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There are many reasons to have a 747 or similar.

Image is one of them.

The plane represents the United States.

No other head of state plane is a striking.

Konrad Adenauer-Germany A340

Air India One-India 747-400

France A330

Japan 747-400

Russia Ilyushin Il-96-300PU

Argentina 757-200
Azerbaijan 767-300
Bangladesh 777-300
Bahrain 747-400
Egypt A340-200
Iran A340-300
Iraq 767-200Jordan A340-600
Kuwait A340-500
Libya A340-200
Mexico 787-8

Point being, In a world where image is important, Having a plane like a 747 is important.

21 posted on 12/21/2016 8:23:46 AM PST by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)

I once saw this flying into Sea-Tac....The South Korean presidential plane.

26 posted on 12/21/2016 9:31:21 AM PST by hoagy62 ("It's not the whole world gone mad. Just the people in it.")

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