The United States has Air Force One, a plane that can refuel in midair and act as a presidential command center.
FILE - Prime Minister of New Zealand Chris Hipkins speaks to the media after meeting Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in Downing Street, London, on May, 5, 2023. New Zealand has Betty, an aging Boeing 757 that officials on Monday, June 26, acknowledged was so prone to breakdowns they had sent a backup to ensure Prime Minister Chris Hipkins didnt get stranded in China, where he is leading a trade delegation.
The twin Royal New Zealand Air Force planes that transport the prime minister are about 30 years old and are due to be replaced by 2030. Over the years, they have regularly broken down. In 2016, then Prime Minister John Key was on his way to India with a delegation when they got stuck in Australia until a backup plane was sent from New Zealand. Key was forced to cancel the Mumbai leg of his trip, a situation he described as “suboptimal.
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