Since the 29th of December, the Brasília Airport began to receive the special movement of aircraft with chiefs and state representatives for the presidential inauguration that took place yesterday (1st).
According to the Itamaraty, for the inauguration of the now president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 54 countries were represented by heads of state or representatives and ministers. Between small, medium and large aircraft, the movement in Brasilia was more than 20 planes since the 29/12th until today (02).
Portal Aeroflap covered the arrival of delegations for the presidential inauguration in Brasília, see the list of aircraft in Brasília.
Best Fly's Global 6000
The first aircraft to arrive for the inauguration, the Bombardier Global 6000 from Best Fly with registration number P4-BFK, was with part of the entourage from Angola that arrived before the president. The executive jet arrived in the late afternoon of December 29th.
Gulfstream of Gabon
Gabon was the second country to send a representative to the presidential inauguration in Brasília, the aircraft used to bring the country's foreign minister was a Gulfstream G-IV (SP) registration TR-KSP.
Boeing 737 BBJ from Mali
One of the first to arrive on the 30th, the Prime Minister of Mali Choguel Kokalla Maiga, was the country's special envoy for the presidential inauguration in Brasilia. The aircraft used was a Boeing 737 BBJ registration TZ-PRM.
The VIP configuration aircraft has been in service with the government of Mali since 2015, and is 22 years old.
Boeing 787 with President of Angola
The President of Angola João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço also arrived in Brasília on 30/12. To carry out the trip, the representative made a flight with Sonair's Boeing 787-8 registration 2-DEER.
The aircraft has a full VIP configuration and was once a special transport aircraft for the United Arab Emirates. The jet is eight years old.
TAP Airbus A330neo
Also through commercial flights, some heads of state and ministers arrived in the Federal Capital aboard the TAP Airbus A330neo, registration CS-TUA, which arrived from Lisbon.
On board were the President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the President of Cape Verde Dr. José Maria Neves, the President of Guinea-Bissau General Umaro Sissoco Embaló and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of São Tomé and Principe.
East Timor's Gulfstream
East Timor was present at the inauguration in Brasilia with President José Ramos-Horta, who arrived at the capital's airport with his Gulfstream G550. The aircraft arrived in the late afternoon of the 30th.
Turkish Airbus A340-500
Perhaps one of the most iconic aircraft in the special movement for the presidential inauguration, the Airbus A340-500 registration TC-CAN arrived in Brasília in the late afternoon of the 30th.
On board the beautiful four-jet were the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey and the Vice-President for Parliamentary Affairs of Iran Seyed Mohammad Hosseini.
Gulfstream of Qatar
Almost dusk, Qatar was present with a special envoy to represent the country in the inauguration. The aircraft used was a Gulfstream G650ER from Qatar Executive, the aircraft operates under registration A7-CGF.
Bombardier Global 6000 from Angola
Another part of the special entourage from Angola arrived in Brasília on the night of 30/12 aboard a Bombardier Global 6000 registration D2-ANG.
Russia's Ilyushin IL-96-300
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In the early hours of 31/12, discreetly, Russia sent the President of the Council of the Russian Federation, Valentina Matvienko. The aircraft sent to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's inauguration was an Ilyushin IL-96-300 with registration number RA-96023.
Embraer Lineage of Venezuela
There was a lot of expectation for the arrival of a representative from Venezuela, and the press in general reported that Nicolás Maduro would be present at the inauguration in Brasilia, something that did not happen.
The president of the national assembly Jorge Rodriguez came to the inauguration to represent Venezuela, the authority arrived aboard an Embraer Lineage 1000 with the colors of the company Conviasa. The executive jet YV-3016 arrived at dawn, around 03:00 in the morning.
Gulfstream of Algeria
Algeria was also present at the inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasília this past Sunday (1st). On board the Gulfstream G-IV (SP) with registration number 7T-VPC was the President of the National People's Assembly of Algeria.
Luftwaffe Airbus A350
For the first time, the brand new Airbus A350 of the Luftwaffe, German Air Force, made an official flight to Brazil. The aircraft registration number 10+01, arrived in Brasilia last Saturday afternoon (31).
On board the Airbus A350 was the entourage of ministers along with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The aircraft is currently in Manaus for an official meeting.
Boeing 747 from China
Some time after the arrival of the German plane, China arrived for the presidential inauguration around 18 pm on December 31 with its Boeing 747-400 in the colors of the state-owned Air China. The Chinese delegation was being led by Vice President Wang Qishan.
