The government is considering transferring the management of presidential aircraft to the Armed Forces

According to presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni, the government is on its way to transferring the management of presidential aircraft to the Armed Forces. This decision by Javier Milei implies that the Presidency will no longer have to bear the costs of maintaining the aircraft.” The intention is to carry out the transfer of the fleet of aircraft to the Air Force, so the pertinent audits and surveys continue to be carried out to continue with the fulfillment of the order of the President of the Nation,” Adorni published on his social network X (formerly Twitter). In this sense, he explained that “although the fleet is already operated and maintained by Air Force personnel, the truth is that today it formally depends on the General Secretariat of the Presidency.” The presidential initiative affects all aircraft destined for the Casa Rosada, a situation that also includes the Boeing 757-256 acquired last year during the administration of former President Alberto Fernández.La fleet is made up of two aircraft, the Boeing 757 (ARG 01) and a Boeing 737 (ARG 02) and three helicopters, a Black Hawk S70 (ARG 10), a Sikorsky S 76 (ARG 11) and a Sikorsky S 76 (ARG 12). Based on this determination of the Government, the Armed Forces will have the maintenance and operational management of the fleet, although the President may use the aircraft for its transfer if required.

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