Switzerland
The Swiss Air Force operates a fleet of four small VIP transport aircraft:
- one Dassault Falcon 50 (T-783)
- one Cessna 560XL Citation Excel (T-784)
- one Beechcraft Super King Air (T-721) and one Beechcraft 1900D (T-729), used primarily for aerial survey but also used for transport.
These aircraft are mainly used by members of the Swiss Federal Council. Travel arrangements are coordinated by the Government Travel Centre in the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
The 6th Air Transport Squadron (Lufttransportstaffel 6) also operates two Eurocopter EC635 as VIP transport helicopters (T-351 and T-352) and has a number of Super Puma helicopters at its disposal, one of which is configured constantly as a VIP transport for domestic use and another one can be configured as a VIP transport.
Read more about this topic: Air Transports Of Heads Of State And Government
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