The Airbus A330 based Voyager ZZ336 carried out the short flight from Cambridge, where it was painted to its home at RAF Brize Norton today giving the first real look at the new livery which has been welcomed by most. It should be noted that one or two of the surge fleet remain in the Air Tanker livery and are often flown permanently on MoD transport duties to the Falklands, Canada and other locations. Airbus ... (c/n 1363) – arrived back at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, on June 25, wearing its new, bespoke scheme. Eurofighter and Alenia Aermacchi have released some images of the initial flight trials that began on Nov. 27, by the The paint job displays a stylised Union Jack on the tail section and “United Kingdom” written in large gold letters along the side of the fuselage, and will be used to represent the UK during visits across the world by the government officials, VIPs and members of the Royal Family.The paint job to give the standard overall grey-colered MRTT (Multi Role Transport Tanker) aircraft the new white, blue and red livery cost 900K GBP (1.1M USD), “a waste of public money” according to the opposition parties.But Boris Johnson’s entourage does not agree.

The Negus livery first adorned the British Airways fleet from 1974 to 1980, directly after the merger of BOAC and BEA, which led to the formation of the airline customers know today.When it initially flew, the Negus livery was the first time an aircraft had carried 'British Airways' since 1939, back when  the original British Airways Limited merged with Imperial Airways to form BOAC.In the design, the Union Jack is not present on the body of the plane and is instead adorned on the tailfin of the aircraft. I imagine it will be in great demand when it gets its new and smart paint job. Check Out This Declassified 1957 CIA Documentary About Secret U-2 Development. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies.

David Cenciotti is a freelance journalist based in Rome, Italy. The RAF VIP plane used by Boris Johnson and senior members of the government to travel around the world is to have its grey livery repainted estimated to cost about £900,000.

RAF unveils new scheme for VIP Voyager 26th June 2020. Copyright © 2020 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by In November 2015, it was announced the government would fit VIP seating to one of the nine core fleet of RAF Airbus Voyager tanker/transport aircraft for the use of senior government officials and members of the Royal Family. A plan of the new UK livery has been widely circulated on Social Media although it has not been verified. Taking off from RAF Brize Norton, the aircraft spent most of the day airborne to provide several refuelling stops for the fighters taking part in the joint RAF and Royal Navy exercise. RAF Voyager: Prime Minister's VIP plane acts as 'petrol station in the sky' for Lightning and Typhoon fighters. I don't know who uses it, but it never seems to be available. Noteworthy, one of the them Integration of the MBDA Storm Shadow missile onto Eurofighter Typhoon multi-/swing role aircraft has started. RAF A330 Voyager ZZ336 made its first flight sporting its brand new livery on Jun. 25 June 2020. We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupIs this what Boris Johnson's VIP jet will look like? Now, to mark BA's centenary, a Boeing 747 will be repainted in the Negus design. The union flag-inspired paint job for the Voyager aircraft comes two years after the prime minister complained about the dullness of its former colour.… The plan shown above had been widely shared on social media and appears to show the plans for the new UK livery that is currently being applied to an RAF Airbus Voyager..

If we went to war, and all the assets needed to deploy to the Middle East for example, we would change the colour,' they said.Labour's Louise Haigh said: 'When families across the country are worried about their jobs, health and the education of their children, they will rightly question the Government's priorities when they are spending almost a million pounds redecorating a plane which in all likelihood has been grounded for months because of the coronavirus. This means that on the right side of the aircraft the the upper quarter has a thicker white line above the red line, adversely the upper left quadrant has a thicker white line below the red line.The aircraft will now return to service as VIP transport for high-ranking minsiters and officials and in between that will carry out normal Voyager duties such as Air to Air Refuelling and Personnel Transport.Air Commodore Simon Edwards, the Senior Responsible officer for the project said: ‘Boris Jet’ breaks cover at Cambridge as it departs for its homeBA Cityflyer outlines its restart at London City AirportThe Royal Air Force has confirmed that Hawk T2 aircraft from RAF Valley will operate at Llanbedr Airfield between the 7th and 11th August. Nick is the senior reporter and editor at UK Aviation News as well as working freelance elsewhere. As BEA and BOAC merged to become British Airways in 1974, elements of both of their liveries were incorporated together to create the Negus. It's particularly significant for us because it's the first design worn by the British Airways that we all know today, with the distinctive lower case 'a' and the Union Flag on the tailfin.' Air India Express flight from Dubai crash lands at Calicut Taking off from RAF Brize Norton, the aircraft spent most of the day airborne to provide several refuelling stops for the fighters taking part in the joint RAF and Royal Navy exercise.

The QRA Eurofighter Typhoons are constantly on alert to launch to intercept aircraft that threaten UK airspace and as normal, The Airport is situated next to the Excel Centre in London which is being converted into NHS Hospital Nightingale to treat COVID-19 patients and ease the pressure on Hospitals.