The State of Illinois successfully sold five remaining surplus aircraft for more than $2.5 million. According to a news release, the sale comes after three previous attempts by the Department of Central Management Services.
In April of 2014, nine of the State of Illinois’ 21 aircraft were ordered to be sold. Following three consecutive auctions, spanning six months and two weeks, 5 of the State’s 9 surplus aircraft remained to be sold, including the 3 most expensive aircraft.
With a new sales plan in place, the aircraft sale was launched on July 2, 2015, and ran through August 3, 2015. When the auction closed, each of the five aircraft received multiple bids, including the following high bids:
2000 Beechcraft King Air for $1,785,050.00;
1991 Sikorsky Helicopter for $515,161.00;
1979 Cessna C337H for $56,000.00;
1986 Cessna C182R for $54,161.00;
1985 Cessna C421C for $181,140.00.