The former ‘Chancellor Airbus’
The former ‘Chancellor Airbus’
The former ‘Chancellor Airbus’ A310-304 ‘10+21’ was delivered from aircraft manufacturer Airbus to East German airline Interflug on 24 June 1989 and was used by East German government leaders until 1991. On 27 August 1991, the aircraft became the property of the German Air Force and, with the name ‘Konrad Adenauer’, the VIP aircraft was used for journeys and state visits by German Federal Chancellors and government ministers between 1993 and 2011. The A310 ‘10+21’ was stationed at the Cologne-Bonn airport during its mission for the German Federal Ministry of Defence. Exactly 25 years after the initial handover, the ‘Konrad Adenauer’ was handed over to its new owner, Novespace, on 24 June 2014.
