Presidential air transport of Uruguay

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The president of Uruguay doesn't have a presidential aircraft anymore. Instead, he flies in either Air Force or Pluna (Uruguay's flag carrier) aircrafts.

Pluna Boeing 767 chartered by the president of Uruguay for long-distance flights

1 Current aircraft
2 1965 - 1981
3 1981 - 1988
4 2006 Presidential aircraft controversy
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Current aircraft

The President of Uruguay, Tabare Vazquez, currently uses an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, operated by the Uruguayan Air Force for flights within South America or a chartered Pluna Boeing 767 for long-distance flights.

[edit] 1965 - 1981

Between 1965 and 1981, the presidential aircraft was a C-47 Dakota (Uruguayan Air Force 507).

[edit] 1981 - 1988

In 1981, president Gregorio Alvarez bought a Learjet 35, which was sold by president Julio Maria Sanguinetti in 1988.

[edit] 2006 Presidential aircraft controversy

In July 6, 2006, president Vazquez announced he was interested in acquiring a presidential aircraft to make his trips cheaper. He even mentioned the possibility of selling one or more old Air Force planes and use the money to afford the new one ^[1]. However, this announcement led to a scandal, with people arguing that the first center-left president in a third world country couldn't make such a frivolous waste of money.