I may know FA about military matters, but I do know that a new, equipped Global goes for about US$50m. Still a fair bit more than 7mGBP, but also a lot less than 40mGBP. Granted, that price will climb with the addition of things like bowls for the corgis and lumpy bits to keep HM safe from the bad fellas.
For $13-14m she could get into a Lear 45 or 60 or a Citation X (not new though), but all are smaller than the article mentions. In fact neither Lear nor Cessna make a 13-seater unless you count the crew and go for the economy seating.
The Hawker Horizon would be nice, but that's outside the price range. Not sure exactly what they are going for, but I think it's $22m+. A Gulfstream would be nice too, but $14m goes pretty deep into the used market.
I wonder what sort of price incentives will come along for the manufacturers vying for a Royal Warrant though...?
Last edited by BigBusDriver; 30th Sep 2008 at 03:44.