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Apparently the Bolivian presidential aircraft is a Sabreliner [0], which has a much shorter range than a big commercial jet. It may be unable to cross the Atla
by lotharbot 13y ago
Apparently the Bolivian presidential aircraft is a Sabreliner [0], which has a much shorter range than a big commercial jet. It may be unable to cross the Atlantic without a fuel stop near the coast. If Spain, France, and Portugal all say "don't fly here", they may not intend to shoot the thing down, but they might very well refuse to allow the aircraft to refuel when it lands.
[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabreliner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabreliner
- imsofuture 13y agoI believe it's a Dassault Falcon. See: http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/fab-001 http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/fab-001 Still a good point, but a Falcon has about twice the range.
- lotharbot 13y agoAhh, I failed to check the date on the "Falcon grounded" note at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_transports_of_heads_of_state_and_government#Bolivia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_transports_of_heads_of_stat... Either way, though, flying from Moscow to Bolivia is going to require a fuel stop or two, and the middle of the Atlantic is not a good place for that.