Every time I see a VC10 I get a little dewy eyed... regardless of livery or slf. Just a gorgeous airframe. After WWII, the UK produced some of the finest looking aeroplanes ever to fly.

Edit: I'm sorry, but the voyager (of the damned) is just another etops, barely discernable from all the other etops, even in a hot pink tu-tu.
Dull -- dee, you, el, elle dull!

Given that Boris was a member of the Bullingdon Club, with their strange pig rituals, shouldn't it be called Piggles?

When the CSAT fleet get replaced by G650s, that's the time to start throwing your toys out of the pram.

....coming to you shortly

Blair Force one was cancelled because Blair was cancelled. The project was cancelled because his successor didn’t like the sound of ‘Brown force One’...

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You mean like the RAAF? The exact same aeroplane (I suppose, had the common sense to keep the boom also :E)

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Saw it (the RAAF one) practicing(?) a missed approach into Canberra today

Noise was the give-away … awfully quiet around Fairbairn at the moment

Saw a BBJ the last week. Any idea how far afield they venture? I seem to recall the BBJ has been used on flights as far as Jakarta (and Hawaii?)

I think this is a great idea...the UK seems to be almost embarassed to show a little bit of national pride, and maybe Boris is going to try to put that right. Although I didn't realise that there is one of the Voyagers assigned to VIP duties specifically.

A variation on Nutloose's scheme and / or the old VC10 scheme would look really well. Need a little bit of red (just a little) in there somewhere too.

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This too....The larger transport is also moving to the Air Force this year

Ahem: it's not just used by government but by Royals too.

My man on the inside reckons its the AirTanker leased Voyager to Thomas Cook - now defunct. So it wouldn't have been in grey if it were needed. Calm down remoaners.

Always thought the RCAF Airbus A310s were nicely understated:

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Definitely subscribes to the 'less is more' philosophy, which is not something that you can apply to the idiot in Number 10. According to the Times, an 'RAF source' is quoted as saying of the new paint job, “It is a patriotic, smart and global Britain-esque design."

Oh, God.

But that wouldn't be the one fitted with a VIP interior and available for use whenever required by the PM etc, would it? And cut out the remoaner jibes. It's says far more about you.

Yes, the Canadian VIP up until the repaint were also in grey


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Red would be easy to add, the BMI scheme had it.

https://live.staticflickr.com/8109/2...42310346_z.jpgBMI British Midland International Airbus A330-243 G-WWBM Aircraft Profile Art Print by Nick Knapp, on Flickr

The a/c is the normal VIP fit ZZ336, never anything to do with Thomas Cook. Think your "man on the inside" may not be as "inside" as you think and may need to calm down himself and get a few facts right.

Just slap a couple of vinyl stickers on it.

I don't really see why you guys are objecting to a bit of UK advertising itself around the world. Aircraft get repainted so no real extra cost there. If it is used on the AirBridge, so what. If it is used for tanking over the N Sea why does it have to be grey - it is not as though it will be operating at sea level! Why are they painted grey in the first place?

It's called camoflague, it generally helps to visually hide from the bad guys you know.

As a 'military asset', low-visibility in the air and on the ground enhances survivability. Yes, i know there's stuff called radar and all that, but there's no sense in making the asset stand out like canis testiculos

I think it's time to resurrect a VC-10 or a Comet.

It was the Piers Gaveston which was alleged to indulge in interesting displays of swinophilia. Not sure if Boris was a member of that one.