by "Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
Published 09/19/2017 at 11:43
by "Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
Published 09/19/2017 at 11:43
Tags: planespotting
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STARS: 11
Apparently it’s Slovak Government. I dig the livery
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
09/19/2017 at 11:45, STARS: 0
O’ dig the livery!
"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
09/19/2017 at 11:46, STARS: 0
I approve of this livery.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
09/19/2017 at 11:50, STARS: 4
I’m sure it’s cheaper to park the plane in Massachusetts than in NYC when the UN General Session is meeting.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
09/19/2017 at 12:05, STARS: 0
They few an A320 across the ocean? Daring!
"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
09/19/2017 at 12:18, STARS: 0
You may actually be on to something. We’re only a half hour away by air, and flight history does have it landing in New York yesterday afternoon then flying up here in the evening
"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
09/19/2017 at 12:26, STARS: 0
And you might wonder if its a security thing. Would you want to have your aircraft parked at a facility where a terrorist hit could threaten many of them or scatter the planes about at various regional facilities?
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
09/19/2017 at 12:34, STARS: 1
Clean. Elegant. Not on the level of a Loewy, but not bad.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
09/19/2017 at 12:35, STARS: 2
Wait until sweeping day and all the airplanes move to the other side of the runway.
"Svend" (svend)
09/19/2017 at 13:13, STARS: 0
Ours in pretty boring.
Airbus KC2 Voyager, A330-243MRTT.
58 business seats. Some first class seat up front and economy seats at the rear for press, etc...
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
09/19/2017 at 15:17, STARS: 0
Looks like it needs a hockey stick. Good looking livery, though.
"ranwhenparked" (ranwhenparked)
09/19/2017 at 19:19, STARS: 0
I didn’t realize you guys even had transport planes like that, I thought the “hair shirt” mentality pushed by the tabloids meant commercial flights for everyone.
"Svend" (svend)
09/19/2017 at 19:32, STARS: 0
For large official tours they use one of the Voyagers. If it’s just a group of ten or so, they’ll use commercial flights.
There are two Voyagers for VIP use, but any of the other Voyagers can be configured to accept the seating should the other two be out of service.
All the Voyagers are transport and refueling tanker aircraft. So unlike Air Force One, these do other duties to earn their keep.
The Royal family have some aircraft and helicopters for short hops and flights within the U.K.
"ranwhenparked" (ranwhenparked)
09/19/2017 at 19:58, STARS: 0
Yes, just looked it up, had no idea they did the VIP refit. Always thought it a bit odd that a country like the UK didn’t have a dedicated transport for head of state/head of government use, when so many smaller countries manage to maintain them (see Slovakia, above). I think the UK was the only G7 country without one (and might still technically be, given that the planes are owned by a private company and leased out when not needed).
"Svend" (svend)
09/19/2017 at 22:19, STARS: 0
The government were trying to get as much bang for their buck and a quick delivery of units. Leasing works out more expensive than buying outright but it guarantees them aircraft maintenance and aircraft availability.
With the whole austerity issue, our government is always being held accountable for how it spends the tax payers money.
"ranwhenparked" (ranwhenparked)
09/19/2017 at 22:24, STARS: 0
I guess you guys haven’t figured out how to just trick the Chinese and Japanese into lending you whatever you want.
It works out fantastically well, they still haven’t caught on to the fact that we won’t ever be able to pay them back.
"Svend" (svend)
09/19/2017 at 23:31, STARS: 0
We have some Chinese investors but that is mostly in financing. Investing in the military is a tax payer thing with most of our stuff either being British, Anglo-European or Anglo-American and kept away from Chinese issues.