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Police has revealed that they’re selling one of their fixed-wing aircraft (PI80 Piaggio Avanti II Evo) to any buyer to give them ready cash. According to police spokesperson Fred Enanga, the decision emanates from it’s ineffectiveness and non performance.
According to Enanga, the aircraft only operates on tarmacked runaways, it also undergoes expensive mandatory inspections, insurance, and AMO with no benefits realized. Additionally its very expensive to maintain especially it’s spare parts given the nature and category of luxury.
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The aircraft which was acquired in 2019 at a whooping $7840000 which is Shs30.4billion and has not any work since them. According to Enanga it has only been able to cover 117hours of flying time and now police is selling it at $4,271,709.06 (Shs16.6bn)which is almost half of the amount they bought it.
“A composite Board of Survey on 19.10.2022. Inspected the aircraft and valued it at USD 4.271, 709.06. The value that was considered in the valuation analysis by Board of Survey includes; Depreciated replacement cost valuation, technical condition, based valuation, Blue book values, current marketing running prices, a minimum of USD 100,681.79 to replace expired parts and it being the only aircraft on the African continent”-said Enanga
Therefore Enanga calls upon Ugandan out there with cash to buy this aircraft and you enjoy the Easter season swinging in air in luxury.
. @FredEnanga1 "As you are all aware, the Uganda Police Airwing is a support unit, which provides aerial patrols, search and rescue, rapid response and troop transportation, aerial surveillance for pirates and other criminal elements, aerial assault, insertion and extraction, VIP… pic.twitter.com/ueXI0xaLdB
— Uganda Police Force (@PoliceUg) March 29, 2024
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