Tag: BBJ
Ramaphosa’s VIP jet grounded following Cape Town mishap
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) will be out of action for some time following a hangar incident in Cape Town that damaged...
More SAAF VIP flight headaches
The South African Air Force has reportedly used up its VIP flight budget for the current financial year but has to find...
Cost of Zuma VIP flights now classified – DA
The cost of VIP flights for President Jacob Zuma and Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe have been made "confidential for security reasons" by...
Zuma spent R140 million on VIP flights since 2009
President Jacob Zuma has spent R140.5 million on VIP flights since 2009, flying 286 times aboard SAAF VIP aircraft and chartered jets,...
SAAF establishes unit to manage VIP transport
The South African Air Force (SAAF) has created a single command at Air Force Base Waterkloof to manage VIP flights, the chief...
President still doubling up on VIP transport
Despite the re-introduction of the airforce Presidential jet back into service, a second chartered aircraft is still following the President on his...
VIP jet tender “was flawed”
An affidavit tabled in court by new defence secretary Sam Gulube suggests that there may have been grave flaws in the R800...
VIP jet tender “was flawed” – court papers
An affidavit tabled in court by new defence secretary Sam Gulube suggests that there may have been grave flaws in the R800...
South African Air Force seeking two new VIP aircraft
The Department of Defence has issued a tender for two new VIP aircraft for President Jacob Zuma and his deputy Kgalema Motlanthe,...
Zuma flies “Air Ichikowitz”
President Jacob Zuma was flown to the United States this week on a revamped luxury jet, which costs several million Rand to...
BBJ support nears R90m since 2005
The South African Air Force (SAAF) has paid about R90 million to Execujet Maintenance (Pty) Ltd since 2005 to date to provide...
SAAF to refurbish Falcon 900, R70m budgeted
The South African Air Force is to refurbish its sole Dassault Falcon 900 VIP (Very Important Person) transport assigned to 21 Squadron...