The US Air Force's Boeing C-40B Clipper is currently flying west after departing Washington DC Tuesday morning on an undisclosed mission. The aircraft, often described as an airborne 'war room' or 'flying office,' is used to transport high-priority personnel, including Cabinet members, combatant commanders and senior military leaders. It also provides secure, global communications capabilities for VIP transport and special missions.
Thailand's influential former prime miniser Thaksin Shinawatra flew out of the country on Thursday, police said, a day before a parliamentary vote for the next prime minister and ahead of a court ruling that could see him jailed. Many in Thailand spent Thursday evening glued to flight tracking websites, avidly following the path of Thaksin's private jet. News that he was at Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport broke early on Thursday evening, with local media reporting he had been stopped by immigration.