Renzi's plane: for the Air Force, it's just a waste of money. And it could be avoided.

The aircraft the prime minister needs is already available at the Pratica di Mare base: it would only require a few adjustments, saving €175 million. According to General Tricarico, the purchase is "unnecessary." And why favor Etihad?

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Renzi's state plane cost waste of money Leonardo Tricarico

RENZI STATE PLANE –

The purchase by the government The issue of the new presidential plane, capable of non-stop intercontinental travel, is becoming a mystery. While the aircraft is not yet available and Matteo Renzi still seems intent on moving forward, Strong doubts about the whole operation come from General Leonardo Tricarico, former general commander of the Carabinieri and former collaborator of several Prime Ministers.

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RENZI'S PLANE COST –

What are Tricarico's objections? In a loud and clear word, The general defines the purchase of the aircraft as "absolutely unnecessary", with a leasing contract that will cost the state coffers no less than 175 million euros.. In particular, According to Tricarico, it would be enough to equip, with some modifications, one of the two Boeings already available at the Pratica di Mare base to save tens and tens of millions of euros. These are very comfortable 200-seat planes that could easily be converted to suit the prime minister's needs.

RENZI'S WASTE OF MONEY ON STATE AIRLINES –

Ma Tricarico also raises other objections. Consider the whole operation to be rather opaque, as there was neither a tender nor any form of publicity about the details of the contract: the opposite of what happens, for example, in the United States when expenses of this type are incurred on behalf of the White House. A third objection lies in the fact that Renzi has decided to completely bypass the civil aviation offices, a natural consultant to the government, for his expertise in the field, on aircraft purchases. And finally, Tricarico highlights the strangeness of a costly leasing operation in favor of the Arab company Ethiad which, coincidentally, just a few months ago became the majority shareholder of AlitaliaAll objections that should lead the head of government to do only one thing: reconsider.

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