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 able to fly non-stop 13.500km and is constructed to have 143 passengers on board. It has an VIP design with sleeping rooms and several safety technologies.
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