russian businessmen.

Usmanov managed to overtake Roman Abramovich himself, who also has the same A340 in the fleet, but, according to experts, this is a budget version of $ 300 million.

Alisher Usmanov's Airbus 340-300 aircraft was created in 2008 and was intended for the Global Jet Concept airline (Switzerland), which used it for four years.

According to some reports, Alisher Usmanov's plane has tail number M-IABU. It is easy to guess how it stands for: “I am Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov”, and the letter “M” means the abbreviation of the Isle of Man, where he, in fact, was registered.

The aircraft was named in honor of the oligarch's father, as evidenced by the inscription on the fuselage BOURKHAN (that's his father's name). It is impossible not to note the fact that the car from its first days carried out flights with such an inscription. Therefore, it is possible that the Global Jet Concept company at the very beginning decided to bet on the fact that Alisher Usmanov would become the future owner of the aircraft. For all four years, when the aircraft was operated for various purposes, the billionaire kept an eye on him, periodically ordering the company's services.

The Moscow representative office of the Global Jet Concept refused to answer all questions regarding the Airbus 340-300 BOURKHAN aircraft. Recall that this company is one of the largest in Europe specializing in business aviation, as well as one of the largest business aviation operators in the Russian market. She specializes in commercial transportation and operates private jets. The fleet consists of aircraft of private aircraft owners. There are no more than 30 Airbus 340-300 aircraft worldwide.

In the oligarch's fleet, in addition to the purchased Airbus, there are other aircraft, including the Boeing Business Jet. All of its liners are based at Vnukovo Airport. But the new aircraft has become an exception, flying from Sheremetyevo. In size, it is second only to the new A380.

Unfortunately, the exact characteristics of Alisher Usmanov's aircraft are not yet known, as well as the components of its interior. Although there is information about some of its characteristics.

		Flight characteristics
Height - 16.8 m	Empty weight - 130.9 thousand kg	Takeoff run - 3 thousand m
Length - 63.7 m	Maximum takeoff - 271-275 thousand kg	Maximum cruising speed 890 km per hour
Wing area - 361.6 m 2	Maximum landing - 192 thousand kg	Flight range with maximum load - 13.5 km
Wingspan - 60.3 m	Maximum landing weight - 192 thousand kg	Maximum flight altitude - 12.5 m
	Run length - 1926 m
	The volume of fuel tanks - 141.5 liters	Engines: 4 x 15400 kgf, CFMI CFM56-5C4

According to experts, such a purchase cannot be considered an empty waste of funds. The liner, thanks to its “multi-enginality”, has clear advantages - it is able to lay various air routes and not pay any attention to technical problems during a flight with one of the engines. There were cases when liners on three working engines crossed the Atlantic Ocean without much effort.

As far as scheduled passenger traffic is concerned, demand for the Airbus 340 has almost stopped today due to high fuel consumption, which is forcing companies to use the A330.

The fastest transport capable of covering huge distances in the shortest possible time is an airplane. This mode of transport is distinguished not only by its speed, but is also extremely comfortable.

The top ten most expensive aircraft, the cost of which varies from 100 million to 1 billion dollars, includes not only military aircraft - their high cost is fully justified by high technical characteristics. The top 10 also includes private liners with comfortable cabins.

10th place - Bombardier Global Express - $57 million $

Bombardier Global Express - $57 million

• The cost is 57 million dollars.
• Production - Canada.
• Business class aircraft.
• Designed for long distance flights.
• Able to cover huge distances with one refueling.
• In the cabin: items made of genuine leather, a lot of gilded interior parts, as well as instructed with precious woods.
• Luxurious, comfortable environment inherent in rich people.

9th place - Airbus A-319-115XCJ-86 million $

Airbus A-319-115XCJ - $86 million

In ninth place is the luxurious aircraft of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych - Airbus A-319-115XCJ . The liner was made to order in the USA, Dallas, it took more than three years to create this device.

• The cost is 86 million dollars.
• On board there are: a meeting room, a lounge, rooms for attendants.
• The indescribably luxurious interior of the salon is made in beige color, the bedroom and bathroom are finished with gilding. The highlight of the interior is the sink in the bathroom, made of expensive pink marble.

8th place - Boeing 747-170 million $

In eighth place in the ranking is air transport owned by King Mswati III of Swaziland - an aircraft Boeing 747 . Subsequently, this luxurious purchase almost provoked a revolution in the state. At this time, the people led a miserable existence on two dollars a day.

• The price of the aircraft is 170 million dollars.
• The king bought it in 2002, spending half of the money from the government treasury.

7th place - Airbus 340-300 - 350 million $

Airbus 340-300 - $350 million

• The cost is 350 million dollars.
• Created in Switzerland in 2008.

6th place - F-22 "Raptor" - 350 million $

• The cost of the aircraft is $350 million.
• Very demanding in operation.
• An F-22 Raptor fighter jet flight costs $19,000 per hour.

