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Mexico finally finds buyer for luxury presidential jet

The Central Asian nation Tajikistan agreed to purchase the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for 1.66 billion pesos ($92 million), Lopez Obrador announced late Thursday after several years of trying to sell the plane.

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The jet, customized with an executive bedroom, private bath and seating for 80 people, was purchased for about $218 million during former president Felipe Calderon's 2006-2012 term in office. The only one who used it was his successor Enrique Pena Nieto.