S V Choong 4 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 (edited) Someone in A.net had compiled a list of Head of State rides, thought it might make an interesting reference in MW, or if someone wants to update the list. Pakistan 1 was a 707 351B - also have a F27 200, Falcon 20, GIV & 707 300C for VIP work Botswana AF VIP squadron - GIV & King Air 200 Oman - 3x BAC 111 400 - believe being replaced with A32S - Royal Flight also have a Super Puma, 2x GIV, A320, 747 SP & 744 Dubai Amiri Flight - 2x BBJ1, BBJ2, 763, 747 SP, 2x 744 Dubai Air Wing VIP Section - B1900D, GIV, BBJ1, 2x BBJ2, 747 SP, 742 & 2x 744 Qatar Amiri Flight - Challenger 300, Global Express, ACJ, A320, 2x A332, A342 & A345 Bahrain - Defence Force 2x ARJ85 & Royal Flight Bell 430, GII, GIV, 722, 747 SP & 744 China - 5x CRJ200, CRJ700, 8x 733 & 2x 73G & 73G opb China United Taiwan - 12x B1900C1, 738 & 3x F50 Chile - 2x LJ35, 707 300C, GIV, 735 & 733 QC Morocco - GII, GIII, Falcon 50, 2x Citation V, Falcon 10 Bolivia - Sabre 60 Portugal - 3x Falcon 50 Uruguay - 2x Dauphin & Brasilia Gambia - IL62 Angola - YAK40, GIII, TU134 & 2x 707 300B Armenia - TU134 Iran - 732, Falcon 50 & 707 300C Moldova - YAK40 & 2x TU134 Belarua - Mi172 Kyrgyzstan - YAK40 Tajikistan - Mi172 Turkmenistan - 763 Switzerland - LJ35, Citation XL, AS532 Cougar & Falcon 50 Ecuador - 2x Sabre & 2x HS748 Colombia - BBJ, F28, 2x Bell 412 & 2x 707 300C Honduras - 2x Westwind & Electra (!!) Thailand - Royal Flight 2x HS748, Merlin, 732, A313, ACJ & 734 Saudi Arabia - AF 3x Hawker & LJ35, Royal Flight 4x Hercules, 752, 2x L15, 2x MD11, 3x 747 SP & 743, Special Flight Services DHT 300, 2x Falcon 900, 4x GII, 3x GIII & 6x GIV Italy - 3x Falcon 50, 3x Falcon 900 & 3x ACJ Jordan - 2x Challenger & A342 Djibouti - 721 Argentina - S70, S76, 752, F28, LJ60 & Sabre 75 Peru - 732 & 735 Finland - 3x LJ35 Slovakia - 4x Mi2, 3x Mi8, 4x Mi171, 2x YAK40 & 2x TU154 Belgium - 2x Falcon 20, 2x ERJ135, 2x ERJ145, 1x Falcon 900 & 2x A312 Denmark - 3x Challenger Indonesia - 2x F28 & 4x 732 Brazil - 3x Brasilia, 1x ACJ, 2x 732, 2x KC137, 8x HS125, 8x Xingu & LJ55 Surinam - C212 Russia - who knows... 3x AN30 + Rossiya 8x Mi8, 6x YAK40, 11x TU134, 3x IL18, 7x TU154, 3x TU214, 10x IL62 & 2x IL96 Laos - YAK40, 2x Y7 & AN74 Philippines - F27 & F28 Sweden - 4x GIV Poland - 9x YAK40, 2x TU154, W3 Sokol & 5x Mi8 Sudan - IL62, AN74, Falcon 900 & Falcon 50 Egypt - 3x Falcon 20, 7x GIV, 2x GIII, A342 & Hercules Greece - Legacy, ERJ135 & GV Seychelles - F406 & B1900D Turkey - ACJ, 3x GIV & 2c Citation VII Guatemala - Bell 212 & King Air 300 Cameroon - 722, GIII & Super Puma Gabon - GIV, Falcon 900 & DC8 73CF Tunisia - BBJ Chad - GII Ivory Coast - F100, GIV & GIII Bosnia - Citation I Uzbekistan - ARJ85 & 752 Kazakhstan - TU134 & YAK40 Ukraine - 4x Mi8, YAK40, AN74, 3x TU134 & 2x IL62 Australia - 2x BBJ & 3x Challenger Vietnam - 2x F70 India - 4x Legacy & 4x 732 Namibia - LJ31 & Falcon 900 Brunei - Sultans Flight GV, 762, 2x A342 & 744 Mexico - 752, 2x 733, 2x GIII2x LJ35, Commander 695 & 732 Burkina Faso - 721 & 722 Myanmar - Citation II Syria - opb RB 2x Falcon 20, 6x YAK40, Falcon 900 & 2x TU134 Romania - opb Romavia Mi8, 146 200, 3x BAC 111 500 & 707 300C Venezuela - ACJ, GIII & 732 Albania - Bell 222 New Zealand - 2x 752 Paraguay - 707 300B & DHT 200 South Africa - 2x Falcon 50, 3x Citation II, Falcon 900 & BBJ Macedonia - LJ60 Monaco - Falcon 2000 Equatorial Guinea - AN32, YAK40, BBJ & Falcon 900 Azerbaijan - TU134, ACJ & TU154 Sri Lanka - King Air 200 Israel - 6x 707 300C Libya - 2x IL62, Falcon 20, GII & 707 300C Tanzania - F50, F28 & G550 Nigeria - GII, Citation II, 2x Hawker, 2x Falcon 900, 722, GIV, GV & BBJ Madagascar - 733 Niger - 732 Togo - F28 & 707 300B Uganda - GIV Kenya - 3x DH1 & F70 Senegal - 722 (just ordered ACJ ??) Yemen - 722 & 747 SP Malawai - HS125 Algeria - 4x GIV & GV Palestine - Jetstar Croatia - Challenger Ghana - F28 & GIII Zambia - HS748 Kuwait - 3x GV, A320, A313, A306 & 744M Malaysia - F28, Falcon 900, Global Express, BBJ & GIV Nepal - 2x Bell 206L & 2x Super Puma DR Congo - 2x 721 Burundi - Falcon 50 Edited September 1, 2007 by S V Choong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 hehehe, They forgot the Netherlands: small country, so why bother, right ? Head of State will travel by a Fokker 28 Mk 70, registered PH-KBX (Koningin Beatrix = Queen Beatrix)... