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French President Sarkozy to get A330
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be flying in a style more becoming the nation’s leader with a recent government decision to acquire an Airbus A330-20

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be flying in a style more becoming the nation’s leader with a recent government decision to acquire an Airbus A330-200 that will be outfitted as the country’s newest head-of-state aircraft.

Until then, Sarkozy will continue to use one of two Airbus A319 ACJs operated by the French Air Force. The A330-200, which the nation is acquiring from Caribbean carrier Air Caraibes, will have 8,500 nm range with the new head-of-state interior.