Prime Minister Justin Trudeau departs a government plane as he arrives for the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, July 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian WyldThe federal government has signed a $3.6-billion contract with European aviation company Airbus to replace its aging Polaris transport planes, one of which is used by high-ranking government officials including the prime minister and Governor General.
The government bought the used planes from a company in Kuwait, and two of them are set to begin flying out of Ottawa International Airport this fall. The plane was out of service for several months that year. A backup aircraft was used to take Trudeau to the NATO summit in December 2019, but it was grounded in London when the Air Force discovered a problem with one of the engines.
The Airbus contract includes advanced training devices and a full flight simulator, which will eliminate the need to send crews to Germany to train twice a year, officials said.
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