Does anyone happen to know the story behind this plane? It's been parked in the private jet area at LAX for a few days. There is a small German flag towards the back of the plane.

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WesternBlueRanger@reddit

It's a privately owned A330-300 corporate jet; owner is K5 Aviation. The aircraft has a VIP interior for 32 passengers:

https://www.k5-aviation.com/en/project/airbus-acj330-300-d-axeo-en-fleet/

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toniabalone@reddit

That's a lot of windows for 32 passengers [says the person who has never been on a private jet, let alone one with a VIP interior].

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The windows are left unblanked in any room that may be occupied, regardless of seat arrangement. The only time we would install blanks is some unoccupied or otherwise inaccessible areas where there’s no need for a window.

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SummerInPhilly@reddit

IIRC usually they seal a few windows on these versions

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WesternBlueRanger@reddit

Per the link, it's got ten cabin zones, with a master bedroom, guest suites, a lounge, a spacious dining room and a cinema room.

Whilst not this particular aircraft, there's this video of the interior of another ACJ330:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psj9sJ8dSok

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SheriffMoney@reddit

Hey, I personally built this plane! I personally had a hand with fabbing, fitting, and installing almost every part of its interior for 2 years.

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gefahr@reddit

I'd rather have an AC-130J, personally.

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cr0100@reddit

Wow, that AI bot reading the script sure is annoying. Fascinating interior, though!

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thesuperunknown@reddit

They don’t change the number of windows or their placement based on the seat count or layout.

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toniabalone@reddit

Well that's a logical answer, thank you!

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Few_Variation5459@reddit (OP)

Thank you!

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LefsaMadMuppet@reddit

Those things are wild. 10,000nm range:

https://www.acj.airbus.com/en/exclusive-aircraft/acj330neo

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Hermeran@reddit

you know I’m never not surprised by how different lives humans live

Like I can’t even comprehend how I (good job but big city so will never own a house lmao) live on the same place as a guy who casually owns a private jet like this??

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throwingeverything99@reddit

Technically this plane wouldn't be owned by one person (I guess unless the charter company is owned by a single person), since it's a corporate jet. But your point still stands since I think there are a couple private/single owner A330/737 business jets.

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Scorpian899@reddit

The charter is owned by a married couple. So functionally one person.

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Idavid14@reddit

How rich do you have to grow up to make this feel necessary and valid?

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Infamous_Ad_9115@reddit

I doubt that couple actually owns that plane. It’s probably leased to the charter company

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Scorpian899@reddit

It's a weird mix. Some are leased. They own some, which they sell shares of. Others are managed.

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LefsaMadMuppet@reddit

The one before this one was for the FIVE hotel chain, Dubai money.

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Thecrazyredhead@reddit

I don't have enough money to look at this picture

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vnprkhzhk@reddit

this airplane has 3 times as many toilets as my home

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Easy-Programmer-2667@reddit

Cet avion a plus de chambres que chez moi

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exxxtramint@reddit

My dumb ass thought the blue circle about a third back was a pool.

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_drewski13@reddit

Be real, its a...floating holographic globe 🤔

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foxhelp@reddit

Lol, I thought you were joking at first but then looked at the page and they legit have a holographic globe shown in what seems to be an rendered image

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Techhead7890@reddit

I see they've been playing XCOM...

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warrenslo@reddit

A pool in turbulence, takeoff and landing is more fun! Just needs a slide.

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finnknit@reddit

Having been in a pool on a cruise ship in rough seas, a pool in turbulence would be interesting.

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zzzzaap@reddit

Down to the luggage space! Double decker, no storage.

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putlermustdiehorribl@reddit

Be real. It's a wind tunnel. So you can fly while you fly.

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liaisontosuccess@reddit

Back in the early 1970’s, Led Zeppelin’s customized Boeing 720, aka The Starship, had a “fireplace” in the lounge.

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Snappy0@reddit

They also have an A359 ACJ that is good for 11,100nm.

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ThisIsMyBigAccount@reddit

It literally says 8000nm for this jet and config. Where you get 10k?

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lighthouse0@reddit

World Cup or Olympic planning community ?

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Mogus00@reddit

Looks like the inside of a stereo

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belltrina@reddit

Why's there only one bedroom/sleeping area?

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Icy_Huckleberry_8049@reddit

fewer passengers = less weight which allows them to carry more fuel to fly longer routes

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Helpful_Equipment580@reddit

Why is there a fake holographic image suspended above the table.

They even put it in 2 shots.

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DarthSontin@reddit

Feels like it should have a pool!

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Wise_Yesterday_3943@reddit

"Unbeatable economics" is the most hilarious marketing spin ever

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KiwieeiwiK@reddit

I'm assuming the cargo hold is all bedrooms? Would be cool to see what that's like. What a plane though, how the other 0.00001% lives huh

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Ribss@reddit

Daaaaamn that’s fuckin cool

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MASTERdeBATER2009@reddit

Im too poor to know whats going on in this blueprint

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pinneapple_ghost@reddit

I was curious and looked at that range on a map

The red is in range, assuming you start at the white dot...

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_Hashtronaut_@reddit

That is wild.

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pl0nk@reddit

Larger than my home and flies through the air

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Lawdoc1@reddit

The fact that the plane on the home page is slightly off center in the picture is maddening.

If I had enough money to charter this (I certainly do not), this minor detail might be something that kept me from choosing this company.

