Kerry's Campaign Gets New Airplane

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Kerry's Campaign Gets New Airplane


By NEDRA PICKLER
The Associated Press
Monday, May 24, 2004; 8:52 PM

WASHINGTON - John Kerry's presidential campaign is scheduled for takeoff Tuesday on a new plane designed for work and some play.

The Boeing 757-200 includes two conference tables, eight phone lines, a copy machine, a printer and a power outlet in every seat for laptops and cell phone charging. It also has a standup bar for socializing.

The plane is emblazoned "John Kerry" and "President" and can seat 94 in five cabins. The first cabin is for Kerry, a second contains the conference tables, a third for his staff and the last two seat the media and Secret Service.

Kerry has been using several chartered planes while waiting for his own to be finished. Most recently, he was sharing a plane with the band Fleetwood Mac.

Kerry spokeswoman Allison Dobson said the plane will help Kerry in his cross-country travels because it can fly coast-to-coast without refueling and it can land and take off on short runways at smaller airports.

[sallyseven]

1. Bush and company cannot

screw around with this plane. No Wellstone accident here. Hopefully.

[jayavarman]

2. Wow! JFK don't play around!

I've gotta hope he's leasing this- "a new plane designed for work and some play". . . 757 is a HUGE plane! What must they cost, 100 million?

Damn, I thought the flying squirrel was sweet.

[adadem]

3. Heres a pic

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/576140/M/

Freshly painted! Chartered by the Democratic Party for the 2004 campaign supporting John Kerry

[leyton]

4. That's a beautiful plane!

Though I guess all planes are pretty sleek looking in my book.