Royal Airforce One
 

Wouldn't it be nice to see Il'Presidente coming down the steps of his Own Airforce One..... Get out your crayons and design a colour scheme that would suit a VVIP TriStar.

Would The Guv be looking after the fleet? :eek:

Blairforce One??

BliarFarce One??

Nice to see him flying with 10Sqn the other week, a rare occurence these days....

Which rare occurence? A VC10 being serviceable or the fact that Blair was in it??

Probably both! - saw a BBC News item once suggesting that our leader didn't like to be seen flying in EGVN's noisiest and finest!

Anyway, no doubt BA are pleased to have the income/kudos/publicity benefit of flying him around in that nice new 777?

Be even better to see him in opposition.

Probably had to go in the VC10 because a 146 would take 3 weeks to get there.

Methinks the Comms fleet needs looking at?

I'm sorry that I have said this before on PPRuNe, but:

As the world's 4th biggest economy, and a nuclear power, and the owner of highly effective armed forces, this nation should send its leaders (party not relevant) in a decent modern aeroplane when they travel. Given its UK content it has to be an A340. So why not? Because of the carping idiots in the Press, of course.

A Global Express or Gulfstream IV/V would do.

[Edited because I couldn't spell Gilfstroam]

[ 24 October 2001: Message edited by: Whipping Boy's SATCO ]

Surely some form of charter aircraft from sleazyJet would be far more appropriate....

At the moment you can get a better deal from BA as easy jets aircraft are fully comitted to making money.

Surprised we haven't thought about getting something on the back of the ASTOR or FSTA projects. But as Unwell_Raptor says the press would never allow it. All those schools and hospitals that could be built....blah. Now I would forego a new aircraft though, if it was a trade for the A40 between Witney and Oxford becoming dual carriageway!

Never mind, A&C, obviously tooooo subtle for ya! :rolleyes: :D

Regardless of what aircraft type he flies in, rest assured there will be plenty of spin on the turbines.