Gulfstream with US entourage
One of the greatest expectations was due to the large entourage that the US had prepared days before for the inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasília. Initially there would be three delegations but only one actually came to Sunday's inauguration.
The Boeing 737 C-40 was initially the aircraft considered to come, however, the US sent a Gulfstream without the traditional US Air Force livery for VIP transport. The aircraft arrived on the night of December 31.
Sky Prime's Airbus A340-200 with Arabia Arabia
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In the early hours of January 1st, the luxurious Airbus A340-200 from Sky Prime, registration number HZ-SKY1, arrived in Brasília bringing the entourage from Saudi Arabia. The aircraft arrived around 4 am from Paris with the Saudi Arabian foreign minister.
Airbus A310 and Falcon 900 from Spain
Already in the early hours of 2023, Spain arrived with its entourage led by King Felipe VI and his ministers and escorts. For transport, Spain used the traditional Airbus A310 and Falcon 900.
Fly All Ways Fokker 70
A rare Fokker 70 appeared in Brasilia shortly after the arrival of the Spanish entourage in the early hours of January 1st. On board the classic Fokker 70 jet in Fly All Ways colors, the delegation from Suriname led by President Chandrikapersad Santokhi.
Falcon 7X from Ecuador
Ecuador was also present at the inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as President of Brazil this past Sunday afternoon (1st). The delegation was led by President Guillermo Lasso, who made the trip aboard his Falcon 7X registration FAE-052.
Boeing 737 from Chile
Chile arrived about an hour after Ecuador with its Boeing 737-500, registration number 921 of the Chilean Air Force. On board was President Gabriel Boric and his entourage for the inauguration.
Falcon 900EX from Bolivia
The morning of January 1st was very busy for the South American countries, a second part of the Bolivian delegation arrived shortly after the Chilean delegation. Leading the Bolivian delegation was President Luis Arce Alberto Catacora. The first part of the entourage arrived on Saturday (31) aboard a Cessna Citation registration CP-2790.
Learjet 60E from Argentina
Argentina was also one of the countries that reached the end of the morning on January 1st. Aboard the beautiful Learjet 60E ARG-03 jet, President Alberto Ángel Fernández was leading the delegation. The 'Tango 11' landed around noon.
Private Falcon 7X with delegation from Uruguay
Shortly after the arrival of the 'Tango 11' from Argentina, the Falcon 7X registration PR-NAK from Montevideo in Uruguay landed. Information indicates that the entourage led by President Luis Alberto Aparicio Alejandro Lacalle Pou chartered the executive jet with Brazilian registration.
Initially, it was expected that Uruguay and its entourage could come to Brazil for the presidential inauguration aboard the Embraer E120 of the Uruguayan Air Force.
Paraguay's Cessna Citation
Paraguay was yet another South American country to be present at the inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva last Sunday (1st). Using a Cessna Citation 680 Sovereign business aircraft, President Mario Abdo Benitez attended the inauguration, arriving during Sunday morning.
Embraer Legacy of Panama
Moments later, the Embraer Legacy 11, registration number HP-600A from Panama, arrived on runway 1R at Brasília Airport. On board was the delegation led by Vice-President José Gabriel Carrizo Jaen.
Boeing 737 from Colombia
With a separation of minutes, the Boeing 737-700 of the Colombian Air Force arrived in Brasilia also through runway 11R of the Airport of the Brazilian capital. For the presidential inauguration, the entourage was led by President Gustavo Petro.
Due to the arrival time of the Boeing 737 from Colombia, the aircraft arrived and stayed on the ground for a short time before continuing on to Goiânia, where it stayed overnight and returned to the Federal Capital around noon on Monday (02) .
Gulfstream of Morocco
The last entourage to arrive for the presidential inauguration, the entourage from Morocco aboard the Gulfstream G550 registration CN-MMR. The Moroccan entourage for the inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was led by Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, who arrived around 13 pm.
Other countries such as Lesotho, Azerbaijan, Peru, Ukraine, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Cuba, El Salvador, Mexico, Honduras, Guyana, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Serbia, Jamaica, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Guatemala , United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Cambodia, Kenya, United Kingdom, France and representatives of the European Union came to inaugurate in Brasilia, but some arrived by regular commercial flights and with aircraft from other entourages.
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