Andean Group - December 2012 (ISSN 1741-4466)

Their main mission was to protect Ecuador’s borders. Yet two years after Ecuador purchased 18 Super Tucano planes from Brazil, 60% of the fleet is in a hangar in Manta awaiting maintenance. President Rafael Correa expressed his indignation about this development, in no uncertain terms, during his regular Saturday broadcast on 24 November.

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