The specialized secret of heads of state (4)

One of the most controversial stories about specialization is the case of Zaire President Mobuto Sese Seko. The Concorde hired not only for him to go public, but also for the dictator's wife and children to go shopping in Europe.

Zaire's specialties

Mobutu Sese Seko was born in 1930 and died on September 7, 1997, serving as President Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) for 32 years. This dictator gained power through a military coup in 1965 and was later overthrown in 1997.

In the early 1990s, President Mobutu rented an Air France Concorde ultrasound and brought it to Gabadolite ' wait and wait ' for his travel needs. In addition, an important task of this specialized vehicle is to bring presidential family members to major European cities for shopping.

This non-wealthy country in southern Africa also has a Boeing 707-382B used as a special-use vehicle and is rarely regarded by the president. Since 1996 it has been kept in Lisbon, Portugal and gradually degraded over time. In addition, Zaire has a Boeing 727 and a McDonnel Douglas DC-8-72 dedicated to leadership.

Specialization of Kenya

Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi has a Fokker 70 for personal use. The government was bought by the government completely in 1995. The decision was criticized as too costly, while Kenya's GDP was very low, foreign debt was high and poverty was widespread.

This is the most modern and luxurious model of Fokker at that time, which is approximately 50 million USD. The aircraft has 70 original seats redesigned into 28 seats. There are 3 luxurious rooms, a bathroom and a kitchen. It is also equipped with state-of-the-art communication system.

Before buying the Fokker 70, Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi often hired a flight from British British Airways to carry out overseas trips.

Specialization of the president and prime minister of Pakistan

The Pakistani government has a private air carrier specializing in transporting senior officials. The agency operates two specialized vehicles called Pak One , including an Airbus A310-308 and a Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV Gulfstream VI-SP for use by the president and prime minister.

Before the planes were put into operation, the first aircraft for Pakistan's president was Boeing 707. Former President Muhammad Zia-ul-haq used a Lockheed C-130 to travel. Two former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto used a Boeing 737.

The Pakistan Air Force plans to buy an additional Gulfstream V as a means of transport for senior government officials and foreign guests. All Pakistani specialties parked at Chaklala Air Base, near the capital Islamabad.

Gulfstream V is a very popular private aircraft and is a product of Gulfstream Aerospace, a subsidiary of a US defense equipment group called General Dynamics.

Indian specialization

India uses Air India and Indian Airlines as carriers for senior officials to go public. Air India uses a Boeing 747-237B as a special vehicle for the prime minister and president with the contact number AI 001 . Ministers can also go to AI 001 but must be allowed by the prime minister.

Besides, the Indian government also purchased 3 luxury Boeing BBJ aircraft as special aircraft in different cases. When becoming VIP aircraft, these specialists can carry 10 to 30 people straight from India to the UK, Japan or other locations.

Indian specialties equipped with modern security systems can deflect missiles. Each Boeing BBJ specialized engine consumes about $ 60 million. India said it bought a special version of Boeing BBJ with the fuselage of the Boeing 737-700 and the wings of the Boeing 737-800.

Trouble with Greek affairs

The Greek government is using a Gulfstream V as a specialist for the prime minister and run by the air force. The aircraft was purchased by Prime Minister Costas Simitis (ruled from 1996-2004) to serve as the Greek presidency of the EU in 2003 and to prepare for the Athens Olympics in 2004.

In the previous two decades, Greece had two specialized vehicles and they caused intense controversy. Among them is a Dassault Falcon 900, which continues to suffer from technical problems. The culmination of errors is the September 9, 1999 accident in Bucharest, which killed Deputy Foreign Minister Giannos Kranidiotis.

The incident involving the Falcon specialist made Constantine Mitsotakis' government decide to change it with a Boeing 727 that was redesigned in 1992. This was met with criticism because it was considered too extravagant. . Mitsotakis' successor, Andreas Papandreou, decided to turn the Boeing 727 into a chartered aircraft in 1994.

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