Government Auction

Lawyer Pavel Espinal argued that labeling the auctioned aircraft "unairworthy" likely deterred potential bidders and raised technical doubts, rejecting the claim that military aircraft are exempt from airworthiness certification requirements.

Thebe Ingeniería, a Mexican air transport company, won Honduras's auction of the Embraer Legacy 600 presidential jet with a bid of L137.8 million (about $5.1 million), just over the government's reserve price.