One after another, the innermost chambers of Libya's presidential plane -- by that point occupied by Kalashnikov-toting rebel militiamen -- revealed their secrets: a hot tub, a private cinema, a mirror-lined master bedroom and more. Unlike other airliners that were caught in the 2011 crossfire at Tripoli airport and had to be written off, Gadhafi's A340 remained airworthy. Gadhafi's presidential plane was to be caught, again, in a crossfire -- only this time it was of the legal rather than literal kind. The claimants appealed and, as their case was slowly making their way up through the French legal system, the former presidential plane was racking up other sorts of liabilities. At this stage, it is hard to tell what the future holds for what has come to be known as "Gadhafi's jet".

Source: CNN February 19, 2021 13:07 UTC