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It was announced today that the UK will purchase two aircraft for the Prime Minister and the Queen to fly around the world on official visits.
(from 'The Times', May 23 2007)"....A 70-seater Airbus, likely to be an A320, will be bought for long-haul flights and a smaller 15-seat executive jet will be purchased for flights to European capitals. Both will be bought on the secondhand market.....
The main aircraft will be used by the Queen for a handful of times a year when she travels on major international trips. If Mr Brown follows Mr Blair’s example he will use it far more often. Mr Blair has made several long-haul trips each year. Scores of the seats will be taken out so that the aircraft can be fitted with communications equipment. There will be antimissile devices and it is likely to be flown by an RAF crew. There will be beds and wardrobes for the use of the Prime Minister, the Queen and staff, and it will fly at altitudes of up to 40,000 ft (12,000m).
The smaller jet is likely to be used by the Prime Minister, other ministers, and members of the Royal Family for shorter flights.
An official notice confirming that the Government is looking for bidders will go into the Official Journal of the European Union within days. It will say that the contract will be worth £100 million over the next ten years."
(from 'The Times', May 23 2007)"....A 70-seater Airbus, likely to be an A320, will be bought for long-haul flights and a smaller 15-seat executive jet will be purchased for flights to European capitals. Both will be bought on the secondhand market.....
The main aircraft will be used by the Queen for a handful of times a year when she travels on major international trips. If Mr Brown follows Mr Blair’s example he will use it far more often. Mr Blair has made several long-haul trips each year. Scores of the seats will be taken out so that the aircraft can be fitted with communications equipment. There will be antimissile devices and it is likely to be flown by an RAF crew. There will be beds and wardrobes for the use of the Prime Minister, the Queen and staff, and it will fly at altitudes of up to 40,000 ft (12,000m).
The smaller jet is likely to be used by the Prime Minister, other ministers, and members of the Royal Family for shorter flights.
An official notice confirming that the Government is looking for bidders will go into the Official Journal of the European Union within days. It will say that the contract will be worth £100 million over the next ten years."
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