Election Specials

[Greg Hyde]

Anyone know if there are any special election charters ?

In the past there has been F100 & Bae146.

Thanks

[Paul f.]

I think this has been posted before but for the last 3 weeks Air North E-170 VH-SWO, Skytraders A-319 VH-VHD, and Ba-146 ZK-ECO.

[Dave Parer]

RAAF 737 (A36-001) and Bae-146 (ZK-ECO) both arrived Townsville yesterday from Cairns as Julia Gillard is in Townsville today. I spotted both around 11am this morning parked at the military apron when I drove past the airport.

It seems A36-001 has since departed and ZK-ECO is still here. I believe Julia is overnighting in Townsville and departs tomorrow morning.

[Dave Parer]

ZK-ECO has also now departed.

Looks like Julia has left town.

[Adam.S]

So the Australian PM flys in a New Zealand registered aircraft??

Is RAAF 737 (A36-002) also used for politicians?

[Jarden S]

I thought it was the journalists that go in the 146 and the PM goes in the RAAF BBJ

[Brandon Giacomin]

The two RAAF BBJ's are for Julia Gillard and she has also used VH-VHD
VH-SWO is for Tony Abott
and ZK-ECO is for media

[Nigel C]

Has anyone calculated the 'carbon footprint' that Julia's election campaign jetsetting ways will leave? And has she outlined any plans to reduce or compensate for this footprint?

[Peter Agatsiotis]

Especially as we now have to have heated curlers (or straighteners!) as well as the mandatory hair dryer!!!

[Joseph Saragozza.]

i remember back in 07 one of the news channels done a little doco on the day of the PM (john howard) and the opposition leader (kevin rudd) and it mention that both parties had the advantage of having BBJ each for the entire election campaign.

happy to be corrected.