Odebrecht: “Supongo que PPK no dio una consultoría gratis”

Perú21 accedió a la transcripción oficial de las declaraciones del ex directivo a fiscales peruanos.

Tras los días de atención al Papa, el mandatario debe fijar fecha en la que declarará ante la comisión Lava Jato. (USI)

El pasado 9 de noviembre, Marcelo Odebrecht sorprendió a los fiscales peruanos que lo interrogaban al hablar de los vínculos que estableció con el hoy presidente de la República, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. Aunque recalcó que más detalles podía proporcionar Jorge Barata, ex directivo de su empresa en Perú, sí dejó en claro que Kuczynski había sido contratado por su firma para realizar asesorías.

Los fiscales José Pérez y Rafael Vela viajaron a Brasil en esa fecha para consultar al ex CEO de Odebrecht, detenido en Curitiba en ese entonces, sobre la anotación que se halló en su celular en la que se hacía referencia a la lideresa de Fuerza Popular, Keiko Fujimori, y a las iniciales “AG”, que luego confirmó que hacían alusión al ex mandatario Alan García.

En la transcripción oficial de sus declaraciones, traducidas del portugués al español y a las que accedió Perú21, Odebrecht se refiere por primera vez al mandatario cuando respondía interrogantes sobre las relaciones que tenía con García.

Traducción de comentarios de Marcelo Odebrecht. (Perú21)

“Recuerdo que contratamos a PPK para que nos dé unas conferencias, y no existe nada ilícito allí, él era ex ministro y conocía eso como nadie más, podía darnos una visión económica y política del Perú”, manifestó.

Traducción de comentarios de Marcelo Odebrecht. (Perú21)

Ante la revelación, y después de haber hecho las consultas sobre el líder aprista, el fiscal Pérez pidió más información al ex ejecutivo brasileño sobre Kuczynski. Fue a partir de ese momento que Odebrecht empezó a explayarse y reiteró que su firma contrató al presidente “como consultor económico”, pero cuando este había dejado de ser ministro de Estado (2004-2006).

“PPK hizo una presentación para nosotros y, en algunas oportunidades, Barata y (Luiz) Mameri me comentaban sobre algunas evaluaciones del escenario económico que eran realizadas por PPK (…) Supongo que él no fue a dar una conferencia gratis ni dio una consultoría económica gratis”, dijo.

El ex empresario explicó que la contratación de Kuczynski se dio “para curar heridas”, y es que –según contó– su constructora tuvo una relación tensa con él cuando este era ministro de Economía del gobierno de Alejandro Toledo. Indicó que PPK “fue una piedra en el zapato” porque se oponía a la ejecución de la carretera Interoceánica, alegando que la obra no generaría ingresos para el país.

“Toledo, como político, él quería viabilizar el proyecto, y por tanto quería atender (…) en la mente de PPK y de Proinversión, ellos trabajaban para obtener el escenario que generara mayor ganancia para el Estado (…) Toledo presionó, Proinversión cedió en ese choque natural técnico legítimo”, expresó.

Cuando trascendieron estas declaraciones de manera extraoficial, el 14 de noviembre, PPK tuiteó: “Yo nunca he recibido aporte alguno de Odebrecht para mis campañas electorales de 2011 y 2016. Tampoco he tenido vínculo profesional con Odebrecht”.

Ante las nuevas evidencias y después de negarse a recibir a la comisión Lava Jato, el jefe de Estado se vio obligado a cambiar de parecer.

ESPERAN REPORTES BANCARIOS DE PPK

El 14 de diciembre, en un mensaje a la nación, el presidente Kuczynski pidió a la Fiscalía que le levante el secreto bancario, luego de que la empresa Odebrecht informara a la comisión Lava Jato del Congreso que contrató por más de US$782 mil a la firma del mandatario, Westfield Capital, cuando fue ministro (2004-2006).

Formalmente, el fiscal Hamilton Castro, atendiendo la disposición de Kuczynski, le solicitó al presidente el reporte de sus movimientos bancarios.

Lo hizo el pasado 29 de diciembre, cuando Castro visitó Palacio de Gobierno para interrogar a PPK.

Hasta el momento, sin embargo, y de acuerdo a fuentes fiscales consultadas por Perú21, el jefe de Estado no presenta los informes al equipo especial para el caso Lava Jato.

 

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Virgin Atlantic to codeshare on Virgin Australia’s Melbourne, Los Angeles services

Virgin Australia has added a new codeshare partner for two international routes after authorities approved a request to add Virgin Atlantic’s VS airline code on its flights to Hong Kong and Los Angeles.

In late December, the airline applied to Australia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC) to have Virgin Atlantic added as a marketing carrier on its Melbourne-Hong Kong service, as well as its nonstop flights from Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney to Los Angeles.

The IASC announced on Monday it had given the green light to the proposed codeshare.

It said in two separate decisions that allowing Virgin Atlantic to codeshare on Virgin Australia-operated services to Hong Kong and the US would add to the number of carriers that market services on the two routes and was unlikely to have a detrimental impact on competition.

Virgin Australia began nonstop service between Melbourne and Hong Kong in July 2017 with Airbus A330-200s. The flights are operated as part of an alliance with a number of HNA Group carriers, of which Hong Kong Airlines is one.

