Executive Transport Wing (German Air Force)

Executive Transport Wing of the Federal Ministry of Defence
Flugbereitschaft des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung
Active1 April 1957 – present
(67 years, 5 months)
Country Germany
BranchGerman Air Force
RoleAir Transport
Part ofAir Force Command
(Luftwaffentruppenkommando)
Garrison/HQCologne Bonn Airport, Berlin Tegel Airport
Aircraft flown
TransportFormerly: Boeing 707, Tu-154, VFW-Fokker 614, HFB 320 Hansa Jet, L-410, Mi-8, Airbus A310
Present: Airbus A350, Airbus A340, Airbus A321, Airbus A319, Eurocopter AS 532,

The Executive Transport Wing of the Federal Ministry of Defence (German: Flugbereitschaft des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung, abb.: FlBschftBMVg or FBS BMVg, literally translated as Flight Readiness [Service] of the Federal Ministry of Defence) is a flying formation of the German Air Force with a wide variety of tasks. Occasionally it is ambiguously listed as the Special Air Missions Wing in English language articles. The wing is based at Cologne Bonn Airport with Berlin Tegel Airport used as a location for its helicopters. It is planned to bring the two operating locations together at Berlin Brandenburg Airport.