Air transport of the British royal family and government is provided, depending on the circumstances and availability, by a variety of military and civilian...
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Air transports for heads of state and government are, in many countries, provided by the air force in specially equipped airliners or business jets. One...
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Canada Air transport of the British royal family and government List of royal yachts of the United Kingdom VIP affair "USRS Australia: Blog for the U.S....
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Vespina (aircraft) (redirect from Royal Air Force VIP Voyager)
AirTanker Holdings Limited and operated under lease by the Royal Air Force. It is the primary transport aeroplane for the British royal family, the Prime...
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Royal Air Maroc—Compagnie Nationale de Transports Aériens was formed in July 1953 as a result of the merger of Compagnie Chérifienne de'l Air (Air Atlas)...
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Royal Air Wing (otherwise simply known as the "Royal Airwing") is the paramilitary airline of the government of the United Arab Emirates. Dubai Royal...
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Royal and viceroyal transport in Canada have included a variety of vehicles generally used for royal tours in Canada, and viceregal official and ceremonial...
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The planning for the future of the Royal Air Force involves supporting ongoing British military operations, the introduction of new aircraft types including...
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of the Royal Flying Corps (British Army), British Royal Naval Air Service, and the Australian Flying Corps. New Zealand pilots serving with British Empire...
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Civil Air Transport (CAT) (IATA: CT, ICAO: CAT, call sign: Mandarin) was a Nationalist Chinese airline, later owned by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency...
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The British Royal Train is used to convey senior members of the British royal family and associated staff of the Royal Household around the railway network...
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advice". Government of the United Kingdom. International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual International Air Transport Association...
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Operation Sea Lion (redirect from Nazi invasion of Britain)
in light of mounting Luftwaffe losses in the Battle of Britain and the absence of any sign that the Royal Air Force had been defeated, Hitler postponed...
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The secretary of state for transport, also referred to as the transport secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with...
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Drukair (redirect from Druk Air- The Royal Bhutan Airlines)
stipulated by the Bhutanese government that all foreign tourists, with the exception of Indian nationals, enter and leave Bhutan by air, the country's tourism...
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Limited (ATH) (the legal owner of the aircraft) to provide the Royal Air Force (RAF) with an air transport and air-to-air refuelling capability. This new...
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is the structure of the Royal Air Force. Air Command was formed as a merger of Strike Command, and Personnel and Training Command to administer the majority...
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RAF Brize Norton (redirect from Royal Air Force Brize Norton)
of the Royal Air Force. It is close to the village of Brize Norton, and the towns of Carterton and Witney. The station is the base for air transport,...
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Airlift (redirect from Tactical transport)
thwart the blockading of West Berlin by the Soviet Union. The airlift was arranged by the U.S. Air Force, the British Royal Air Force, the French Air Force...
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Harrier jump jet (redirect from BAe/McDonnell-Douglas Harrier family)
by multiple air forces, including the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC). The Sea Harrier is a naval strike/air defence fighter...
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1946 New Year Honours (MBE) (category 1946 in the United Kingdom)
Officer No. 2 Ferry Pool, Air Transport Auxiliary. John Thomas Cuthbertson, Chairman, Durham County Committee of the British Legion. Gladys Anyan Danby...
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2024 New Year Honours (category 2024 awards in the United Kingdom)
and British Foreign Policy. Kevin Billings, Honorary Group Captain, 601 (County of London) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force. For services to the Royal...
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Countess of Athlone (Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline; 25 February 1883 – 3 January 1981) was a member of the British royal family. She was one of the longest-lived...
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powers are the sovereign's alone, most of the royal governmental and ceremonial duties in Canada are carried out by the monarch's representative, the governor...
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The Department for Transport (DfT) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for the English transport network...
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Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950) is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen...
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The House of All Saud (Arabic: آل سُعُود, romanized: ʾĀl Suʿūd IPA: [ʔaːl sʊʕuːd]) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants...
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1946 New Year Honours (redirect from 1946 New Years Honours (Commander of the Order of the British Empire))
GCB, DSO. Marshal of the Royal Air Force the Right Honourable Charles Frederick Algernon, Baron Portal of Hungerford, GCB, DSO, MC. The Right Honourable...
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1935 and 1980: originally serving the British self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia, it was the air arm of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland...
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The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's...
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