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Jul 03, 2020 (newstodate): Three of four Boeing 757-200 aircraft in the fleet of Cabo Verde Airlines have been moved to Miami, USA, for preservation.
   The aircraft are on lease from Icelandair that since 2019 has been majority-owner in the airline.
   Plans for Loftleidir Cabo Verde to take over the next tranche of 39 of the 49 percent still held by the Cabo Verde state were aborted in April 2020 due to the uncertainties around the airline's future in the current coronavirus situation.
   Already before the Covid-19 outbreak, the airline was in dire financial straits that were further aggravated earlier this year when the state was forced to step in to secure salaries for employees.
   As reported by local media, Cabo Verde Airlines claims that the aircraft are better and more safely stored at an aircraft maintenance and storage facility in Opa Locka, Miami, than in the humid climate reigning in Cabo Verde at this time of the year.
   The aircraft have been grounded as all flights in Cabo Verde have been suspended till August 2020.
   The same media, however, also speculates that the storage of the Icelandair-owned aircraft away from Cabo Verde may reflect a rift over the carrier's business plan between the two parties involved in the airline's business process, Loftleidir Icelandic and the Government of Cape Verde.
   This was further substantiated by the deputy prime minister, Olavo Correia, in a recent TV interview, saying that the two parties are in normal negotiation procedures, implying that there is a negotiation underway, although without giving further details.