Escadron de Transport 60

In July 1945, the GAEL (groupe aérien d'entraînement et de liaison) was created. It was first based at Le Bourget Airport, then relocated to the Villacoublay Air Base. In 1969, the GAEL was split in two units, then in 1984 in three units. In 1991, the three units were merged again into the l'ETEC 00.065 (escadron de transport, d'entraînement et de calibration), which was still called "GAEL". In July 1995, the French president Jacques Chirac decided to dissolve the Groupe de Liaisons Aériennes Ministérielles (GLAM). The GLAM's aircraft were transferred to the ETEC. ==Aircraft==

The ETEC uses • 1 Airbus Airbus A330-200, Registration: F-RARF • 2 Dassault Falcon 7X • 2 Falcon 900 (soon to be replaced), • Falcon 2000LX • 7 Socata TBM 700, • 3 Eurocopter Super Puma helicopters (VIP-configured) In 2003, the ETEC provided 673 flight hours for the President, 516 for the Prime Minister, 602 for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and 318 for the Ministry of Defence. A flight hour typically costs: • €4050 for an Airbus, • €5750 for a Falcon 900 and • €4090 for a Falcon 50. Flight are identified as "COTAM 0xy", with the callsign "COTAM 001" ("COTAM Unité") being reserved for the President and "COTAM 002" for foreign presidents. File:A319CJ.jpg|Airbus A319 File:Falcon50etec.jpg|Dassault Falcon 50 File:Falcon900.jpg|Dassault Falcon 900 File:ABP - Socata TBM 700 - french army (32225711313).jpg|Socata TBM 700 File:Dassault Falcon 7X, France - Air Force JP7004045.jpg|Dassault Falcon 7X File:Visite sarko janv 09 saint lo 15.JPG|Eurocopter AS332 ==See also==