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted September 2, 2007 Apparently they have forgotten Singapore too and even smaller country, why bother, right?? Anyone knows what is the HoS ride of Singapore? Fokker F50? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Idham 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2007 Malaysia - F28, Falcon 900, Global Express, BBJ & GIV and another A318 i believe....wasting Malaysian tax-payer's money.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mushrif A 3 Report post Posted September 2, 2007 Apparently they have forgotten Singapore too and even smaller country, why bother, right?? Anyone knows what is the HoS ride of Singapore? Fokker F50? Singapore does not have a dedicated aircraft. It could be the RSAF F50, SQ aircraft, Silkair or a charter from somewhere, such as Privatair 757. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted September 2, 2007 and another A318 i believe....wasting Malaysian tax-payer's money.... How about an A319EJ ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mushrif A 3 Report post Posted September 2, 2007 M'sia does not have a G-IV as an official ride (9M-ABC does not count, as it is a pte aircraft, leased by Petronas and used a lot by its advisor) Brunei also now only has one A342 (V8-BKH). It previously had 3 A342 in operations (gone to Jordan and Kingdom Holdings) and one parked A340-8000 (sold to some Saudi party?). I'm also not sure if it still has the GV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seth K 3 Report post Posted September 2, 2007 they forgot US too, i guess it's too big huh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fitri Shukri 0 Report post Posted September 3, 2007 Wow, one thing I notice is that many poor and less developed countries have more VVIP aircraft that the richer and more developed countries. It says a lot about the state of affairs and leadership in such countries and why most of them still remain poor and underdeveloped. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted September 3, 2007 (edited) Yes Fitri I think you are right there. Everyone is milking from the gravy train! Japan has 2x Boeing 747-400, probably something else as well. Edited September 3, 2007 by S V Choong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Smith 1 Report post Posted September 3, 2007 Qatar Royal Family recently donated their A310 to the Pakistan Gov't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted September 3, 2007 Singapore VIP's go by SQ Brunei needs a big jet Yesterday he went to SIN with 108 P.O.B. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Smith 1 Report post Posted September 3, 2007 Interesting week for this topic to arise with APEC Conference in Sydney. Last year, the honourable Lee Hsien Loong (SG PM) made a surprise appearance on Tiger, coming back from the conference last year which was held in Hanoi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mushrif A 3 Report post Posted September 3, 2007 Singapore VIP's go by SQ Brunei needs a big jet Yesterday he went to SIN with 108 P.O.B. V8-ALI is still there in SIN, at remote parking, but not far from VIP gate F60. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted September 3, 2007 (edited) There is also a Wikipedia entrance on this topic, called Air transports of heads of state and government. Edited September 3, 2007 by Radzi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
