Bush conducts 4,700 sorties against Islamic State. What I find odd is that a 4 year support contract was signed only a year ago. © 2014-2019 UK Defence Journal, all rights reserved. [Full HD/1920px] RRR1923 starting up on stand W28 after a technical stop for refuelling on its way from Lajes Air Base (TER/LPLA) to RAF Benson (BEX/EGUB). Last year, BAE Systems was awarded a four-year £42 million contract from the Ministry of Defence for the support of the fleet of four BAE 146 aircraft operated by 32 (The Royal) Squadron from RAF Northolt in West London. © 2014-2019 UK Defence Journal, all rights reserved. The aircraft was certified with that capability. ‘Lord Barber of deficit’ in… Read more ». Flogged off to be Waterbombers’ in the USA. This model features the distinctive re-fuel probe along the top of its fuselage , AIS components allowing cargo loading and the exclusive PUSHBACK feature. Not nearly the same thing. They are a heck of an aircraft for fire drops here. In RAF service, they’ll be known as the BAe 146 C Mk3. C17 is the largest I’ve seen there, Typhoon the fastest! BAE Systems has been awarded a four-year £42 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence for the support of the Command Support Air Transport (CSAT) fleet of four BAe 146 jetliners operated by 32 (The Royal) Squadron from RAF Northolt in West London. The RAF pilot ! I havn’t been past there in the last few weeks, but the runway refurb & resurfacing project was almost complete. The Global 5000 was launched in February 2002. Does the MoD have a spare $90 million? Aircraft and component broker Executive Jet Support (EJS) has acquired former Starbow BAe 146-300 D-AEJS (msn E3183 ex 9G-SBC) as a source for parts. As an institution the Government does not make money, its not like we have nationalised industry any more. Manufacture of an improved version known as the Avro RJ began in 1992. You can hardly hear yourself around Buckingham Palace what with the constant whir of Japanese cameras. His most trusted inner circle, Whelan, Mandelson…who shaped policy, were all ex communist party members. ? A 2012 Hawker 900XP can be bought for around $5 million. Powered by four ALF502R-3 engines mounted under the wings, the three available versions have a passenger capacity of 70 to 110. Regardless of rank, the person who signs out the aircraft as the aircraft’s captain has sole authority for the operation of the aircraft. Whatever the aircraft chosen, don’t expect anything official on this for some time. Compared to Greece our measures actually worked, but it has cost us dear. The future of 32 (The Royal) Squadron was recently left in doubt when it was revealed that the RAF was looking to sell off its BAE 146 transport fleet, aircraft primarily used to transport the Royal Family and other VIPs. Der Erstflug der 146-100 fa… The airport was stuffed full of gaudy 747’s, starting with Air Force 1 , the Saudis had two, presumably the second one for the staff and the concubines, and the President of Turkey had the biggest and flashiest 747-8. BAe 146 RAF ZE700 - Very close landing taxi and takeoff - Gloucestershire AirportJust after landing you can hear all the Wake Turbulence! 229 BAE 146 were built between 1983 and 1993, including the Statesman for the Queens Flight of the Royal Air Force and for the Abu Dhabi Royal Flight. Official flights using either Royal Squadron BAE 146 aircraft or long haul charter jets cost on average £6,700 per flying hour while using a Voyager aircraft would cost £2,000, say the MoD. The problem with the Blair government – before the Iraq lunacy – was that they did a lot of good but weren’t quite as left as they should have been. £34 Billion (Yes, Billion!) On a related topic it would seem i touched a nerve with my comments about the Shipbuilders Union on the Clyde on another topic. Airbus saw the value and Boeing the threat, the new C Series is a good aircraft. The pair entered operational service with the air arm in March 2013 after being acquired by the MoD for £3.91m under an Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) to support the drawdown of UK forces in Afghanistan. As of August 2010, about 230 aircraft are in service with 60 operators in more than 30 countries worldwide. Charles gave up his pilots licence the following year…if I remember correctly! The British Aerospace 146 (also BAe 146) is a short-haul and regional airliner that was manufactured in the United Kingdom by British Aerospace, later part of BAE Systems.Production ran from 1983 until 2001. I know that Bojo is a big lad, but he doesn’t need a bloody great A330 to get him around Europe/Middle East or across the Atlantic. £34 Billion (Yes, Billion!) People do not consider the revenue the Royal family provides in the form of tourism. Border patrol / fisheries protection for a few years after Brexit. Thank god. The squadron reformed on 1 April 1923 at Kenley as a single flight of Sopwith Snipe fighters. Is it a case that we don’t pay enough taxes, some would beg to differ? People