Overview

• Senator Gerardo Fernández Noroña used a Socata TBM850 (tail number N850KL) for a two‑day tour in Coahuila, with media estimating costs near $14,000, or about 280,000 pesos.
• Noroña says no public funds were used, calls the service a “taxi aéreo,” cites time constraints, and maintains he has nothing to disclose about who paid.
• After Noroña quipped that Ricardo Salinas Pliego covered the flight, the businessman publicly denied it on X, insulted the senator, and demanded a public apology or proof.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum declined to engage, saying she will not debate the issue and that people should evaluate each official, following her earlier “cada quien que responda” stance.
• Outlets highlighted that the aircraft’s U.S. registration raises questions under Article 17 bis of Mexico’s Civil Aviation Law restricting domestic air-taxi services to Mexican permit holders, with no formal probe announced.