Vinotinto premieres its new official plane for the qualifiers

The Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF) presented on Wednesday, next to the Rutaca airline, the Official Vinotinto plane For the qualifiers towards the 2026 World Cup.

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The announcement was made from the Manuel Carlos Piar Airport, in Bolívar statemarking a milestone in the history of Venezuelan football.

The Boeing 737-300, with registration YV3063was conditioned with a design in the traditional Vinotinto color and golden detailshighlighting the FVF shield in the tail.

The aircraft will be in charge of Move to the national team in the next commitments of the team led by the «Bocha» Batista, in his mission of qualifying for the first World Cup in the history of the country.

“Today is a historic day for Rutaca Airlines! With great pride, we announced the launch of our vinotinto plane, The symbol of passion and love for our national soccer team”, Said the airline in their social networks.

Captain Darío Pérezwith almost 30 years of aviation experience, He will be the pilot in charge of the aircraft.

Pérez He already had the responsibility of piloting the first official flight of the team and was the one who moved to the selection during the qualifiers in 2024.

«Today I assume command of Boeing 737-300 hoping that Vinotinto achieves its classification«He said.

In sports, the vinotinto is in the eighth position of the table with 12 pointseven with the possibility of advancing in the race for a quota to the World Cup.

However, the latest results have been adverse: He fell 4-2 against Chile and 2-1 against Paraguay, and could only add draws against Brazil (1-1) and Argentina (1-1).

The next challenge will be against Ecuador in Quito on March 21a key duel against a direct rival in the classification. Then, on March 25, Venezuela will receive Peru in Maturín in a vital match for its World Cup aspirations.