In this first phase of the partnership, Hong Kong Airlines has added its HX code to Virgin Australia’s Hong Kong route while the Australian carrier has placed its VA code on Hong Kong Airlines’ flights to Cairns and the Gold Coast.

There are also reciprocal benefits such as priority checkin, priority baggage and lounge access for eligible members of the two carriers’ frequent flyer programs.

On the trans-Pacific, Delta Air Lines has its DL airline code on Virgin Australia’s Boeing 777-300ER nonstop flights between the US and Australia, as well as on domestic Australian and trans-Tasman services as part of the pair’s joint-venture partnership.

Similarly, Virgin Australia has its VA airline code on Delta’s daily Boeing 777-200LR Sydney-Los Angeles flight and the US carrier’s services from Los Angeles to destinations throughout the US, Canada, Mexico and elsewhere.

Virgin Atlantic last served Australia with its own aircraft in 2014 as part of a London Heathrow-Hong Kong-Sydney routing with Airbus A340-600 equipment. British Airways is the only European carrier flying to Australia with its own aircraft.

 

Source :  Australian Aviation

United commences Sydney-Houston nonstop flights

United has added a third long-haul route from Sydney with the start of nonstop flights to Houston with Boeing 787-9s.

The inaugural flight UA101, operated by Boeing 787-9 N35953, touched down at Sydney Airport a little after 0630 on Saturday, following its 17-hour journey from Houston.

The aircraft was on the ground for about six hours before operating UA870 bound for San Francisco. (United Boeing 787-9 N38955 operated the reciprocal UA100 to Houston, which departed just before 1200 on Saturday.)

Houston is United’s largest hub and the airline’s third destination from Sydney alongside existing nonstop flights to Los Angeles and San Francisco. All flights are served with Boeing 787 equipment.

United vice president of international network Patrick Quayle said the new Houston route would offer passengers a greater choice of one-stop itineraries between the US and Sydney.

“United is the largest US carrier offering the most seats between Sydney and the United States and we look forward to continuing to serve as Sydney’s airline of choice,” Quayle said in a statement.

“Our new service to Houston provides customers direct access to one of the country’s largest business centres.

“And it offers customers the opportunity to conveniently connect to hundreds of cities including Miami, Chicago, Boston, New York, Washington DC, Mexico City, Cancun, and more,” Quayle said in a statement.

New Sydney Airport chief executive Geoff Culbert noted the US was Sydney’s third-largest visitor market and the nonstop flight from Houston would make it easier for visitors to travel to Australia.

At 7,470nm, Sydney-Houston will be United’s second-longest flight, just ahead of its San Francisco-Singapore (7,340nm) service and trailing only its Los Angeles-Singapore (7,621nm) nonstop ultra-long-haul route. Both are also operated with 787-9s.

The start of United’s Sydney-Houston service comes as Qantas evaluates new routes for its fleet of 787-9s, as well as plans to serve New York and London non-stop from Australia’s east coast with either the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-8X.

United will also go head-to-head against Qantas’s Airbus A380 Sydney-Dallas/Fort Worth flight.

Further, United may also take away from passengers from Australia who are travelling to the United States via Air New Zealand’s Auckland hub.

The Kiwi flag carrier has been aggressively targeting the Australian market for its flights to the Americas, where it flies to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Vancouver and Buenos Aires.

United’s 787-9s feature 48 business, 63 extra-legroom “economy plus” and 141 seats economy seats for a total 252.

Flight Number/Routing	Days of operation	Time of departure	Time of arrival
UA101 Houston-Sydney	Daily	20:00	0630+2
UA100 Sydney-Houston	Daily	11:50	10:35

 

Source :  Australian Aviation

Tribunal decides what a wealthy woman’s family gets for Christmas

By Amy Mitchell-Whittington

22 January 2018 — 2:32pm

The family of a wealthy 93-year-old woman will be gifted more than $110,000 for birthdays and Christmas this year in the wake of a tribunal hearing.

A Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal ruled the woman’s eldest daughter should take charge of her mother’s financial matters after it was found she could no longer take care of the affairs herself.

A Brisbane tribunal heard the woman enjoyed giving money to her family for special occasions and wanted it to continue.

The tribunal found the woman had expressed her wish “clearly and consistently” to family members and an independent advocate that she would like to continue making monetary gifts to her family and close friends, who she said were important to her.

The daughter told the tribunal her mother regularly gifted 23 family members and a family friend about $67,000 between them each year at Christmas.

She provided copies of cheques to each of her five siblings which showed they usually received about $10,000 each at Christmas, with grandchildren receiving about $1000.

Birthdays were a quieter affair, with 48 family members and a family friend received $45,000 between them on average, the eldest daughter told the tribunal.

The daughter was asked to engage with a financial planner to determine the appropriateness of the gift-giving in light of the woman’s affairs.

According to court documents, the mother’s accountant of 15 years found she was able to continue the tradition of giving $112,500 in total over the next two years to her family and close friends, with the matter to be reconsidered at the end of that period.

While the tribunal found the circumstances were “unique and unusual”, it ruled the gift-giving could continue with compromising the older woman’s position.

 

Source :  The Brisbane Times