So, the PM's new paint job...

[vetran]

I thought "Manchester Slaver" was one of your finest moments on CUK.

Manchester Salver it is!

Salver for short.

[Old Greg]

Manchester Salver it is!

Salver for short.

It's up to you, but IMO a minor dig at poor spelling really dilutes the main message about the US Civil War.

[darmstadt]

The thing also still doubles up as an in-flight refuelling aircraft so I doubt it's all that luxurious inside. Bu it is slightly more impressive than a rented 737 or flight EZY 22 from Gatwick.

For comparison the full list of who flies what can be seen here: ours seems to be modestly typical

Isn't it actually leased though, from Airtanker?

About Voyager

Prime Minister’s First Flight on Voyager

[malvolio]

Isn't it actually leased though, from Airtanker?

About Voyager

Prime Minister’s First Flight on Voyager

So? How many others are bought outright? Come to that how many are multi-purpose?

[SimonMac]

RAF Voyager: New GBP900,000 paintwork for PM's plane completed - BBC News

Wouldn't it have been easier to borrow one off BA*?


* Yes, I know that its RAF spec, but still. It's the kind of crap that we take the piss out of Trump for.

The RAF voyager costs around £2,000 per flying hour as opposed to £6,700 per flying hour for chartering from BA

Just because something costs a lot of money, doesn't mean it saves even more

[Whorty]

It looks amazing and have to say it is money very well spent. This is needed because in post Brexit world identity is quite important. It was finished with a budget less than a million and that is good news.

[wattaj]

The RAF voyager costs around £2,000 per flying hour as opposed to £6,700 per flying hour for chartering from BA

Just because something costs a lot of money, doesn't mean it saves even more

Bargain!

[darmstadt]

When will he require a helicopter like his big brother in the USA has? Maybe we could have a naming competition for it...

[vwdan]

I didn't expect to, but I rather like it. It's no secret I'm no fan of Boris, but I don't think it's a bad thing to have a nice UK Gov flagship aircraft.

Only bit I dislike is the gold United Kingdom writing.

The thing also still doubles up as an in-flight refuelling aircraft so I doubt it's all that luxurious inside. Bu it is slightly more impressive than a rented 737 or flight EZY 22 from Gatwick.

I've been on a couple of tanker sortees (TriStar and VC10) and they were kitted out like regular airliners inside. I don't think there are many technical limitations - the internals will be very similar to the civvie version. The guy who trained me for my flight radio license flies the A330 commercially and the Voyager/MRTT as part of the RAF Reserves (lucky bastard) and he reckon they're very similar overall - but we weren't discussing this VIP version admittedly.

[vwdan]

Bargain!

Honestly, I'm amazed it's that cheap. You're lucky to get change out of £200 pottering about in a light aircraft - 10x the price for an airliner feels like a steal. You're talking £4k an hour for a Typhoon, and that's conservative given we funded the development