= Сообщение: 11077 из 12517 ===================================== ENET.SYSOP = От : Björn Felten 2:203/2 19 Nov 21 05:01:42 Кому : Michiel van der Vlist 19 Nov 21 05:01:42 Тема : The Royal Aeroplanes FGHI : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:203/2+619721a4 На : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:280/5555+619262be = Кодировка сообщения определена как: CP437 ================================== ============================================================================== WD>> Then I have to wonder, "why" does a country such as the Netherlands WD>> need a 737BBJ on government business... The German government even has WD>> 2 or 3 Airbus-340 for government business.
MvdV> On top of the shortlist were Boeing and Embrear. The official reason for MvdV> choosing the Boeing was that KLM already had the Boeing 737 in its fleet MvdV> so KLM pilots could fly it with little or no additional training and the MvdV> maintenance could also be done by KLM.
One reason our Royal family is so cheap to maintain may be that they have to share the two government planes, maintained by the Swedish Airforce.
It's always been just two planes, ATM one Gulfstream IV and one Gulfstream G550. Eight or twelve passengers and a crew of four. No jumbo jets here...
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