The Government of Mexico withdrew from the sale of its presidential aircraft, a Boeing 787 in full VIP configuration. The Mexican government tried to sell the aircraft valued in recent years at US$ 218 million.
The aircraft was received in 2016 by then-president Felipe Calderón, who bought the Boeing 787 that was used as a test aircraft. When delivered, it received adaptations for the presidential VIP transport and received the registration number XC-MEX.
The president-elect in 2018, Andrés Manuel Lopez refused to use the aircraft that ended up being stored. With the change of power to Lopez Obrador, several attempts were made to sell the long-range jet. The president of Mexico turned to Global Jet to try to sell the executive transport jet, but without success.
Now the solution has apparently arrived, and the Boeing 787 VIP will be handed over to Mexicana de Aviación. The plane will be used on special flights as a way of rewarding the workers' efforts and also to enjoy the best that the plane can offer with their families.
“It will be delivered to Mexicana de Aviación for special trips, if they want to go to Europe to another continent or from Mexico City, to Tulum, Cancun, Los Cabos, although it is a little more, it could be and rent them by those who want to take their families, their workers as a reward for their performance”, said Lopez Obrador, president of Mexico.
The military airline is still in its early stages, but will have government help to make it bigger and also be officially renamed Mexciana de Aviación, as a tribute to the flag carrier that went bankrupt in 2010.
“We are already in talks with Mexicana workers, active and retired, and an agreement is already being sought for the new airline to be renamed Mexicana de Aviación,” said the president.
With information from Simple flying
