5 things to know about the Kes 654 million helicopter Diamond ‘bought’ for his tour (Photos)

Diamond Platnumz used a six-seat Italian-made helicopter during his tour of Rwanda. The Tanzanian singer is said to have bought the Kes 654 million chopper.

Section of Tanzanian news outlet reported that Diamond had bought a chopper for his recent tour which saw him perform in D.R Congo and Rwanda.

The rumors started when the singer was seen showing off the chopper on social media; he posed in front of the chopper with his manager Sallam Sharaff aka Mendez.

The truth is that Diamond didn’t buy the chopper; the ‘Fire’ hit maker and his crew arrived in Rwanda from Goma, Eastern D.R Congo on a Land Cruiser SUV. Diamond was the then airlifted from Rwanda/D.R Congo border in  AgustaWestland A109S helicopter which is owned by Akagera Aviation – a Rwandan based aviation company headquartered in Kigali that provides helicopter services within Rwanda and neighbors in the East Africa community.

The AgustaWestland A109S Grand is a light six-seat twin-engine multi-purpose helicopter produced by the British-Italian manufacturer Agusta (today AgustaWestland). This helicopter type is mostly operated for passenger transport (executive also) and emergency medical service (EMS) by civil operators.

Watch the video below to see how Diamond entered Rwanda: