Sakozy to Take Off in $80M Carla One

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 10, 2009 4:18 AM CDT
Sakozy to Take Off in $80M Carla One
I'm Carla; fly me.   (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has named his new $80 million official jet Carla One in honor of his third wife, reports the Telegraph.  "She's a beautiful plane and, of course, officially named after the president's wife," said a source. Carla One has been hand-painted along the side of the ultra-luxe Dassault Falcon 7X, which is outfitted with teak desks and full leather seats.
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