Konrad Adenauer (aircraft)
Appearance
The Konrad Adenauer is a German aircraft used by the head-of-government for official travel and diplomatic business. It is named after German statesman Konrad Adenauer.
It is an Airbus A310-304, just like the other similar-purposed German aircraft "Kurt Schumacher", "Hermann Köhl" and "Theodor Heuss". In April 2011 it will be replaced by Airbus A340-313X VIP which will also have the name "Konrad Adenauer".
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 Force One, the analogous plane used by the President of the United States.