Buhari okays sale of two aircraft in presidential fleet
• Govt to hand over flying machine to Air Force
President Muhammadu Buhari has affirmed the offer of two of the 10 air ship in the presidential air armada.
In an announcement yesterday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu, said the notices for the offer of the two air ship, a Falcon 7x official plane and a Hawker 4000 were properly approved by the administration.
The choice, as per Shehu, is in accordance with the order of Buhari that flying machine in the presidential air armada be lessened to eliminate waste.
"When he crusaded to be president, the then All Progressives Congress (APC) hopeful Muhammadu Buhari guaranteed to take a gander at the presidential air armada with a perspective to eliminating waste.
"His mandate to an administration board on this task is that he got a kick out of the chance to see a minimized and solid air ship for the protected airdrop of the president, the VP and other government authorities that go on uncommon missions.
"This activity is in no way, shape or form complete. I am certain the leader of the presidential air armada will, at whatever time from now, call you to a service at which he will hand over some other airplane to the Air Force for their operations," the announcement said.
A source at the administration yesterday said that work had initiated to exchange the Falcon 7X (5N-FGU) and Hawker 4000 (5N-FGX) to anybody intrigued.
The legislature had around 10 planes in the Presidential Air Fleet, with the yearly upkeep expense of N1.52 billion as at 2014, and another N1billion for flight fuel.
The presidential armada is the second biggest claimed by any carrier in the nation, coming firmly behind Arik Air that has a sum of 23 air ship.
On the presidential armada are two Falcon 7X planes, two Falcon 900 planes, one Gulfstream 550, one Boeing 737 BBJ (Nigerian Air Force 001 or Eagle One), and Gulfstream IVSP. Others are one Gulfstream V, Cessna Citation 2 air ship and Hawker Siddley 125-800 plane.
The Falcon 7X, effectively planned available to be purchased, has a 16-traveler limit, three group individuals and a completely robotized media focus. The flying machine went into the administration in 2011 and is presently situated at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja.
Peddler 4000, additionally available to be purchased, has a nine-traveler limit, three group individuals and went into administration in 2012. It is as of now situated in Cessna Zurich Citation Service Center (Texton Aviation), Zurich in Switzerland.
Intrigued purchasers will investigate the Falcon at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International, Airport, Abuja, and the Hawker in Switzerland.
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