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Mexico Considers $120 Million Offer for Presidential Plane

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   Mexico announcedit'sconsidering an offerof $120 million in cash plus
   medical equipment from an unnamed entity to buy a luxury equipped
   presidential airplane.

   President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been trying sell off the
   plane of his predecessor, former President Enrique Pena Nieto,
   sincetaking office in late 2018 on a campaign pledge of fugal spending.

   López Obrador has been flyingcommercialairlines, citing the
   presidential plane to be an extravagance, withitspresidential suite.

   Experts say the 787 Boeing jet, which initially cost $200 million, will
   be hard to off load because it wouldbedifficult to
   reconfigureintoaregularpassenger jet.

   In an effort to boost the value of the presidential plane, the
   government isseparatelyconducting a raffle, with winners getting cash
   prizes.

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