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The ''Konrad Adenauer'' is a German aircraft used by the government for official travel and diplomatic business. It is named after German statesman Konrad Adenauer.
Like all German governmental aircraft, the ''Konrad Adenauer'' is maintained by the German_Air_Force, Luftwaffe, 1st Division of the Air Force at Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Two different aircraft have carried the name, an Airbus A310 and an Airbus A340.
The first ''Konrad Adenauer'' was an Airbus A310, Airbus A310-304 (msn 498), 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 February 2011, the ''Konrad Adenauer'' was used to safely evacuate citizens of 15 nations from Libya. Soon after, in April 2011, the A310-304 ''Konrad Adenauer'' was replaced by an Airbus A340, Airbus A340-313 VIP purchased secondhand from Lufthansa, also named ''Konrad Adenauer''. The A310-304 was eventually sold to French operator Novespace, subsidiary of French Space Study National Center (CNES) which currently operates the airframe as a Reduced-gravity aircraft, zero-g aircraft to perform scientific research, astronaut training and public passenger flights under the ' brand.
The current ''Konrad Adenauer'' is a former Lufthansa Airbus A340, Airbus A340-313 (msn 274) re-configured into a VIP configuration with sleeping rooms and a wide variety of safety technology. This current ''Konrad Adenauer'' is capable of flying non-stop, with the capability of transporting 143 passengers.
The ''Konrad Adenauer'' is a German aircraft used by the government for official travel and diplomatic business. It is named after German statesman Konrad Adenauer.
Like all German governmental aircraft, the ''Konrad Adenauer'' is maintained by the German_Air_Force, Luftwaffe, 1st Division of the Air Force at Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Two different aircraft have carried the name, an Airbus A310 and an Airbus A340.
''Konrad Adenauer'' (10+21) 1990–2011
The first ''Konrad Adenauer'' was an Airbus A310, Airbus A310-304 (msn 498), 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 February 2011, the ''Konrad Adenauer'' was used to safely evacuate citizens of 15 nations from Libya. Soon after, in April 2011, the A310-304 ''Konrad Adenauer'' was replaced by an Airbus A340, Airbus A340-313 VIP purchased secondhand from Lufthansa, also named ''Konrad Adenauer''. The A310-304 was eventually sold to French operator Novespace, subsidiary of French Space Study National Center (CNES) which currently operates the airframe as a Reduced-gravity aircraft, zero-g aircraft to perform scientific research, astronaut training and public passenger flights under the ' brand.
New ''Konrad Adenauer'' (16+01) 2011–present
The current ''Konrad Adenauer'' is a former Lufthansa Airbus A340, Airbus A340-313 (msn 274) re-configured into a VIP configuration with sleeping rooms and a wide variety of safety technology. This current ''Konrad Adenauer'' is capable of flying non-stop, with the capability of transporting 143 passengers.
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* Air transports of heads of state and government * Boeing VC-25, the analogous plane used by the President of the United States. *https://web.archive.org/web/20110402145811/http://www.stern.de/politik/deutschland/neue-kanzlermaschine-konrad-adenauer-ist-startklar-1669331.html Individual aircraft Presidential aircraft German special-purpose aircraft