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Colombian Air Force One abbreviated FAC-0001 is the registration number and indicative that gives air traffic control to the main plane at the service of the President of Colombia, a Boeing 737-700 with the Boeing Business Jet configuration. It is also known by the name "República de Colombia 1" . [1]
Former Presidential Aircraft The presidential aircraft of Pres. Jose P. Laurel was a Mitsubishi MC-20. A PAAC Douglas C-47 Skytrain named Lili Marleen was designated as the presidential plane of Pres. Manuel Roxas. This aircraft crashed in May 1947, and a few months later was replaced by a C-47 of the newly formed Philippine Air Force. Pres.
Columbine II is a Lockheed VC-121A-LO Constellation (Air Force Serial Number 48-8610, Lockheed Model 749–79–36); the aircraft that was to become the first plane to use the Air Force One callsign and the only presidential aircraft ever sold to a private party.
"The Government of Colombia, under the direction of President Gustavo Petro, has arranged the presidential plane to facilitate the dignified return of the compatriots who were going to arrive in ...
WASHINGTON/BOGOTA (Reuters) -The U.S. and Colombia pulled back from the brink of a trade war on Sunday after the White House said the South American nation had agreed to accept military aircraft ...
The Colombian Air Force (FAC, Spanish: Fuerza Aérea Colombiana) is the air force of the Republic of Colombia.The Colombian Air Force is one of the three institutions of the Military Forces of Colombia charged, according to the 1991 Constitution, with working to exercise and maintain control of Colombia's air and to defend its sovereignty, territorial integrity and constitutional order.
When traveling within Colombia or abroad, the President of the Republic uses the presidential plane identified with the registration FAC 0001, (a Boeing 737 Business Jet BBJ class). The president also uses two helicopters in VIP configuration, a Bell 412 with the registration FAC 0004 and a UH-60 Black Hawk with the registration FAC 0007. [26]
The first jet-powered presidential aircraft featured an office and a safe for the nuclear codes. The retired plane, used from 1959 to 1996, is on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.