Tag: Latin America

American Airlines & UNICEF to Provide Relief Efforts in Latin America

As part of American’s ongoing relief efforts in support of the coronavirus (COVID-19) response, the airline is allocating $460,000 to support UNICEF’s relief work in Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, and Guatemala, helping address the needs of children and families by: Providing supplies t...

American Airlines and GOL Announce Codeshare Agreement

American Airlines and GOL Announce Codeshare Agreement

American Airlines and GOL, Brazil’s largest airline, today announced a new reciprocal codeshare agreement, giving customers access to 20 new destinations in South America. American will also increase service from Miami (MIA) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG), adding a second daily flight this winter. The a...

Delta, LATAM to launch codesharing as carriers build leading partnership in Latin America

Delta, LATAM to launch codesharing as carriers build leading partnership in Latin America

Delta and LATAM will launch codesharing for flights operated by certain LATAM affiliates in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru beginning in the first quarter of 2020, pending receipt of applicable government approvals. The codeshare will offer customers increased connectivity between up to 74 onward des...

LATAM Airlines CEO to step down after 25 years, new chief announced

LATAM Airlines CEO to step down after 25 years, new chief announced

LATAM Airlines Group announced today that CEO Enrique Cueto Plaza will step down from his role on 31 March 2020, after 25 years at the helm. The position will be assumed by the group’s current chief commercial officer, Roberto Alvo Milosawlewitsch. This announcement comes at a time of stabi...

GCG Ground acquires ground services provider Caribbean Dispatch Services

GCG Ground acquires ground services provider Caribbean Dispatch Services

Latin American ground handling service provider GCG Ground has expanded its business with the acquisition of Caribbean Dispatch Services (CDSL) in St Lucia. CDSL provides a full suite of ground handling services at Hewanorra International Airport in St Lucia, for the likes of Air Canada, British...

Brazilian domestic airline Passaredo acquires MAP Linhas Aereas

Brazilian domestic airline Passaredo acquires MAP Linhas Aereas

Brazilian domestic airline Passaredo has acquired fellow domestic carrier and Manaus-based MAP Linhas Aereas, immediately changing its name to Voe Pass. The value of the transaction was not disclosed. As part of acquisition, Passaredo will acquire 12 slots at Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport, whic...

Avianca Brasil to leave Star Alliance

Avianca Brasil to leave Star Alliance

Brazilian airline Ocean Air Linhas Aéreas S/A - formerly doing business as Avianca Brasil - will formally leave Star Alliance with effect from 1 September 2019. Ocean Air’s withdrawal follows several months of bankruptcy protection and the withdrawal of its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by B...

LATAM Airlines Group improves net result in second quarter but still a loss of $62.8m

LATAM Airlines Group improves net result in second quarter but still a loss of $62.8m

The LATAM Airlines Group reported as a whole in the second quarter achieved a net result improved by $144.9 million year-over-year to a $62.8 million net loss in second quarter 2019, compared to a $207.8 million loss in the same quarter in 2018. Total revenues rose 0.5 per cent year-on-year (YOY...

Azul enters Rio-Sau Paulo shuttle service market

Azul enters Rio-Sau Paulo shuttle service market

Azul - the largest airline in Brazil by number of cities served and flight departures will begin operating the Rio-São Paulo shuttle service on 29 August 29. Azul will fly 34 daily operations between the airports of Congonhas in São Paulo, and Santos Dumont in Rio de Janeiro, bringing more com...

IATA: Solid passenger demand, record load factor in June

IATA: Solid passenger demand, record load factor in June

Global passenger traffic demand measured in revenue passenger kilometres rose by five per cent in June, according the International Air Transport Association (IATA). This was up slightly from the 4.7 per cent year-over-year growth recorded in May. June capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs...

IATA report finds global passenger traffic up 6.9% in 2018 to 4.4bn

IATA report finds global passenger traffic up 6.9% in 2018 to 4.4bn

The 2019 IATA World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) report has found that 4.4 billion passengers flew in 2018, an increase of 6.9 per cent on 2017. Last year, record efficiency was also achieved with 81.9 per cent of available seats being filled on flights, while fuel efficiency improved by more...

Delta adds new New York-Bogota route to its Latin America network

Delta adds new New York-Bogota route to its Latin America network

Delta Air Lines is to connect New York City with Bogota in Colombia from 21 December when it starts a daily Boeing 757-200 route. The new service will fly out of New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport before arriving at El Dorado International Airport on 22 December. “The ...

SITA technology to be installed to enhance PAX experience at new Buenos Aires terminal

SITA technology to be installed to enhance PAX experience at new Buenos Aires terminal

The new departures terminal at Buenos Aires’ main airport will open in October and passengers are set to be able to check in and drop off their baggage in record time without having to queue for an agent. SITA technology is being installed, which the airpor IT provider said will give the easie...

Menzies Aviation renews ground handling contract with LATAM in Colombia

Menzies Aviation renews ground handling contract with LATAM in Colombia

Menzies Aviation has penned a three-year ground handling contract renewal with Latin American airline group LATAM. The agreement will see Menzies’ deliver ground handling operations at four Colombian airports for LATAM. The ground handling company will deliver services at El Dorado Interna...

American grows its network to the Caribbean and Central America

American grows its network to the Caribbean and Central America

American Airlines has enhanced its route network from New York after adding three new links to the Caribbean and Latin America. The carrier will add services from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) beginning in November and December. On 21 November, American will launch ...

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