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A idiossincrasia latinoamericana não tem limites _________________________________________________ By Cyntia Aurora Barrera Diaz and Lorena Rios January 17, 2020, 1:51 PM GMT-2 Updated on January 17, 2020, 5:51 PM GMT-2 Mexico is considering a lottery to get rid of of the nation’s presidential jet, after a year of failed attempts to sell the aircraft. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said this week that Mexico is flying back the Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner, which has been stored in a California hangar since December 2018, just after he took office, to resume sale efforts. Under the plan, the country would sell 6 million raffle tickets at 500 pesos each ($27). Lopez Obrador has said the plane is a poor use of resources in a country where many live in poverty. “There were two buyers from the U.S. One of them offered $125 million, but we can’t sell it below the valuation from the United Nations,” he said during this morning conference at Mexico City’s National Palace. That bid fell 4% short of the aircraft’s estimated value. The U.N., commissioned by the Mexican government to appraise the presidential plane, put a $130 million tag on the aircraft, considerably below the price paid for it two administrations ago. Lopez Obrador has also talked with the country’s richest man, Carlos Slim, about what to do with the plane. He called upon the business community to help him “repair the damage” of buying the plane in the first place. He is offering to sell shares of the aircraft to a group of twelve Mexican companies, each worth $11 million dollars, but he said it would be a tough sell. He is entertaining other options such as renting it by the hour or exchanging it for medical equipment from the U.S. government. If the president decides on a raffle, he said he’d throw in the cost of maintenance for up to two years in case the winner doesn’t have the funds for upkeep. “Not even the wealthiest, most extravagant people have these kinds of planes,“ Lopez Obrador said. “Not even Barack Obama, with all due respect to the former president.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-17/mexico-s-air-force-one-may-be-given-away-as-a-lottery-prize Mexico Doesn’t Know What to Do With Its Presidential Dreamliner By Cyntia Aurora Barrera Diaz January 14, 2020, 1:57 PM GMT-2 Updated on January 14, 2020, 5:40 PM GMT- A state-of-the-art $130 million presidential Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner is becoming a headache for the government of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Mexico is flying back the luxurious aircraft from California after failing to sell it for over a year, Lopez Obrador said Tuesday in his daily press conference, adding that they are rethinking options to get rid of the plane that he has deemed as too ostentatious. AMLO, as the Mexican president is known, put the Dreamliner on the block right after his inauguration in December 2018, choosing to fly commercial airlines instead to make a point about his frugal government style. The plane was flown to a Boeing hangar in Victorville, where the government has been paying maintenance and rent fees while trying to sell it. A dozen potential bidders surfaced last year but no deal was closed, Jorge Mendoza, chief executive officer of state bank Banobras, which is overseeing the sale process, said at the same conference. The plane has a market value of $130 million, Mendoza said, down from the $219 million that Mexico agreed to pay when it ordered it in 2012. Lopez Obrador said he even offered the plane to U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed to receive goods in exchange, to no avail. “We give them the plane, they can pay us in kind. We need X-rays, ambulances, tomographs, laboratories,” he said. “We didn’t get an answer.” The government is now open to renting the plane or splitting ownership among 12 holders, AMLO said, urging Mexicans to make offers for the plane and other aircraft, including helicopters and Gulfstreams, that the government is auctioning. In the meantime, the Air Force will keep the Dreamliner in custody. AMLO has repeatedly criticized the purchase of the plane as too lavish for the leader of a country with millions living in poverty. The president, who has yet to make his first international trip as head of state, also recently argued that the aircraft is too big and expensive for his traveling schedule, given that he can reach most locations in Mexico in less than two hours with commercial flights. — With assistance by Lorena Rios, and Andrea Navarro https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-14/mexico-doesn-t-know-what-to-do-with-its-presidential-dreamliner

Aeromar está en quiebra técnica: pilotos Aeromar ya adeuda más de 10 millones de pesos a los pilotos por cuestiones de prestaciones laborales, señaló Mauricio Aguilera, vocero de la Asociación Sindical Pilotos Aviadores. ROBERTO VALADEZ Ciudad de México / 14.05.2019 19:38:47 La aerolínea Aeromar se encuentra en quiebra técnica, derivado de sus deudas y debilidad financiera, informó la Asociación Sindical Pilotos Aviadores (ASPA). Mauricio Aguilera, vocero de ASPA, afirmó que ante esta situación hoy en la noche se reunirán con la Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes y del Trabajo y Previsión Social para pedirles apoyo para el rescate de la empresa. Al término de la alianza de Aeroméxico en el Programa Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro, Aguilera señaló que se encuentran muy preocupados por la situación de la aerolínea, ya que son aproximadamente mil 100 los trabajadores que se encuentran en peligro de esta aerolínea regional. Aeromar logra acuerdo laboral con pilotos y sobrecargos Interjet obtiene crédito de Bancomext por 150 mdd; busca reestructuración Indicó que Aeromar ya adeuda más de 10 millones de pesos a los pilotos por cuestiones de prestaciones laborales, cifra que puede aumentar, ya que mes con mes aumentan estos pasivos. El vocero de ASPA informó que la inyección de 100 millones de dólares de Synergy Group en Aeromar aún no se realiza, por lo que la situación es más grave. Pilotos buscarán rescate ante quiebra Los trabajadores buscarán un rescate de la compañía aérea, con el objetivo de evitar otro caso como el de Mexicana de Aviación. “Estamos en una tarea de rescate, la empresa no ha logrado una inyección de capital lo suficientemente fuerte para que pueda continuar prestando un servicio que se requiere”, mencionó Aguilera. En Aeromar con 32 años de competir en el mercado, laboran 110 pilotos y 200 sobrecargos. https://www.milenio.com/negocios/aeromar-esta-en-quiebra-tecnica-pilotos Pilotos buscarán rescate ante quiebra técnica de Aeromar De no llegar a un rescate se perdería la conectividad en rutas regionales que solo opera Aeromar como Manzanillo o Lázaro Cárdenas, advierte el ASPA. Notimex.