Aircraft
Airbus Cancels Only VVIP A380 Order
Saudi prince never followed up with cabin interior design and installation.
Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Alsaud placed an order for a palatial version of the A380 at the Dubai Airshow in 2007. (Photo: David McIntosh)
Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Alsaud placed an order for a palatial version of the A380 at the Dubai Airshow in 2007. (Photo: David McIntosh)

Airbus has officially written off the order for the first, and so far only, VVIP A380. Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Alsaud placed the order in 2007. The 5,930-sq-ft cabin interior was neither designed nor installed.