Japan Air Force One up for sale

China Plus Published: 2019-08-16 13:32:33
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The Japanese version of Air Force One is up for sale for US $28 million at aviation website Controller.

The Boeing 747-400 has flown the country's emperor, 14 Japanese Prime Ministers and other VIPs around the world.

Air Force One lands at Yangyang International Airport in South Korea on February 9, 2018. [File Photo: EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT via IC]

Air Force One lands at Yangyang International Airport in South Korea on February 9, 2018. [File Photo: EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT via IC]

The airliner has been configured with a luxurious interior including a bedroom, an office, a lounge, an area for the press, and even a shower.

It is designed for 85 passengers. For comparison, US Air Force One has seating for 70.

Pictured is an area used for press conferences inside the plane used by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, February 10, 2017. [Photo: Jiji Press/Motoya Taguchi via IC]

Pictured is an area used for press conferences inside the plane used by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, February 10, 2017. [Photo: Jiji Press/Motoya Taguchi via IC]

Though the plane was built in 1991, it has only 16,332 hours of flight time on it according to the listing.

The plane being sold is one of two 747-400s used by Japanese senior officials, with the other known as Air Force Two. Both of them have been replaced with new Boeing 777-300ER jets.

An inside look of the plane used by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on February 10, 2017. [Photo: Jiji Press/Motoya Taguchi via IC]

An inside look of the plane used by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on February 10, 2017. [Photo: Jiji Press/Motoya Taguchi via IC]

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