RCMP sells sleek plane for half of asking price

RCMP paid $8 million for plane many considered a vanity purchase by then commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli


What is amazing to me is that this guy oversees the pension fund scandal, the Maher Arar torture rendition, he is forced to resign in disgrace but is now a member of Interpol? Just how in the f does that work?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-sells-sleek-plane-for-half-of-asking-price-1.2715734



A source in Canada's aviation industry, who did not want to be identified, calls the P180 a niche aircraft, "You've really got to want an Avanti. The market is very limited," he said.

He added that the aircraft is not very desirable because it has a short range of roughly 1,500 kilometres and is noisy. Even so, he said, someone got a deal, because according to the plane's age, history and specifications, it should have sold for around $2 million.

The RCMP retired the Piaggio on April 1, 2014, as part of its efforts to cut costs. A spokesperson for the Mounties told CBC News the decision was made after "an evaluation of maintenance costs and operational requirements."