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Old 20th April 2022, 04:18 PM
MarkR MarkR is offline
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Originally Posted by Rowan McKeever View Post
Adding to Tristan's reply that it isn't always the case that the aircraft would be there for the PM - they are used by the GG and ministers as well as anyone else who is granted permission to use them (and that includes the Opposition Leader during the election campaign). The other thing to add is that the VIP fleet includes 3x Falcon 7X as well as the 2x BBJ - same livery but obviously the aircraft itself looks quite different!
As does the MRTT in VIP config - A39-007 including two ex LH First class chairs and a revised layout that bumped up the cost by a bit.

Good summary here https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliam...urposeAircraft
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