Sarkozy names jet ‘Carla One’

It seems that French president Nicolas Sarkozy doesn’t want to miss the first lady even while he’s flying without her — the flamboyant leader has named his new 50-million-pound jet aircraft “Carla One”, after his wife.

The first, a hugely luxurious Dassault Falcon 7X jet with a range of 6,000 nautical miles, has now been delivered complete with the hand-painted “Carla One” glistening on its side, The Daily Telegraph reported on Friday.

“She’s a beautiful plane and of course officially named after the president’s wife,” a source at Villacoublay airbase near Paris, where the plane is currently stationed, was quoted as saying. The Falcon comes with full leather seats and teak desks — it is understood to be red, white and blue.