Luxury In The Skies: Top Gold-Plated Private Jets In The World

There is no fully gold-plated airline in the world — meaning, no commercial aircraft which is entirely covered in real gold. However, some luxury aircraft and private jets have gold-plated interiors, and they are extremely expensive. Here’s the closest reality.

Several private jets and VIP aircraft have gold-plated fittings (not the entire plane), especially in the Middle East:

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Airbus A380— this aircraft is custom-built as a “Flying Palace.”

Features:

Gold-plated bathroom fixtures, seatbelts, doorknobs

A throne room, concert hall, and garage for a Rolls-Royce

Cost: Estimated $500 million+

Donald Trump’s Boeing 757 (Private Jet)— has 24-carat gold-plated seatbelt buckles and other fittings.

Estimated value: $100 million

Emirates Airline— Ultra Luxury Class (But Not Gold-Plated Outside)

Emirates has lavishly designed first-class suites with:

•Gold-tone finishes (not actual gold plating)

•Showers, private mini-bars, virtual windows

•Cost for a round-trip First-Class ticket:

•$8,000 – $20,000+, depending on the route.

Emirates is often mistakenly called “gold-plated” because of its luxurious golden-tone branding — but it uses gold colors, not real gold.

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Real Gold on Aircraft— Real gold is used in small quantities in aviation (electronics, coatings), but never for full body plating.

Gold is too heavy and costly, and would interfere with: fuel efficiency, Airworthiness regulations, and Structural integrity.

No airline has a gold-plated plane, but some private jets have gold-plated interiors and cost hundreds of millions of dollars. The most famous example is the Saudi Prince’s customized A380 “Flying Palace.”