The German government has ordered a €600m ($687m) upgrade to its Special Air Mission aircraft fleet, after a sequence of incidents left its ministers grounded. The fleet, which is responsible for transporting senior government officials around the globe, will purchase three new Airbus A350 planes, all fitted with sleeping quarters and a conference room, along with modern security and communication technology, to be delivered by 2022. The decision was made following a series of embarrassing aircraft failures, which stranded the country's Finance Minister, President, Development Minister, and its Chancellor Bruno Waterfield, sending a negative impression of the technologically-rich nation.
The German government has ordered a €600m ($687m) upgrade to its Special Air Mission aircraft fleet, after a sequence of incidents left its ministers grounded. The fleet, which is responsible for transporting senior government officials around the globe, will purchase three new Airbus A350 planes, all fitted with sleeping quarters and a conference room, along with modern security and communication technology, to be delivered by 2022. The decision was made following a series of embarrassing aircraft failures, which stranded the country's Finance Minister, President, Development Minister, and its Chancellor Angela Merkel, sending a negative impression of the technologically-rich nation.