still visit Versailles in their millions, with the ludicrous expectation of seeing a ‘royal’. I’ll save you more specs, it’s a private jet, you get the idea. Wings, tail and nacelles made in belfast. It doesn’t compare favourably with other aircraft that Tier 1 countries use for their Heads of State. I would love 32 sqn to get a pair of new Global 5500, but they are $45 million each. It is now rumoured that the BAE 146 transport fleet will be replaced with “Global 5000 series aircraft or similar”. They specifically dislike the 146s & the Queen has issued specific instruction that if she dies overseas she is not to be flown back in a 146.”, “The plan was for the replacement to enter service in 2023, although it’s currently unfunded. In the case of the Royal Household it’s for representing U.K. plc. I tried for a number of years to introduce life cycle management using guidance applicable to MOD. Just looked it up. Air hostess to sick passenger “excuse me sir, do you have vertigo”….”no, only as far as Birmingham airport”! They also suffered intermittent engine air-bleed problems for cabin pressurisation. The repair bill was around a million….that would have been footed by the MOD…as there is no insurance for military assets! bae 146 cc2/cc3 Leonardo AW109SP GrandNew Die No. However the Falcon 7X apparently has a better short field performance than the G550 which may have been a deciding factor by allowing more… Read more ». If they pursue the multi-role concept for the P8s, they could end up with five airframes that are basically Global 5000s! It’s interesting that The Queen and I are identical in how these rules apply. What does it say about us, using a small business jet? The Voyager is available for refuelling when not in use. Get rid of those stupid QC models. The BAe 146 is a medium sized commercial aircraft, powered by four turbofan jet engines, which was manufactured in the United Kingdom by British Aerospace. Der ursprüngliche Entwurf mit der Bezeichnung HS.146 stammt von Hawker Siddeley aus dem Jahr 1973. Besides, it is a very busy civilian/business airport so the RAF don’t pay for all of it. 32(TR) Squadron’s CC Mk2s, ZE700 and ZE701 flew for the first time in 1984 and 1985, while the two C Mk3s, ZE707 and ZE708 are a fair bit younger with first flight dates in 1993 and 1991 respectively. Especially when I refer to the Gold Reserve Sell-Off as Black Wednesday…, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labours-computer-blunders-cost-16326bn-1871967.html, Ok – fair enough.Not everyone thinks the gold sell off was a mistake:- https://www.ft.com/content/5788dbac-7680-11e0-b05b-00144feabdc0 Nor was the UK alone in doing so:- https://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/apr/12/gold-gordon-brown-sell-off “The metal’s value had been flat or falling for nearly a decade, and the Canadian, Belgian, Dutch and Austrian central banks – not to mention the International Monetary Fund – had been disposing of theirs for some time” Maybe it was a blunder but in this country the right wing press always paint it as a uniquely Labour one, just like the bank crash was all because of socialist overspending. The 2 newest examples of RJ 85/100 date to 1999 & 2001. Why did we abolish the queen’s flight only to replace it with (the royal) squadron? I hope both stay open or at the worst Benson becomes an Army barracks. There is more there than just the RAF. In the end they are an Elderly Regional jet that is not operated by many Airlines anymore. Ok. I’m a Monarchist myself, and proudly so. Sad-in some respects marks the end of all-British designed and built commercial aircraft even though of course, production ceased in the UK many years back. The future of 32 (The Royal) Squadron was recently left in doubt when it was revealed that the RAF was looking to sell off its BAE 146 transport fleet, aircraft primarily used to transport the Royal Family and other VIPs. I flew on British Airways when it was in public ownership. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to a BAE Systems-led team for the BAe 146 jetliner fleet operated by the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) No 32 Squadron from RAF Northolt in West London. It along with the Hercs were some of the few aircraft that could fly slowly enough to aerial refuel helicopters. The problem for me is not the VIP aspect, but we recently purchased some for use in Afghanistan and this seems to show we have a potential gap in in capabilities. But rather bringing here to the USA they’d stay there to be available for your wild land fire protection or at least other neighboring countries. He did, but who got the blame ? What exactly was the tactical/146 requirement, since it didn’t seem to exist before the afghan conflict (or 2010 when the cc3s were acquired. Flightradar24 tracks 180,000+ flights, from 1,200+ airlines, flying to or from 4,000+ airports around the world in real time. In 2002 one of these BAe 146s was sold as surplus. A pair (BAe 146-200) then were taken into formal service, replacing the outgoing 1950s-era Hawker Siddeley Andover in the role, under the designation of CC.2 designation. The RAF’s BAe 146 CC3 fleet comprises two former-TNT Airways aircraft, which have been modified to carry out a tactical airlifter role. If that’s good tory economic management I’d hate to see bad management – though, of course I have. “The current fleet of four BAe 146 aircraft are planned to be retired from Service on 31 March 2022. Remember he pranged one up on a Scottish Island! 