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Tommyy From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 58 posts, RR: 0
Posted (4 years 1 month 4 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 7733 times:

I don't know if this has been posted yet, but apparently the French president did not feel comfortable with his A319 next to Obama's 747 so he decided to take action

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6135778.ece

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SASD209 From British Indian Ocean Territory, joined Oct 2007, 633 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (4 years 1 month 4 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 7662 times:

Quoting Tommyy (Thread starter):
I don't know if this has been posted yet, but apparently the French president did not feel comfortable with his A319 next to Obama's 747 so he decided to take action

That aside, it also appears that he needs the extra capacity and capabilities that the used, 10-year old jet could provide over and above the limited facilities that the -319 could provide.

PM From India, joined Feb 2005, 6747 posts, RR: 65
Reply 2, posted (4 years 1 month 4 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 7662 times:

A "ten-year-old" A330-200 from Air Caraibes? Looks like #253 to me. So he'll be flying on PW engines rather than the GE beloved of the French establishment? Oops. Wink

VHSMM From Australia, joined Jul 2008, 131 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (4 years 1 month 4 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 7611 times:

Doesn't the French Air Force have a couple of A340-200s? Surely Sarkozy could use one of them to pump up his ego?

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DEVILFISH From Philippines, joined Jan 2006, 4450 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (4 years 1 month 4 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 7430 times:

Quoting Tommyy (Thread starter):
I don't know if this has been posted yet, but apparently the French president did not feel comfortable with his A319

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/military/read.main/90983/

"Everyone is entitled to my opinion." - Garfield

DEVILFISH From Philippines, joined Jan 2006, 4450 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (4 years 1 month 4 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 7317 times:

Quoting PM (Reply 2):
Looks like #253 to me.

A post from the linked thread said it was rumored to be F-OPTP (cn 240).....

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GST From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2008, 927 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (4 years 1 month 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 7258 times:

Are they going to have a patio for the on-board restaurant on the wing? Perhaps a vineyard on the other wing for the full cultural impression when flying into foreign lands?

TaromA380 From Romania, joined Sep 2005, 332 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (4 years 1 month 4 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 7190 times:

Quoting VHSMM (Reply 3):
Doesn't the French Air Force have a couple of A340-200s? Surely Sarkozy could use one of them to pump up his ego?

These are for military transport (pax configuration).

EBJ1248650 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 1932 posts, RR: 2
Reply 8, posted (4 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 6439 times:

The A330 is a great airplane and no one will argue that, but for appearance sake, wouldn't the A340 be the better choice for a national leader?

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TheSonntag From Germany, joined Jun 2005, 3350 posts, RR: 30
Reply 9, posted (4 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 6380 times:

Quoting EBJ1248650 (Reply 8):
ut for appearance sake, wouldn't the A340 be the better choice for a national leader?

For the head of the "grande nation", maybe the A380 would be appropriate Wink

But I guess that would indeed be political suicide.

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