The Macedonian government's Bombardier Learjet 60 Special Edition (SE) business jet arrived in the republic on 16 April , 75 days after formal handover of the mid-size business jet to Macedonian officials at Bombardier's Wichita, Kansas facility. The protracted delivery of the aircraft, registration Z3-MKD, was due to a delay in the training of the Macedonian pilots and engineers, says a source.
The seven-seat Learjet 60SE cost Macedonia $11 million and will be used exclusively for VIP passenger transport. The government has been without a dedicated government transport aircraft since February last year when its Beechcraft King Air 200 crashed near Mostar, southern Bosnia Hertzegovina, killing Macedonian president Boris Trajkovski and eight passengers and crew.
Source: Flight International
