After flying Canadian prime ministers and British royalty around the world for decades, Canada's VIP air force jet is being retired from its role and replaced with a newer, less problematic plane.

The original one was built in 1987, bought by the federal government in 1992 after being used by Canadian airlines, and given a new paint job in 2013.

David Akin, who's logged many kilometres on that aircraft, looks back on its history of travels and troubles.

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