[freepatriot32]

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[MadIvan]

Meanwhile, most officials in the British government, fly British Airways.

Regards, Ivan

[A.A. Cunningham]

Dump the Westwind for a Caravan or Super Cub.

[Mount Athos]

Well the out of the way location of the capital actually means this purchase makes some sense, doesn't it? Maybe they should have got a different plane that can land on shorter runways, but a plane of some kind has got to be justified for the governor.

[Mark was here]

I wonder if it can land on their bridge to no where.

[NeoCaveman]

Can't Alaska do better than Murkowskies (I'm guessing that's the plural of Murkowski)

[Mike Darancette]

Can't they put floats on it?

[sharkhawk]

Alaska has $30 billion in savings, yet the entire US tax base has to pay for the bridge to nowhere?

[Thinkin' Gal]

Critics say Murkowski's jet is unusable in much of rural Alaska, where runways are too short and made of gravel or nonexistent.

That's some scary runway material. Can fault anyone for refusing to land on nonexistent runways.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

More practical:

[GBA]

$2.6 million for a jet like a Westwind is a low price. What year is it? How many hours on it? Besides, jets tend to have a very good resale value. Alaska is huge and far from the continental US. Having a reasonably fast aircraft that can quickly get over most weather makes more sense than packing the same number of people in a lumbering KingAir and dealing with Alaska's weather at altitudes most turboprops fly.

[SW6906]

Reuters was sure to get Republican in there no less than three times in a small article - just because. Now show the Democrat scandal article where they make the same level of effort to make sure everyone understands it is a Democrat..........

[thackney]

In Anchorage, the city spent $1,607,800 to provides floral displays and landscaping on Municipal property. In 2006 they plan to spend $1,734,480.
http://www.muni.org/iceimages/OMB/ParkRec.pdf

$2,600,000 for Jet that doesn't die off and have to be replanted next year sound like a bargin.

[Amerigomag]

A Republican buys an Israeli product and the press comes unglued.

[papasmurf]

I think they need BOTH, the KingAir AND the Whirlwind. It makes perfect sense and, the Whirlwind may just turn a profit for them, to boot.

:O)

P

[Daaave]

Westwind I/II

Cruise speed = 495 mph
Range = 2,750 Statute miles

[freepatriot32]

one for your ping l ist maybe

[RobbyS]

Could get a turbo-prop cheap. Fast enough for instate travel.

[elkfersupper]

The Gobernador of New Mexico, and future candidate for El Presidente de U.S. (Bill Richardson) recently spent over $4 million on a new jet.

BTW, NM is one of the least-populated and poorest States.

[commonguymd]

Someone who knows nothing about airplanes may think 2.5 million is a lot of money for a plane. It is not at all. I love the line "leather sofa, burgundy carpeting and a flush toilet". The burgundy reference is intentionally trying to make it seem luxurious. It is nothing more than color.