MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) – Brazil’s slowing growth and Argentina’s bewildering trade and currency restrictions are dragging down the profits of some of the region’s airlines, which tend to be a ...

President Jose Mujica's government was left running Pluna airlines after its lead investors bowed out last month, and on Friday it shut down operations. Workers gathered Pluna's jets on the tarmac at ...

The Uruguayan government has refused to let a group of former Pluna employees use the defunct carrier’s brand for a proposed startup, Aviation Week has learned. The government, however, has given the ...

A court on Friday indicted the head of one of Uruguay's top banks and its former economy minister on abuse of power charges linked to the collapse in 2012 of the country's national airline. A judge ...

Operational plans are slowly evolving for Sociedad Uruguaya de Aviación Aereas Lineas (SUA), which will be the South American nation’s first flag-carrier since the demise of state-owned PLUNA in 2012.

LIMA (Reuters) - Uruguay's Economy Minister Fernando Lorenzo resigned on Saturday over a scandal involving the 2012 liquidation of the state-run airline Pluna, President Jose Mujica said. "Lorenzo ...

A group of investors led by U.S.-based Leadgate Investment Corp. plans to revive the fortunes of Uruguay's ailing flagship airline, Pluna, if a preliminary deal struck with the government last week is ...

LIMA, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Uruguay's Economy Minister Fernando Lorenzo resigned on Saturday over a scandal involving the 2012 liquidation of the state-run airline Pluna, President Jose Mujica said.