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Taking their place would be a refitted Voyager usually tasked with flying senior ministers to global events and summits. A much more practical aircraft in terms of running costs! Unless there are some bits of the VIP Voyager that I haven’t seen in the photos the talk of a separate rear cabin area in the Global 5000 for maybe a full lie-down bed or private meeting area is superior to VIP-Voyager which looks to me from the pictures to essentially be very… Read more ». British Aerospace 146-100 Statesman with registration ZE700 (ex G-5-507, G-6-021) airframe details and operator history including first flight and delivery dates, seat configurations, engines, fleet numbers and names The type of aircraft for the replacement of the BAe146 C.3 is still uknown.. ZE707. what about the tactical transport role? The point is that the ‘royal family’ don’t pay teh services for anything. Fleet Royal Air Force Full fleet in PDF format Photos Royal Air Force Fleet age of Royal Air Force Flightlog Royal Air Force (24 flights) BAe 146 / Avro RJ Active with Royal Air Force. Would have thought they would go as well. But certainly not as claustrophobic as a coffin should you ever wake up in one. The press release from the MoD and BAE announced the Release to Service of the two former TNT BAE 146 regional transport aircraft to 32 (The Royal) Squadron, RAF, after being modified by Hawker Beechcraft Services in Broughton under contract from BAE … The … Plus 2012 Hawker 900XP are selling for $5 million. A CityJet Avro aircraft in Amsterdam (Photo: Ian McMurtry) In South Africa, the BAe 146 is seeing similar use and going to meet a similar fate to the CityJet aircraft. Exactly the same as everyone else. DaveyB. The RAF is looking to sell off its BAE 146 transport fleet, aircraft primarily used to transport the Royal Family and other VIPs. Would love your thoughts, please comment. This was exactly what I was thinking. From a service standpoint, not to be recommended. 904 Expeditionary Air Wing (904 EAW) is responsible for the support and operation of RAF assets at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. I wonder what HM dislikes so much that she is not even to be brought back dead,heaven forbid, in one? At just over 5,000 feet, I assume this would preclude Voyager flights. The RAF are looking to sell off its BAE 146 transport fleet, aircraft primarily used to transport the Royal Family and other VIPs. It comes out of a budget provided for them. These jets, also known as the BAe 146 Statesman, have a specially … BAE Systems converted the latter aircraft and delivered them to the RAF in 2013 when they were designated as the BAe 146 C Mk3. An RAF BAe 146 from 32 (The Royal Squadron) at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. The NHS pays travel expenses, Social Services pay travel expenses, every Company in the World pays traveling expenses to those traveling away from home to carry out work or to a destination other than their work base. Agree. 32 Squadron ist eine Fliegende Staffel der der Royal Air Force , die auf dem Flughafen RAF Northolt nordwestlich von London stationiert ist. Probably quite cheap. Well, if you wanted the cheapest replacement, buy 2nd hand. First Uploaded: December 30, 2020 Last Updated: December 30, 2020 Last Downloaded: 4 days ago Nothing to… Read more ». Very well worth to have them to be retrofitted for such thing. Two BAe 146's are used in the medium-range/tactical transport role by the RAF for cargo and passenger operations in Afghanistan. Black Wednesday was in 1992 under Major, the ERM debacle. If the RAF were willing to look at 2nd hand aircraft, I see an airline fleet of RJs is coming on the market (Braathens?). So, when they go to a funeral overseas perhaps, all the other nation’s royals and presidents are flown in on airforce VIP aircraft and ours fly in on, at worst, a non-British aircraft with a commercial company logo. I must revise before I comment in future! Benson is not strategic and I see more chance of Benson closing particularly if the RAF doesn’t replace Puma or focuses solely (on more Chinook.) The Global 5000 is a far more practical aircraft for Senior Government/Head of state transportation. The decision to sell our stake in Airbus some years back means that the UK now is essentially a sub-contractor to the EU and Americans and with no real say in Airbus going forward. I mention above the possibility of Border patrol / fisheries protection after