Colombia Reported Not Selling Satena

Colombia will not sell its Satena airline, according to local press and wire reports. Citing comments by General Carlos Montealegre, Santena’s president, and General Julio Alberto Gonzalez, the commander of the Air Force, the government has received offers to acquire the business, which it says is the fourth largest airline in the country by passenger volume. Bogota plans to increase its investment in Satena in order to support the company. Calls to the Colombian Air Force, which is responsible for the airline, were directed to Satena, which did not respond to requests for comment.