Tony Blair flys to South Africa in a DC-8

C’or blimey…. haven’t you heard of the bat phone ??? :diablo:

Could be a shoe phone

seems like the dc-8 has broke lol its one engine down and he cant get back for the id debate 2nite in parlement

There is no ‘Queen’s Flight’ anymore. The aircraft were absorbed into 32 Squadron and this has now been given the nomenclature ‘The Royal Squadron.’

As for comms, it’s probably not too hard to work out what system is used. Which does bring somewhat into question Airline policies regarding the use of electronic equipment on board aircraft.

Regards,

kev35

My dear British folks, can you please tell me, which aircraft belong to the “Queens Fleet”?

If the British Government fly with commercial aircrafts, how do they communicate with the world outside?
I presume, the Prime minister can’t communicate secure to the troops or to London in in case of an emergency.
Thanks in advance!

C’or blimey…. haven’t you heard of the bat phone ??? :diablo:

I’m ok…this is something I know NOTHING about! My comments stand LOL

i think people will need to be very carefull about what they post about this subject

If anyone does know the answer, please think carefully before posting the information on a public forum where anyone in the world can see it.

Thanks

GA

My dear British folks, can you please tell me, which aircraft belong to the “Queens Fleet”?

If the British Government fly with commercial aircrafts, how do they communicate with the world outside?
I presume, the Prime minister can’t communicate secure to the troops or to London in in case of an emergency.
Thanks in advance!

The Queens Flight uses 2 (I think they still have 2) BAe-146-200s, and used to have access to HS125s. Neither type though is particularly suitable for a non-stop to South Africa ;). The RAF have VC-10 and L1011s which can be configured for VIP roles, including transporting the queen.

I have NO idea regarding the communication issue. I assume onboard RAF transports they’d be ok, but I’m not sure about on the BA 772s that the PM usually uses.

My dear British folks, can you please tell me, which aircraft belong to the “Queens Fleet”?

If the British Government fly with commercial aircrafts, how do they communicate with the world outside?
I presume, the Prime minister can’t communicate secure to the troops or to London in in case of an emergency.
Thanks in advance!

Theres a problem with the plane so the prime minster will miss the House of Commons vote on ID Cards

Thanks for the info. I was lucky enough to see the 8 at MAN and wondered what the blacked out cars and police were all about.

gb

He’s probably thinking of the British tax payers pocket and took the cheapest flight he could find!!