All LATAM Airlines Group articles – Page 4
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LATAM loses $692m in Q3, sees capacity hitting 65% by year-end
LATAM Airlines Group posted a third-quarter loss but says increased vaccination rates, fewer travel restrictions and pent-up demand will propel capacity to 65% of pre-pandemic levels by year-end.
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Azul surprises with talk of LATAM Airlines Group acquisition
Reports that Brazilian carrier Azul is preparing a bid for LATAM Airlines Group mark the second recent example of potential M&A activity to feature an airline interested in purchasing a much-larger rival.
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Chilean court gives green light to Delta-LATAM joint venture
Chile’s competition authority TDLC has given the green light to LATAM Airlines Group and Delta Air Lines to implement their planned joint venture.
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Court grants LATAM more time to submit reorganisation plan
A US bankruptcy court has granted Chile’s LATAM Group more time to present a restructuring plan.
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Air freight is Latin American aviation’s only pandemic winner
The transport of cargo was a key driver of Latin American passenger carriers’ success in maintaining their operations during the pandemic, as they went without government financial aid while transporting essential freight to fight Covid-19.
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Latin American airline CEOs reflect on the pandemic’s lessons learned
For airlines in Latin America, the coronavirus pandemic not only posed a sudden, monumental operational challenge, but also interrupted the region’s long overdue growth trajectory.
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ALTA elects LATAM CEO Alvo as next executive committee president
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) has elected LATAM Airlines’ chief executive Roberto Alvo to be the next president of its executive committee.
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Latin airlines to lag North American recovery as restructuring costs bite: IATA
IATA expects the “entire Americas continent” to be open for air travel from November, but foresees a north-south divide in the financial recovery story.
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LATAM to equip A320s with fuel-saving engine-idle descent function
Chile’s LATAM Airlines will equip its fleet of Airbus A320-family narrowbodies with an Airbus-supplied system that reduces fuel burn by automating an “optimal” engines-at-idle descent.
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For Latin America’s airlines, return to 2019 is ‘not good enough’
As Latin American carriers make a steep climb out of the crisis, the region’s pre-pandemic normal is an undesirable summit
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Strong A320neo agreements push Airbus net orders into triple figures
Latin American operator LATAM’s agreement for 28 A320neo-family jets has lifted the airframer’s net order figures for 2021 into triple figures. But LATAM has also dropped the final pair of A350-1000s from its backlog. The airline still has commitments for 13 of the smaller A350-900. LATAM’s deal – for 21 ...
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LATAM to acquire 28 more Airbus narrowbody aircraft
LATAM Airlines Group will acquire 28 new Airbus narrowbody aircraft as it continues to work through its bankruptcy proceedings.
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Azul explores consolidation, LATAM nixes codeshare
Brazilian airline Azul is pursuing consolidation opportunities, which it views as a means of helping the airline sector recover from the ongoing pandemic-driven downturn.
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LATAM opts to convert more 767s to freighters
South American operator LATAM Group is to take its fleet of converted Boeing 767-300ER freighters from 11 to 21 over the next two years, after enhancing its cargo expansion plan. LATAM had originally intended to take four Boeing Converted Freighter aircraft but placed options for another four, all of which ...
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SkyWorks offers 17 LATAM aircraft for auction
Aircraft lessor SkyWorks Leasing is offering 17 LATAM Airlines Group aircraft for auction.
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LATAM Airlines eyes Colombia expansion as restructuring continues
LATAM Airlines Group sees opportunities to refocus its attention and resources towards the Colombian market, following the collapse of its Argentinian unit last year.
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LATAM set to expand freighter capacity with 767 conversions
LATAM Airlines will expand its freighter capacity by as much as 80% under a plan covering the conversion of up to eight Boeing 767-300ER aircraft.
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Airline Business
Airline Business special: CEOs to watch in 2021
As the Covid-19 crisis moves into its second year, we feature some of the airline chiefs whose success or otherwise will be bellwethers of the industry’s recovery in 2021.
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Aeromexico and LATAM seek to codeshare on US flights
Aeromexico and LATAM Airlines Group have agreed to a codesharing partnership under which Aeromexico’s flights to the USA will carry LATAM flight codes.
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Copa wins Decade of Airline Excellence Award for Latin America region
Recipient of the Decade of Airline Excellence Award for the Latin America region, sponsored by Embraer.