Tag: PLUNA

• Monday, September 8th 2025 - 14:51 UTC

  Uruguay paid US$64 million after Luxembourg account seizure not disclosed by previous government

  

  The Uruguayan state had its bank accounts in Luxembourg frozen for several months due to non-payment of an arbitration award over the closure of national airline Pluna. The situation, which affected 37 financial institutions, was uncovered by El País after accessing official documents through a freedom of information request.

• Saturday, January 25th 2025 - 09:21 UTC

  New Uruguayan airline to make key announcements next week

  

  The company willing to pick up Pluna's legacy as Uruguay's flag carrier will be making a series of announcements next week at Montevideo's Carrasco International Airport, just one year after revealing its plans. SUA (Sociedad Uruguaya de Aviación) is to start operations through a wet lease of airBaltic Airbus A220 aircraft, thus becoming the first airline in Latin America and the Caribbean to choose the Canadian-built narrow-body twin jet.

• Thursday, February 15th 2024 - 10:40 UTC

  Uruguay must pay some US$ 80 million for the 2012 closing of Pluna

  

  After a ruling issued Tuesday by a World Bank arbitration tribunal, the Uruguayan State will have to pay some US$ 30 million over the closing of the former flag carrier Pluna, which has triggered reciprocal accusations between the country's main political forces ahead of this year's presidential elections.

• Wednesday, January 31st 2024 - 15:21 UTC

  A company has started the process to become the new Uruguayan flag airline

  

  Sociedad Uruguaya de Aviación (SUA), a privately owned company, has begun the process of becoming Uruguay's new flag carrier. The endeavor is led by Antonio Rama, a Uruguayan commander who has been based in Doha for a decade.

• Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 10:13 UTC

  New Uruguayan airline on the horizon?

  

  Uruguay's Tourism Undersecretary Remo Monzeglio said during the weekend that there were several airlines interested in flying under the flag of the South American country.

• Tuesday, July 25th 2023 - 11:20 UTC

  Uruguayan tourists take their dollars across the border to Argentina

  

  Argentina's economic volatility has become a magnet for Uruguayan travelers during the winter recess, causing significant losses to local businesses, it was reported in Montevideo.

• Wednesday, July 7th 2021 - 10:11 UTC

  Uruguayan Supreme Court upholds conviction of former BROU CEO involved in scandal to purchase PLUNA aircraft

  

  Former Banco República of Uruguay (BROU) CEO Fernando Calloia's 20-month jail sentence was upheld Tuesday by Uruguay's Supreme Court, thus extinguishing the chain of appeals available to the defendant.

• Friday, October 26th 2018 - 11:08 UTC

  Uruguay has no knowledge of lawsuit over PLUNA, says Minister Rossi

  

  Uruguay's government knows nothing about a lawsuit from a US investment fund for the bankruptcy of the flag airline PLUNA, Transport Minister Víctor Rossi explained Wednesday.

• Saturday, October 25th 2014 - 10:25 UTC

  Uruguay's Sunday election and the ruling coalition furious internal dispute

  

  On Sunday 2.6 million Uruguayan registered voters will decide who will be their next president plus 30 Senators and 99 Lower House members. If no presidential candidate makes 50% of valid ballots plus one, the most probable result a run off takes place at the end of November between the two most voted candidates.

• Tuesday, February 18th 2014 - 21:33 UTC

  Mujica exposed 'to contempt of justice' for refusing to pay Judiciary branch budget increase

  

  The Uruguayan Judiciary branch warned President Jose Mujica that he is in contempt of justice for ignoring a budget bill that contemplates salary increases for judges and other members of independent government bodies.