Government ousts union leader from board of Aerolneas Argentinas

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Aerolíneas Argentinas decided on Wednesday October 16 to oust Pablo Biró, the leader of the Airline Pilots’ Association union (APLA), from his post in the company’s board of directors.

The state airline issued a press release explaining that the decision was made upon request by the main shareholder: the government.

President Javier Milei's administration, speaking via Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni, highlighted that Argentina's flagship airline had seen 13 aviation strikes over the last nine months, resulting in the stranding of 100,000 passengers and financial losses in excess of US$20 million.

Milei wants to sell off Aerolíneas and attempted to include it on a list of state companies to be sold off in his so-called ‘Ley de Bases’ mega-reform bill.

More:
https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/after-being-asked-by-the-government-aerolineas-argentinas-dismisses-head-of-pilots-union-pablo-biro-from-the-board.phtml

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From April, 2024:

04-10-2024 20:13
Milei declares state-owned Aerolíneas Argentinas 'subject to privatisation'


President Javier Milei has formally declared the state airline Aerolíneas Argentinas to be "subject to privatisation" after weeks of union conflicts leading to two strikes in September and affecting tens of thousands of passengers although the decision to privatise depends on Congress.

"It is imperative to propitiate the privatisation of the company Aerolíneas Argentinas," read the executive decree published Wednesday night. In the text, the government justifies its decision by pointing to the state having to contribute US$8 billion "by virtue of the chronic deficit" of the company since its nationalisation 16 years ago.

The decree had been anticipated on September 27 by Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni when he asked: "Why does this atrocity have to be covered out of the pockets of Argentines?"

The Milei government yearns to privatise Argentina’s flagship carrier and sought to include it in a sweeping mega-reform law early this year. It eventually pulled the state firm from the list of public entitles to be sold off. President Milei will now need the approval of Congress to make this decree stick.

More:
https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/economy/milei-declares-state-owned-aerolineas-argentinas-subject-to-privatisation.phtml