All articles by Ghim-Lay Yeo – Page 19
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LATAM open to concessions for IAG JV approval: Cueto
LATAM Airlines Group is prepared to agree to concessions to have its planned joint venture with IAG approved by Brazilian authorities, but its chief executive also argues that the deal is getting more scrutiny as it is the first such deal in South America.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: LATAM targets leisure segment with low-cost fares
LATAM Airlines Group is hoping a new basic economy fare category will help it capture more price-sensitive leisure passengers, as it continues to face uncertainty in soft macroeconomic conditions in Latin America.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Latin America's airlines look globally for partners
Latin America’s airlines are forming deeper partnerships with global major carriers as they seek greater connectivity and financial investment amid unstable macroeconomic conditions in their region.
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NewsPICTURE: JetBlue unveils special livery retrojet
New York-based JetBlue Airways has unveiled a special livery on an Airbus A320, in an imagination of what its paint scheme would have looked like in the 1960s.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: ALTA executive committee president Enrique Cueto
Latin American airlines might have weathered another year of economic challenges, but the region's carriers still have plenty to cheer about when it comes to growth in other areas, in the view of the new president of ALTA's executive committee, Enrique Cueto.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Argentina potential captures airline interest
After years of being shut off to foreign competition, Argentina's aviation industry looks set to open up to foreign carriers as a new government moves away from decades of protectionist policies.
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ANALYSIS: Trump win likely to fuel simmering airline disputes
US opponents of three Gulf carriers and Norwegian are hoping to find a sympathetic audience in President-elect Donald Trump, casting uncertainty over how a new administration will treat several hot button issues that have divided the airline industry.
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NewsUS government tentatively approves Delta-Aeromexico JV
US regulators have tentatively approved a controversial joint venture between Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico, on the condition that the two SkyTeam carriers divest 30 slot pairs at Mexico City and New York John F Kennedy airports.
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Brazil takes issue with CSeries funding in US-supported move
Brazil's government has formally raised questions at the World Trade Organization (WTO) about Canada's funding of the Bombardier CSeries programme, in a move that is being supported by the US government, FlightGlobal understands.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Argentina's new CAA chief leads industry overhaul
Despite being Latin America’s second biggest country, Argentina never figured in the growth plans of the region’s airlines until recently when a new government took charge in late 2015 and overturned the previous administration’s protectionist aviation policies.
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NewsPICTURE: GECAS delivers Azul's first A320neo
Lessor GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) has delivered Azul’s first Airbus A320neo.
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NewsCopa launches new LCC to stem Colombia losses
Panama’s Copa Holdings has unveiled a new low-cost carrier, Wingo, as it aims to turn its loss-making Colombian operations around.
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NewsPICTURE: Frontier takes first Leap-powered A320neo in US
Denver-based Frontier Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, becoming the first US carrier to receive the aircraft with CFM Leap-1A engines.
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NewsPICTURE: Avianca Brazil takes first A320neo
Avianca Brazil has received its first Airbus A320neo, becoming the first Americas operator to take delivery of the re-engined narrowbody with CFM International Leap-1A engines.
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Qatar commits to up to 100 Boeing aircraft in $18.6 billion order
Qatar Airways will purchase up to 100 Boeing jets under a deal with a potential list-price value of $18.6 billion, the single largest aircraft commitment in the Doha-based airline's history.
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NewsPICTURE: VivaAerobus receives first A320neo
Mexican low-cost carrier VivaAerobus has received its first Airbus A320neo, becoming the third airline in Latin America to take delivery of the re-engined narrowbody jet.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Latin American airports expand despite economic woes
Latin American airports are investing for passenger growth, despite macroeconomic concerns clouding the outlook of the region's airlines.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Southwest Airlines chief executive Gary Kelly
Southwest Airlines chief executive Gary Kelly likes to call the airline a maverick. The world’s biggest low-cost carrier knows a thing or two about being just that. It stands alone as the only major US carrier that has not filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in its history – no ...
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NewsPICTURES: Aeromexico's first 787-9 rolls out in special livery
Aeromexico's first Boeing 787-9 has rolled out with a special livery on its fuselage.
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NewsPICTURES: US-Cuba scheduled flights resume with JetBlue service
Scheduled air service between the USA and Cuba resumed earlier today after a hiatus of 55 years, with a JetBlue Airways flight from Fort Lauderdale to Santa Clara.