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German Chancellor Merkel's "Angie Force One" is ready
Berlin - In Germany, The Luftwaffe (German Air Force) is responsible for flying the government officials around the world. But because of the German government's full flight agenda, Luftwaffe tries to cope with the issue with a limited number of airplanes available amid the busy travel schedules. (airlinerwatch.com) Daha Fazlası...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
somebody go look at what Rhodesia did back then
How many planes does the airforce have at the disposal of the president, cabinet and members of house and senate.
Maybe we should look at how much Us taxpayers pay for it. Commercial travel should be good enough for many of them.
Maybe we should look at how much Us taxpayers pay for it. Commercial travel should be good enough for many of them.
I believe they just wish to keep a low profile. Stay tuned to the future. According to a contact of mine at the BND they are already outfitting a newer aircracft.
I'm pretty sure they'll continue to rely on the A340 for the long hauls. I saw it at the Lufthansa Cargo area at Dulles a few years ago during one of her visits.
Glad she travels light. US president (all of them) travels too extravagantly. Article is wrong though. Angela is not head of state. That would be the German president.
How should US presidents travel? - aircraft type? configuration? avionics? communications equipment? ECM? ECCM? accommodations for security detail, and press corps? Support aircraft to accompany AF1 for vehicle transport, back up AF1. You're expressing an opinion, I get it, but to arbitrarily decide what is too extravagant in your view overlooks what it takes to achieve the complexities of domestic and International travel in the current threat climate and just the logistics alone, threat or no threat. Extravagance was wife of POTUS 44 going separately to all vacation destinations (mainly Hawaii) with separate operational costs of large tax payer funded aircraft, security detail, staff, and back-up contingencies INSTEAD of traveling with POTUS 44.
Misinformed - besides Trump has already spent more money flying AF1 then, in the same time span of 44
Scott, What are the dollar details and your source?