As it is, my attention to detail will have to continue being satisfied by ensuring the screws in all my outlet and switch plates are properly aligned vertically.

Carry on.

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CoastRegular@reddit

Goddammit. You just reminded me that I have to check on that this weekend. And have you ANY idea how many damned wall plates we're talking about in MY house? (That's why I'm going to convert everything to those 'decora' plates with a snap-on cover that conceals the screws.)

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Both-Dingo69420@reddit

That thing must have cost multiple arms and legs.

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Old_Lengthiness_250@reddit

No its not a Saudi jet.

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WesternBlueRanger@reddit

Usually for such large VIP jets, the list price is just the start of the cost.

Last published list price for a new Airbus A330-300 was approximately $256.4 million to $264.2 million USD. Then you have the cost of cabin fitting on top of this because these aren't bog standard airline interiors, and you aren't buying them in bulk.

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Both-Dingo69420@reddit

And then you fly it for 30 seconds and that cost doubles.

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Icy_Consideration409@reddit

Only if you jump in front of an engine.

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KirkieSB@reddit

It is my first time that I read about a VVIP interior. LOL

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baronmunchausen2000@reddit

When just being very important won’t do. You have to be very, very important. 😂

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KUGDI@reddit

Pretty sure that's the plane the Germans used to bomb Pearl Harbor

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MaintenanceAnnual263@reddit

it was the Russians that bombed Pearl Habor

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MaddingtonBear@reddit

Arrived from Paris. Go and figure out what group of very wealthy French people are in LA right now.

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gannekekhet@reddit

Oh, that checks out. A quick search and found: "Bernard Arnault, Delphine Arnault, and other LVHM leadership in Los Angeles for the Dior Cruise 2027 show being held on May 13-14, 2026"

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Easy-Programmer-2667@reddit

Pas étonnant. Pour tous les défilés Dior hors Paris, la fille de BA voyage soit avec lui, soit avec Xavier Niel, j'imagine pour profiter de leurs avions privé. Cette famille n'a jamais mis un pied dans un vol commercial.

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nightputting@reddit

Ah yes the super rich people that sell ‘luxury’ fashion to poor people

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Antique_Quail_7427@reddit

Actually they sell the expensive stuff to drug dealers and gangsters.

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Sad_Impression499@reddit

AKA Salma Hayek's husband.

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Thin-Midnight-3609@reddit

Arnault family?

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Odd_Equipment2867@reddit

Really? Google is a thing

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StrategicCarry@reddit

Dior just had a fashion show in LA

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Idavid14@reddit

The cost per hour of that thing has got to be insane

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Black_Cat_Flag@reddit

You unlock this with influence and number of elections manipulated. Money is just protocol

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Significant-Kick-479@reddit

Z germans

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DepartmentSudden5234@reddit

Yah

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Adviderisj@reddit

A330 - D-AXEO

Its an ACJ configuration ised for charters. Demand for ACJ330s isnt massive, so it sits for a few days at a time

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moles-on-parade@reddit

I initially read this as AC-130J and my brain took half a second to realize that no, that's a very different flying thing

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jello_sweaters@reddit

An AC-330J would be something all right.

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Neat_Shallot_606@reddit

I think you just came up with a great new contraction "ised" for "is used". I think we need to promote it. I read it wrong at first but now I am very into it.

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jello_sweaters@reddit

Figured y’all’dve got to this earlier.

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PlanesOfFame@reddit

Past tense wased

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Neat_Shallot_606@reddit

Perfect. We have figured out the conjugation.

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Sheetz_Wawa_Market32@reddit

🙌

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Seaguard5@reddit

Probably some billionaire’s POJO

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Few_Variation5459@reddit (OP)

From today. A little action going on.

The plane behind it had an American flag on the tail. Wondering what the story is there.

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WildwestPstyle@reddit

K5 Aviation. Luxury charter. I used to do maintenance on their A319s a long while back. Interior had white leather lazyboys with a full bed and standup shower in the back. Only time I’ve ever had to work in socks lmao.

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BlueberryEmpty1640@reddit

That’s Hans Gruber’s jet, but he had a little fall and hasn’t been back to LAX for a while.

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syfari@reddit

Usually used to haul around important/extremely wealthy people and their entourage. Unless you’re moving a large group or trying to make a splash it makes more sense to use a g6 or global express.

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TeMuBeBalalaika@reddit

Its owned and operated by K5 Aviation out of Munich.

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Certain_Flatw0rm@reddit

Incredible!

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KirkieSB@reddit

Am I the only one who thinks the reg. number appears to have unusual small letters?

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Deep_Science_5170@reddit

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Dodgerlaw77@reddit

That’s a weis plane there.

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LifeMycologist897@reddit

Do you know if that embraer jet on the right was a Praetor 500 or 600?

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Adviderisj@reddit

No way to tell (at least with my knowledge) without seeing the tail. The key distinction is one more window (from the exterior, interior is one more row of seats). From the Pic, it could be either

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SupersetXYZ@reddit

Here's a video of the delivery to K5 with the following description:

Here you can See the newest adition to the K5 Aviation fleet a converted A330-300 into VIP config inside! the Plane is only 6 Years only and was Stored after being Not the delivered to Hongkong Airlines.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_pIW5TgWOs

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Seethesvt@reddit

A very quick, very easy Google search quickly answered your question.

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