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Swiss design A380s for Grand Tours
A consortium of investors led by Switzerland-based Van Lattmann Corporate Communications (VLCC) has embarked on an ambitious project to operate VIP version

A consortium of investors led by Switzerland-based Van Lattmann Corporate Communications (VLCC) has embarked on an ambitious project to operate VIP versions of the Airbus A380 as flying cruise liners. The first of the aircraft is provisionally named the Dicke Berta after the German “Big Berta” World War I gun.

The estimated $2 billion investment is backed by seven undisclosed partners in Germany, the UK, the Middle East, the U.S. and Hong Kong, and among them they have already raised $1.5 billion. They are in the process of negotiating an agreement for a high-specification cabin interior design with London-based Andrew Winch Designs.