Well accordig to SKY News its looking like they are going for 2 second hand passenger aircraft. So i’m guessing its now not going to be one off them new RAF A330’s.
Also they won’t become part of the Royal Fleet. But the Queen will have occasional use of the aircraft
Flying Blair Force One
The Government is to acquire two second-hand passenger jets primarily for the use of the Prime Minister and other members of the Cabinet, according to Sky News sources.
The Queen will have occasional use of the planes but they will not become part of the Royal fleet.
The planes, inevitably being dubbed Blair Force One and Blair Force Two, are thought to be a larger passenger jet a smaller executive jet for shorter flights.
The name probably won’t stick, though, as the planes are not due to come into service until the end of 2007, or the beginning of 2008 – at which point Tony Blair is likely to have made way for a new Prime Minister.
The Government is due to officially announce the move next week.
The planes will be on permanent lease and cost around £1.5m more than the current budget of £9.5m.
The Treasury has already announced that no extra money will be set aside for ministerial travel.
The extra cost will be spread across several Government departments including the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Defence.
At present Ministers charter aircraft according to need, rather than having their own dedicated planes.
The planes will fitted out with all the security and communications equipment necessary for Government purposes.
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