Overview
The Royal Air Force VIP Voyager, identified with the military aircraft registration ZZ336, and more recently named by the Royal Air Force (RAF) as Vespina since June 2020, is a customised RAF Voyager KC3 owned by 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 Minister, and British government ministers. The RAF operates a number of Voyagers which are militarised multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft; ZZ336 Vespina is a specific Voyager KC3 aircraft painted in a 'Global Britain' livery, and fitted with secure satellite communications system, missile detection, fifty-eight business-class seats, one hundred 'premium economy' standard seats, and media facilities, similar to other dedicated air transports of heads of state and government.
Specifications
Figures are compiled from public sources and may be approximate; they can vary by variant and configuration.
Photos
Photo 1: Sgt 'Matty' Matthews RAF/© MoD Crown Copyright 2020 / Wikimedia Commons · OGL 3
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