Germany
The airfleet used by Germany's senior government officials consists of twelve aircraft:
- Airbus A340-313X VIP 16+01 "Konrad Adenauer"
- Airbus A340-313X VIP 16+02 "Theodor Heuss"
- Airbus 310-304 VIP 10+21 (S/N 498)
- Airbus A319-133X CJ 15+01 (S/N 3897)
- Airbus A319-133X CJ 15+02 (S/N 4060)
- Bombardier Global 5000 14+01 (S/N 9395)
- Bombardier Global 5000 14+02 (S/N 9404)
- Bombardier Global 5000 14+03 (S/N 9411)
- Bombardier Global 5000 14+04 (S/N 9417)
- Eurocopter AS532 Cougar 82+01 (S/N 2449)
- Eurocopter AS532 Cougar 82+02 (S/N 2452)
- Eurocopter AS532 Cougar 82+03 (S/N 2460)
They use two Airbus A340-313X VIP aircraft, previously of Germany's Lufthansa, redesigned by Lufthansa Technik as VIP design with sleeping rooms and safety technologies. The airplanes are named after Konrad Adenauer, the first chancellor of (West) Germany, and Theodor Heuss, the first President of the Federal Republic of Germany. Until spring 2011 Germany's government officials used two Airbus A310-304 VIP carrying the same names, previously of East Germany's Interflug. The 10+21's duty was prolonged until 2013.
Additionally, the German air force's Special Air Mission Wing Federal Ministry of Defence (Flugbereitschaft BMVg) operates two Airbus A319CJ, four Bombardier Global 5000 jets and three Eurocopter AS532 Cougar helicopters to handle the transportation needs of representatives of the German Government, Parliament and Military.
Read more about this topic: Air Transports Of Heads Of State And Government
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