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Alberta government to sell air fleet, use charters instead
Posted by: pruck | September 16, 2014 | Leave a Comment
“EDMONTON — The Alberta government’s controversial fleet of airplanes will soon be gone with the wind, Premier Jim Prentice announced Tuesday.
Prentice said the first decision of his new cabinet was to sell the four-plane fleet that had become a public relations millstone around the neck of the Progressive Conservative government.
“Effective immediately, the premier and ministers will be expected to fly commercial as the primary method of transportation,” Prentice told a legislature news conference.Operating costs have been pegged at about $9.5 million a year.
The move affects 27 union jobs, and Prentice says while he’s not sure what will happen to these employees, they will be treated as “humanely” as possible.”
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