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Date: 08/07/2004 12:39
Ci-joint un extrait d'un petit article sur les deboires d'Aerocontinente en complement d'infos. On pourra remercier une fois de plus l'Oncle Sam ...
"On June 1 the US Department of State declared that Peru's major airline, AeroContinente, had ties to narcotrafficking. AeroContinente's US funds were frozen, Boeing was prohibited from servicing its planes or providing replacement parts and US citizens were barred from flying on this airline. It is doubtful that AeroContinente will last for more than 30 days under the weight of these restrictions. Without Boeing spare parts and service it also puts Peruvian citizens at a safety risk if they continue to fly these planes.
Since AeroContinente flies 230 domestic flights per day within Peru, over 80% of Peru's domestic market, the economic consequences for all Peruvians will be horrific. It is as if the United States has declared economic war on Peru.
The evidence that AeroContinente has ties to drug trafficking is highly suspect. The US State Department states that the head of AeroContinente, Fernando Zevallos, is one of the world's top ten drug traffickers. But Zevallos is not the head of AeroContinente. He was a major investor 12 years ago, but has since divested himself of all interest in the airline. He sold his interest in AeroContinente years ago after rumors were circulated that he used laundered drug money to invest in the airline. He was investigated and cleared by the US DEA and by Peru's legal system. Papers in Peru later reported that the rumors appeared to have been started by interests favoring a rival airline. Zevallos has written to President Bush, promising his cooperation in any investigation.
Recently LanPeru, a subsidiary of LanChile, itself partly owned by American Airlines (a large supporter of the President Bush), has begun to move into AeroContinente's routes. AeroContinente began a public propaganda campaign against LanPeru by circulating flyers to its travelers about the unfair business practices of industries subsidized by the Chilean government taking over Peruvian industries. Members of Peru's government are suggesting that the US action on AeroContinente are based on illegimate charges solely as a cover for the economic windfall this would provide to American Airlines and at the behest of the government of Chile."
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