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In our roundup of travel stories this week: Aviation’s strangest four-engine giant passenger plane, the luxury 1980s private jet you can book for a private stay, plus the A380 superfan who has outfitted his home like a first-class cabin.

In love with a superjumbo

It wasn’t love at first flight for aviation superfan Arun Rajagopal and the Airbus A380.

The turning point came on his fourth journey aboard the world’s largest passenger plane, flying business class to Singapore. “The seats were huge, and you have a bar in the back of the plane,” he said. It gave him a “wow” feeling, like “experiencing comfort on another level.”