The Federal Government of Nigeria has put up for sale a jet in the Presidential Fleet, Hawker 4000 aircraft with registration number 5N-FGX/: RC 066.
The business-size jet which entered into service in December 2011 has capacity for nine passengers and three crew.
The Hawker 4000, originally known as the Hawker Horizon, is a super-midsize business jet developed by Hawker Beechcraft (formerly Raytheon Aircraft Company). The luxury airplane cost $22.9 million, according to its manufacturers.
The government has informed interested buyers of the luxury aircraft, which it said is “ready for sale immediately”, to inspect the Hawker 4000 aircraft at the Presidential Air Fleet’s Hangar located at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
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The Hawker 4000 can be outfitted to seat 10 people. The aircraft’s carbon composite construction gives it more interior space than many jets in its class.
Interior standing room is an average of six feet. This composite construction also makes the aircraft lighter than a standard aluminium structure, allowing a maximum range of 3,445 nautical miles, and a service ceiling of 45,000 feet (14,000 m).
President Muhammadu Buhari had before he assumed power said he would sell off some airplanes in the Presidential Fleet to cut cost of governance.
Interested buyers have been requested to submit their closed bid to the chairman, Committee for Sale of Aircraft, Office of the National Security Adviser, care of Special Services Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
The government also said that all the bids should be quoted in United States dollars.
“Please note that all bids must be submitted within one week of this publication. Background check is required as a pre-qualification for the bid. Prospective bidders who want to inspect the aircraft will be granted access within one week from this advertisement,” the notice said.
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) had in 2010 approved the purchase of three aircraft for the Presidential Air Fleet. The airplanes, which included a Gulfstream G550 and two new Falcon 7X, cost the country $154.3 million.
