The Konrad Adenauer is a German aircraft used by the head-of-government for official travel and diplomatic business. It was named after German statesman Konrad Adenauer. Like all German governmental aircraft, the Konrad Adenauer was maintained by the Luftwaffe/ 1.Luftwaffendivision at Köln/Bonn.

Konrad Adenauer (10+21) 1990-2011

It was an Airbus A310-304, just like the other similar-purposed German aircraft Kurt Schumacher, Hermann Köhl and Theodor Heuss. The Konrad Adenauer had a white livery with the national colours of Germany (Black-Red-Gold) around it and the words "Bundesrepublik Deutschland" (Federal Republic of Germany). In April 2011 it was replaced by an Airbus A340-313 VIP which also carries the name Konrad Adenauer.

In February 2011, the Konrad Adenauer was used to safely evacuate citizens of 15 nations from Libya.^[1]

New Konrad Adenauer (16+01) 2011-present

The new aircraft is an Airbus A340-313 VIP. It is capable of flying 13,500 km (8,400 mi) non-stop, with the capability of transporting 143 passengers. It has a VIP cabin configuration, with sleeping rooms and a wide variety of safety technology.

References

• Nuclear Dispute with Iran: Merkel Pushes Russian Diplomatic Role, by Ralf Beste, Ralf Neukirch and Gabor Steingart, from Der Spiegel, January 23, 2006 (broken link)

See also

• Air transports of heads of state and government
• Air Force One, the analogous plane used by the President of the United States.
• http://www.stern.de/politik/deutschland/neue-kanzlermaschine-konrad-adenauer-ist-startklar-1669331.html