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December 11, 2019 - by Ryan Tumilty for nationalpost.com

The PM's plane is part of a fleet of five Airbus 310-300s and it is expected to cost from $1 billion to nearly $5 billion to replace all the aging planes

Government officials are considering speeding up plans to replace the aircraft the prime minister uses to fly around the world, after a week in which several problems hit the more than 30-year-old jets.

The prime minister's plane is part of a fleet of five Airbus 310-300s and it is expected to cost from $1 billion to nearly $5 billion to replace all the aging planes.

Of the five planes only one is typically used for the prime minister, with two others used mostly for troop transportation. Two of the planes have been converted into aerial refueling tankers.

The prime minister's usual plane, known as CC-15001 or Can Force One, was damaged in October when it was being moved out of a hangar at CFB Trenton.

Because of the hangar crash, another plane from the fleet was used to take Justin Trudeau to London for the NATO summit last week. But it was later found to have an engine problem.

The planes are not the government's only option when it comes to VIP transport. Canada also owns four smaller Bombardier Challenger jets that can transport VIPs and be used as air ambulance for the military, but those are also facing problems...

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