Blair's New Toy.
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No-one really likes poor old Blair do they? However....
....If you consider yourself middle-class and are a home owner, just wait till Brown gets his hands fully on the control column.
As someone famous once said..."You ain't seen nothing yet"....
EGCA
....If you consider yourself middle-class and are a home owner, just wait till Brown gets his hands fully on the control column.
As someone famous once said..."You ain't seen nothing yet"....
EGCA
Join Date: Jan 2006
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I really don't know why people have got such a hard on about the UK having some decent aircraft dedicated for VIP use. I reckon that it's only because of our esteemed
Prime Minister's and the Wide-Mouthed Frog's liking for the trappings of power that has brought the debate up in the first place. this debate has been rumbling on since they came into power in 1997.
But seriously, the UK is a member of G8 and is therefore supposed to be one of the richest countries in the world and our present VIP fleet isn't so much a source of prestige, it is a national embarrassment.
Let's look at what aircraft the Heads of States of the other G8 member countries are flying around in.
USA - Our mate George has got a couple of 747s (C-25) as well as 757s (C-32), Gulfstream 3s and 4s (C-20) and Gulfstream 5s (C-37).
France - An A-340, A310s, A-319s Falcon 50s, Falcon 900s etc.
Russia - Il-96s, Il-62s, Tu-204s etc, etc.
Germany - A-310s and Challengers
Canada - The same
Japan - Some nice shiny 747-400s
Italy - A-319s, Falcon 50s etc.
UK - 38 year old VC-10s, 25 year old 125s and a couple of 22 year old 146s. Either that or chartering civilian aircraft.
Doesn't exactly show UK PLC in a good light.
Prime Minister's and the Wide-Mouthed Frog's liking for the trappings of power that has brought the debate up in the first place. this debate has been rumbling on since they came into power in 1997.But seriously, the UK is a member of G8 and is therefore supposed to be one of the richest countries in the world and our present VIP fleet isn't so much a source of prestige, it is a national embarrassment.
Let's look at what aircraft the Heads of States of the other G8 member countries are flying around in.
USA - Our mate George has got a couple of 747s (C-25) as well as 757s (C-32), Gulfstream 3s and 4s (C-20) and Gulfstream 5s (C-37).
France - An A-340, A310s, A-319s Falcon 50s, Falcon 900s etc.
Russia - Il-96s, Il-62s, Tu-204s etc, etc.
Germany - A-310s and Challengers
Canada - The same
Japan - Some nice shiny 747-400s
Italy - A-319s, Falcon 50s etc.
UK - 38 year old VC-10s, 25 year old 125s and a couple of 22 year old 146s. Either that or chartering civilian aircraft.
Doesn't exactly show UK PLC in a good light.