Brexit. The BAE 146 fleet consists of two BAe 146-100s and designated in RAF service as the BAE 146 CC Mk2, along with two BAE 146-200QC (Quick Change) variants with a large freight door in the rear fuselage. Bojo would have been flying in Blair-Force-One luxury if comrade Brown hadn’t have scrapped the idea. BAe also looked at developing a maritime patrol variant as cheap alternative to the Nimrod, again it… Read more ». Plus, as the galley can provide up to 16 five course meals, this should be ample for Bojo on a transatlantic flight…the others would have to take sandwiches though! We shall see. Flew in the Avro built version here in SA. A few Spartans may make sense? The Voyager aircraft was refitted at a cost of about £10m, in order to save about £775,000 per year as the plane will be cheaper than chartering flights, delivering significant savings for the taxpayer say the MoD. They limit what I can spend, just as the Royal household is limited in what she can spend when on business. They will replace the RAAFs three existing Bombardier Challenger 600s which were smaller and had less range than the Falcons. Here in South Africa militant Unions have wrecked the economy particularly in the mining Industry and their leaders live lavish lifestyles that would make Marie Antoinette blush!! Either the Government borrows money or it scrimps by? Hmmmm, The Royals don’t like the 146, it needs to be replaced anyway, but what they want shouldn’t dictate what we buy, if this is true. Surprised that they didn’t do this years ago. But probably not worth it. In 1940 RAF Port Ellen was opened to defend Great Britain from enemy attack and to provide reconnaissance over the Atlantic. The new jet will not affect the order of 138 F-35s made by the US firm Lockheed Martin in partnership with BAE Systems, RAF officials said. No chance. A source in the Royal Air Force told me on condition of anonymity: “The plan is to replace them with an unknown (small) number of Global 5000s or similar. It will be interesting to see if the QC aircraft are replaced as there obviously some reasoning/ niche that they were acquired for. George has a degree in Cyber Security from Glasgow Caledonian University and has a keen interest in naval defence technology and cyber security matters. The 125s were retired and put up for sale a few years ago. If this story is correct it suggests a lack of planning somewhere. The RAF's No. No, our Head of State requires a more “showy” aircraft for the needs of State visits, but can also… Read more ». Typical MOD farcical, amateurish, ambivalent toss. Aerolineas Star Peru procured two BAE 146-200 regional airliners on 3 August 2010. Page 1/1 . As it happened the expected sales in Africa never came to be… Read more ». On July 10, 1978, BAe announced its decision to proceed with a full 146 programme, rolling out the first BAe 146-100 prototype on May 20, 1981. Their bosses live the good life out of the contributions of thousands. I understand that this wasn’t appropriate! So does everyone else who travels on business. He is nowhere near being a communist or anything like it. Ridiculous. FS2004 BAe 146-200 STA. Doh! Developed in the 1970's as a replacement for the RAF's strategic airlift capability, sadly the 146-STA never made it into production. for NHS computers, Black Wednesday…all whilst the Champaign Socialists were acquiring impressive property portfolios in Islington. Just a thought, I wonder if the MOD is considering reconfiguring the Sentinel aircraft back to an executive aircraft. The roles that you mentioned can all be transferred to Army or Royal Navy management. Have you ever actually had a job? Sounded like a vacuum cleaner. There is also a Voyager – A330 – equipped for VIP duties if you prefer a grand entry. Production ran from 1983 until 2002. 32 Squadron, "The Royal," operates both the VIP versions, known to the service as BAe 146 CC.2s, as well as the BAe 146 C.3 transport variants. They always have a senior service pilot alongside when they ‘take control of the aircraft’. Most of 32’s assets were not used by the Royal Household I believe, but by the MoD. I think it would show that Britain is reducing its carbon-footprint for VIP travel in-line with our national objectives. In some ways a surprising choice given the RAAF is acquiring Grumman G550s for its new ISTAR surveillance aircraft and there would have been some benefits in training and logistics with a common airframe. BAE did investigate using the 146 as a tanker for helicopter refuelling, but the Mod never took up the option. Well shows the utter farce of MoD management if that turns out to be the case with the money spent on the place! It looked incredibly sinister and very business like, very much on the lines of “don’t mess with me”. MUST SEE! Much newer than the RAF 146. We coped before Afghan without these. OK, that may sound a bit snobby, but isn’t the Head of Sate representing the country and people. I had no idea and just looked that up. So in this case the aircraft’s captain