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On board the private Boeing Dreamliner, the BBJ 787 VVIP. Photo: Kestrel Aviation -
On board the private Boeing Dreamliner, the BBJ 787 VVIP. Photo: Kestrel Aviation -
On board the private Boeing Dreamliner, the BBJ 787 VVIP. Photo: Kestrel Aviation -
On board the private Boeing Dreamliner, the BBJ 787 VVIP. Photo: Kestrel Aviation -
On board the private Boeing Dreamliner, the BBJ 787 VVIP. Photo: Kestrel Aviation -
On board the private Boeing Dreamliner, the BBJ 787 VVIP. Photo: Kestrel Aviation -
On board the private Boeing Dreamliner, the BBJ 787 VVIP. Photo: Kestrel Aviation -
On board the private Boeing Dreamliner, the BBJ 787 VVIP. Photo: Kestrel Aviation
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On board the private Boeing Dreamliner, the BBJ 787 VVIP. Photo: Kestrel Aviation of -
On board the private Boeing Dreamliner, the BBJ 787 VVIP. Photo: Kestrel Aviation of -
On board the private Boeing Dreamliner, the BBJ 787 VVIP. Photo: Kestrel Aviation of -
On board the private Boeing Dreamliner, the BBJ 787 VVIP. Photo: Kestrel Aviation of -
On board the private Boeing Dreamliner, the BBJ 787 VVIP. Photo: Kestrel Aviation of -
On board the private Boeing Dreamliner, the BBJ 787 VVIP. Photo: Kestrel Aviation of -
On board the private Boeing Dreamliner, the BBJ 787 VVIP. Photo: Kestrel Aviation of -
On board the private Boeing Dreamliner, the BBJ 787 VVIP. Photo: Kestrel Aviation of -
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If you think Etihad's The Residence is the epitome of luxury in the sky, then you haven't seen this private Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Said to cost $US74,000 ($A94,590) an hour to fly (that's around $A615,000 to fly from Australia to Bali), the private jet features all the excesses that would only make sense if you had the cash to burn.
The Dreamliner, a custom-made aircraft and styled for its VIP owner, is the first of it's kind and features a master bedroom - big enough to fit an extra large king-size bed - with an ensuite that has heated marble floors and a walk-in closet with a safe.
There is also a lounge, dining room and kitchen galley, and just because there is enough space (2,400-square-foot), there is a guest cabin and additional lie-flat seats enough to fly, entertain and sleep 40 (that's you and 39 of your high-flying friends).
To put that floor space into perspective, a commercial Dreamliner would seat more than 220 passengers.
The 787 VVIP plane is said to have the capacity to fly over 17 hours, non-stop between most major cities in the world.
The bespoke aircraft, part of the Boeing's Business unit (BBJ), was transformed into a 'penthouse' by aviation consulting firm Kestrel Aviation and French aircraft interior designer Jacques Pierrejean.
The firms spent more than two years designing and creating the plane's opulent interiors – the plane has been in flight since 2016 but was only unveiled to the public in May this year.
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