New plane, chopper for Mayawati’s use

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, currently campaigning for the Bahujan Samaj Party candidates in Himachal Pradesh, will soon have a brand new aircraft and a chopper at her disposal to be used for official purposes. The present set would be phased out as they were not considered conducive from the safety and security point of view.
Negotiations for buying an eight seater Jet plane and a helicopter were finalised this week in Washington following a meeting between the company officials and three top officials of the Mayawati government.
Official sources said here on Saturday that negotiations centred around the price of the twin carriers. While the helicopter is priced at around Rs 35 crore, the airplane would cost the State exchequer Rs. 16 crore.
16/12/07 The Hindu

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Categories: General Aviation Dec 2007, New Dec 2007