should have intervened to stop the aircraft being placed in danger. In that case a 4 year contract will need to be renewed several times! BAe 146-300 salon is equipped with good sound insulation, lighting and more non-straight shelves for hand luggage. Would often result in nausea amongst passengers! But I would have the Royal Yacht and the Royal Train too. George has a degree in Cyber Security from Glasgow Caledonian University and has a keen interest in naval defence technology and cyber security matters. British Aerospace 146-100 Statesman with registration ZE701 (ex G-5-029, G-6-029) airframe details and operator history including first flight and delivery dates, seat configurations, engines, fleet numbers and names 32 Sqn is more than just the 146’s though. The A400M generates a lot of turbulence behind the wings from the props and the standard 90m drogue was too short necessitating a 120m long drogue line. So, he was certainly near communists, if not “Near being a Communist”. The… Guardian business email sign-up 9 RJ100 + 2 RJ85. Bring british airways under british ownership and send the royal family out on their travels on these.Would be great advertisement = cash for the british. Designed for a maximum of 93 passengers, the Series 100 flew for the first time on September 3, 1981 and completed its first revenue service, with Dan-Air, on May 27, 1983. I guess it will be horses for courses: One of the Airbus tankers for big state visits and using the smaller jets for less formal outings. They were ex-communists, as you said. 1990 BAe 146-200 Specifications: AIRCRAFT I think Northolt showed its importance during the 2012 Olympics – I don’t think it will close, too strategically important to London. I get sent all over the place and I get charged for travel, hotels etc but get reimbursed with funds provided by my Company. Airbus are still trying to find a solution of using the A400M to aerial refuel helicopters. Even with a VIP fitout they are probably not as comfy as a modern Long Range Business jet with their modern EFIS fit. South African’s regional arm AirLink currently operates a fleet of 12 83-seat Avro RJ85s, making it their second most used regional jet behind the Embraer ERJ-135. I remember the prototype buzzing over Hatfield. They were utterly useless. Wasn’t there a plan to convert 146’s to cheap refuelling tankers. Global 5000 jets tentatively planned to replace BAE 146. Sorry, I don’t know about property portfolios for champagne etc. The jet was priced at $40 million in 2008, it has forward and aft lavatories. The Hercules (SF) fleet is under-equipped and under-manned according to recent reports. I could go on about his successes,… Read more », But that’s the problem. Ten year old Global 5000 are listed on globalplanesearch for around $15 million. For the most comfortable flight is supposed to layout in a row of chairs on the 2 + 3. Atlas is presumably too big for the need since I assume the tactical/146 capability is based on relatively small consignments. 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In reality it is increasingly unlikely that the Queen will pop her clogs abroad considering her age, most of her international commitments are picked up by… Read more ». Spot on, the pressure to exploit that land for house building will be, eventally irresistible sadly. The government charges the royals a large amount to use RAF aircraft, so, they hire commercial instead, as they have a budget to keep to. As I said-sad. Granted we need to lower our National Debt, but should it be at the expense of providing services to the country through the NHS, Police, military etc? In 1983, the RAF leased two BAe 146 aircraft to assess their suitability as replacements for The Queen's Flight's Andovers. Replacements for those aircraft are currently under consideration as part of normal capability planning. ), don’t know why I can’t change my name back from “I think” to “julian1” – typo on this god-awful keyboard. British Aerospace BAe 146 C.3. So I will leave it there. In August 2008, a total of 140 BAE 146 aircraft (all variants) remained in airline service worldwide. It wouldn’t be cost effective, the cost of removing all the kit and then rebuilding as a business jet would likely be more than buying a used Global 5000. Registration Details For ZE702 (Royal Air Force) BAe 146-100 The RAF leased two BAe 146s in 1983 (designated BAe 146 CC.1) as a test of their suitability to replace the Andover, which were operated by 241 Operational Conversion Unit. As they share components with C130j. Meanwhile, under ‘austerity’ all parts of the national infrastructure and services (police, military in particular) have been criminally cut, all while increasing national debt to 85% of GDP (the limit is supposed to be 60%). ‘Have you ever actually had a job?’ – a tad unnecessary, don’t you think. A second flight was formed on 10 December 1923 and a third brought the squadron up to strength on 1 June 1924. Oh! 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