Avion présidentiel coréen

L'AF1 Coréen ne sera pas acheté mais loué, budget : USD 92 millions

Pas de quoi se payer un 748, mais le produit a des chances d'être un Boeing

Yonhapnews :

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to lease an airliner for its president and other top government officials starting next year instead of buying one to replace its overused presidential jet, an official said Saturday.

The plan comes after South Korea recently decided to postpone the purchase of a new airplane for official trips amid a global economic crisis that has forced it to seek belt-tightening measures.

The country, the world's 15th-largest economy, currently operates a Boeing 737 passenger airplane for its president that has been in use 1985. It is considered by the government as insufficient in both passenger capacity and
flight distance, forcing President Lee Myung-bak to board a commercial airliner for long-distance trips.

"Starting in August next year, a passenger plane will be leased from a domestic commercial airline for full use for four years," a government official said. "The plane will likely be used by the prime minister and ministers as well as the president if needed."

The government estimates 115.7 billion won (US$92 million) will be needed for the four-year contract. The official said 13.7 billion won will be doled out from the government budget for the first several months of use.

The airliner will likely be a Boeing 747 or an equivalent, the official said.

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Merci, ce qui semble étrange c'est que pour ce prix, sur 4 ans, l'avion ne serait donc pas modifié pour, par exemple, une sécurisation des transmissions avion /sol