Mexican government considering army-run airline

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Mexican government considering army-run airline

October 4, 2022

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Tuesday his government is analyzing the creation of a state-owned, army-run airline that would fly 10 leased airplanes as well as the former presidential jet.

The unusual plan would further boost the army’s increasing economic role in Mexico.

The proposal was mentioned in a trove of army documents obtained by the Guacamaya hackers group and on Tuesday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed the plan was under consideration.

López Obrador has already placed the armed forces in charge of building trains and airports, running federal law enforcement and a host of other tasks ranging from overseeing vaccine distribution to growing trees for forestry programs.

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[TheRealNorth]

1. Good way to make your armed forces corrupt.

[fierywoman]

2. Aren't they corrupt already? The police have been for decades.

[Judi Lynn]

3. There might be fewer passengers deciding to get drunk and raise hell in flight! ✈️

[keithbvadu2]

4. The army is not set up to run a business.

The army is not set up to run a business.

Business is not set up to run a military.

It would be like appointing your Mar a Lago pals to run the Veterans Administration.