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Montevideo, March 28th 2024 - 10:43 UTC

Tag: Bombardier Inc.

  • Tuesday, June 5th 2012 - 07:46 UTC

    Canada and US closely monitoring Uruguay’s flag air carrier in the brink of default

    A Bombardier CRJ-900 NextGen taking off from Montevideo’s international airport of Carrasco

    The governments of Canada and the US are “concerned” and “closely following” events in Uruguay’s flag air carrier Pluna since banks and an investment fund from the two countries are heavily involved in the running of the money-loosing company is spite of repeated financial support from the Uruguayan government.

  • Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 21:40 UTC

    Canadian Fund Invests in Uruguay’s Flagship Carrier PLUNA

    A Uruguayan flagship carrier PLUNA aircraft

    Jazz Air Income Fund has agreed to invest 15 million US dollars for an indirect stake in Uruguay's flagship carrier, Pluna. The fund behind Air Canada's regional affiliate, Jazz Air, said that it will get a one-third, non-voting interest in Latin American Regional Aviation Holding Corp., which owns 75% of Pluna Lineas Aireas Uruguayas. The remaining 25% of Pluna is held by the government of Uruguay.