We have come to the top five most expensive aircraft in the world. So:

5th place - Boeing 747-200B — 375 million $

Boeing 747-200B - $375 million

• The price of the aircraft is 375 million dollars.
• Incredibly expensive and refined interior.
• The latest technical features, including missile defense, as well as means to combat radio electronics.
• Electromagnetic protection in case of a nuclear attack.
• Without refueling, the aircraft flies 12,550 kilometers, and can refuel in the air.

4th place - Boeing 767 - $500 million

Boeing 767 - fourth place in the top 10 most expensive aircraft in the world. Its owner is the famous oligarch Roman Abramovich, a true connoisseur of speed and luxury. Its fleet also includes another aircraft, by the way, also not cheap - Airbus 340.

• Boeing 767 price - from 500 million dollars.
• The interior is finished in red and black wood.
• Interior items include products from
• The ship has an anti-missile system on board.

And finally, the top three of our top ten - the most highly rated aircraft:

3rd place - Airbus A380 - $500 million

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• The price is more than 500 million dollars.
• There are several bedrooms on board, as well as 20 cabins for guests of a high-ranking person.
• Spa area, sauna and hydromassage.
• A bar, a dance floor, a concert hall - everything for those who want to have a good rest during the flight.
• For sports lovers there is a specially equipped gym.

2nd place - Boeing 747-430 - $1 billion

Boeing 747-430 - $1 billion

• The cost of this miracle is 1 billion US dollars.
• The interior design of the cabin is made in oriental style. Here there are handmade carpets, and plumbing is made of the purest gold.

So, we got to the top of our top 10:

1st place - B-2 Spirit - $2 billion 100 million

B-2 Spirit - $2 billion 100 million

And at the top, of course, a representative of American military equipment, the famous B-2 Spirit bomber , which was used by the United States during reconnaissance and bombing in Afghanistan and Iraq.

• The plane is estimated at 2 billion and 100 million dollars!!!
• This is a real marvel of modern military equipment, equipped with the latest developments in military technology, as well as the stealth function, thanks to which the bomber received the honorary title of "stealth aircraft".

Producing weapons is a profitable business: whatever price greedy gunsmiths set, governments pay generously. Especially when it comes to aviation, which the Western powers love to fight so much.

So, the United States overpaid almost a billion for the latest F-35 Lightning II aircraft. Lockheed Martin recently confronted the Pentagon with an increase in the price of the contract by $800 million.

However, this is not so expensive for the Yankees: M PORT found several combat aircraft that cost America no less.

$94 MILLION - F/A-18 HORNET

Twin-engine, US Air Force attack fighter, which was born in the distant 80s. He was the first among his American counterparts to cross a fighter and an attack aircraft, being able to hit both ground and air targets. He received his baptism of fire during Operation Desert Storm. It is in service with Canada, Australia, Finland, Kuwait, Malaysia, Spain and Switzerland.

$102 MILLION - EA-18G GROWLER

Version of the previous aircraft: fewer weapons, but a lot of effective means of electronic suppression. Growler is designed for the needs of the fleet. He is able to jam enemy radars and interfere with enemy electronic communications.

Source: defense.gov

$118 MILLION - V-22 OSPREY

This is a vertical takeoff transport aircraft. It is called a tiltrotor and combines the advantages of an airplane and a helicopter. From the first he took speed, from the second - freedom of maneuver, dropping people and equipment in the most inconvenient places. However, the originality of the idea required sacrifice: about 30 people died during the Osprey tests.

Source: defense.gov

$122 MILLION - F-35 LIGHTNING II

Lockheed Martin tore off the most profitable military contract in world history - we already mentioned it at the beginning of the rating. Still: after all, this F-35 is a fifth-generation supersonic fighter-bomber.

And yet, at the stage of flight tests, the last word of NATO aircraft was criticized for superiority and poor engine thrust. And in 2008, hackers cracked the aircraft's electronic control codes.

After these troubles, Lockheed Martin no longer believed that the contract could be fulfilled. But the Pentagon had nowhere to go - and the Lightning is already preparing to become a production aircraft.

Source: defense.gov

$232 MILLION - E-2D ADVANCED HAWKEYE

Vigilant observer aircraft and reconnaissance aircraft. The latest modification radar has increased the coverage area by 300% compared to other reconnaissance aircraft. “If necessary, he will hear Ayatollah Khomeini peeling pistachios,” one US weapons expert joked.

So far, only two E-2Ds are flying, which have been transferred to the US Navy.

Source: defense.gov

$241 MILLION - VH-71 KESTREL

The future flagship of the presidential fleet of helicopters has already gobbled up a lot of money. The project, launched under Bush Jr., exceeded its budget by 50% with the advent of Obama. It was decided to reduce costs, but the helicopter still used the extra half a billion dollars.

Source: defense.gov

$290 MILLION - P-8A POSEIDON

A military version of the Boeing 747, designed to escort anti-submarine ships and conduct maritime reconnaissance. Carries on board torpedoes, missiles, depth charges and other opportunities to jam fish with impunity. Enters service in 2013.