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Brown denies "Blair and Royal Force One"

London, United Kingdom - The new Prime Minister cuts State and Crown travel costs

The ex-premier Tony Blair had chosen for this plan as the cheaper and safer way than the airplane hire for the official travels: the Tony Blair's ambitious project to buy two aircraft for the "Small" amount of GBP 100 million (about EUR 150 million) in order to have one aircraft devoted for the use of Prime Minister (himself), and one for the Royal Family's members ("Royal Force One", as some wicked...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1087571
Rome, Italy, 03/27/2008 11:37
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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