- La aerolínea mexicana Aeromar se encuentra en quiebra técnica, por lo que los trabajadores buscarán un rescate de la compañía aérea, con el objetivo de evitar otro caso como el de Mexicana de Aviación. “Estamos en una tarea de rescate, la empresa no ha logrado una inyección de capital lo suficientemente fuerte para que pueda continuar prestando un servicio que se requiere”, mencionó el vocero de la Asociación Sindical de Pilotos Aviadores (ASPA), Mauricio Aguilera. Por ello, se reunirán con autoridades de las Secretarías de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT), del Trabajo y Gobernación, para buscar una solución, continuar con la operación de la línea aérea y con 1,110 empleos. Vamos a estar con el gobierno federal para que en afán de sus atribuciones y facultades, de conformidad a la ley de Aviación Civil, pueda junto con Aspa, entrar al rescate de una gran empresa de aviación, estamos dispuestos a agotar hasta el último esfuerzo”. Reiteró que el problema de fondo de Aeromar es la situación operativa y financiera, así como la falta de interés por parte de la dirección y administración de la aerolínea en acciones concretas para “que puedan salir del boquete económico que manifiestan que tienen”. De hecho, refirió que la compañía tiene un adeudo con ASPA por 10 millones de pesos, derivado de conceptos de previsión social al total de los pilotos. Sobre una inversión de Synery Group anunciada en 2016 por 100 millones de dólares con una participación de 25% de las acciones, interés que aumentó 49%, mencionó que ésta no se ha concretado. “No hay claridad en una inversión real, que pueda inyectarle capacidad financiera para que eleve su operatividad. Requerimos la intervención del gobierno federal para no dejar morir a la empresa, que prácticamente está en una quiebra técnica”. De no llegar a un rescate, puntualizó Aguilera, se perdería la conectividad en rutas regionales que solo opera Aeromar como Manzanillo o Lázaro Cárdenas; “es un impacto, se deja incomunicado a lugares donde no son atendidos por las otras empresas”. En Aeromar con 32 años de competir en el mercado, laboran 110 pilotos y 200 sobrecargos, para un total de 1,100 empleos. https://www.forbes.com.mx/pilotos-buscaran-rescate-ante-quiebra-tecnica-de-aeromar/

Lilit Marcus, CNN Updated 17th January 2019 New York (CNN) In 2017, about 35 million American citizens traveled to Mexico, visiting beachy spots such as Puerto Vallarta to historic sites such as Chichen Itza. But as political tensions flare between Mexico and its northern neighbor the United States, one airline decided to be proactive. AeroMexico, the country's national carrier, unveiled a program called "DNA Discounts," which offers discounts on flights to Americans who can show by taking a test that they have Mexican DNA. The amount of the discount depends on the percentage of Mexican ancestry. For example, a person who has 15% Mexican heritage qualifies for 15% off. The promotion is specifically targeted at states in the Western United States, including Arizona and Utah. A chart onscreen explains how long immigration between the two countries has been going on and which states in the United States are likely to have high numbers of people with Mexican heritage. However, there is much more going on with the campaign than simply wanting to encourage travel there. The commercial features representatives from AeroMexico interviewing some residents of Wharton, Texas, on their opinions about Mexico. Wharton is 60 miles southwest of Houston and about 300 miles north of the Mexican border. Several interviewees express their dislike of Mexico, saying they have no interest in visiting. One man says, "Let me stay here in peace, and let those folks stay on their side of the border." Others say they enjoy Mexican exports such as burritos and tequila, but have no interest in traveling to the country. That, of course, is where the big reveal comes in. The same people are told on-camera what percentage Mexican DNA they have. Some are dismayed, others confused. One couple looks pleasantly surprised at the news, with the husband teasing his wife about his percentage being higher than hers. No politicians or political issues are mentioned by name, but it appears AeroMexico is using its ad to examine tensions between the two countries. And this isn't the first time AeroMexico has addressed political issues in its commercials. In 2016, the company released an ad entitled "Fronteras" (Spanish for "Borders") that featured moody black-and-white shots of children pressed up against walls and chain-link fences. The ad came after now-President Donald Trump's campaign promise to build a border wall between the two countries. AeroMexico is part of the SkyTeam alliance, whose other members include Air France, Delta Air Lines and KLM. The "DNA Discounts" ad was released by Ogilvy, the airline's advertising agency. So far, AeroMexico has not commented about the ad on its official Spanish or English-language Twitter feeds or Facebook pages. CNN has reached out to AeroMexico for comment. https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/aeromexico-dna-discount-travel-ad-video/index.html