Latin America – Page 103
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Alliance opportunities and Qatar's Oneworld motivation
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker candidly explained his reasons for joining Oneworld – revealing a potential missed opportunity for Star Alliance – using his trademark straight talking at the recent Airline Business Aviation Partnership Summit.
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OpinionOPINION: Challenges and opportunities for airlines in 2015
The prospect of a visit from Michael O'Leary dressed as Santa Claus may not be everyone's idea of a perfect Christmas. But should the Ryanair boss decide on a yuletide surprise, one or two European legacy airline CEOs might be hoping he gets stuck down the chimney before having the ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: What do recent production rate changes mean?
Richard Evans, senior consultant, who recently joined Ascend from Rolls-Royce, examines recent announcements about production rate changes at Airbus and Boeing
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NewsPICTURES: Azul reveals international product
Brazil’s Azul has unveiled more details of its product on its new international flights, which begin on 1 December to the USA.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Flightglobal investigates three-year 787-8 in-service saga
This investigation was supposed to have been published about 1.5 years ago. It's been slightly longer than three years since Boeing 787-8 launch customer All Nippon Airways launched revenue service with a charter flight from Tokyo-Narita to Hong Kong.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airlines satisfied with 787 engines despite efficiency miss
If one of today’s market fashions becomes permanent, the Boeing 787 could be the last commercial widebody aircraft that offers buyers a choice of an engine supplier: the GE Aviation GEnx-1B or the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lithium ion battery fix prompts mixed reviews for 787 operators
Eighteen months after the US Federal Aviation Administration lifted the grounding order on the Boeing the 787-8 fleet, the two rechargeable lithium ion batteries installed in the aircraft produce mixed reactions among operators.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: After three years in service, how is 787 performing?
All Nippon Airways introduces Masami Tsukamoto as the first airline pilot outside of Boeing who was allowed to take the controls of the 787-8. When the day finally came to fly the first Dreamliner delivered to ANA from Seattle to Tokyo, Tsukamoto’s reading on the pre-flight fuel gauge still surprises ...
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NewsALTA: Airbus closes in on Latin American A320neo deals
Airbus expects to announce more Latin American customers for the Airbus A320neo shortly, as single-aisle jets continue to form the bulk of the expected demand for new aircraft in the region.
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NewsALTA: Avianca now expects first 787 in December
Latin American airline group Avianca now expects delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 in the first week of December, and hopes to put it in commercial service by year-end.
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NewsALTA: SuperJet International takes fight to Embraer
With over a year of in-service experience under its belt at Interjet, SuperJet International (SJI) is confident that it is poised to expand its global customer base for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ) regional jet.
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NewsALTA: Avianca plans order for 'hundreds' of new narrowbodies
Latin American airline group Avianca plans to place an order for "hundreds" of new narrowbodies, and is studying the Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320neo families.
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NewsALTA: Airbus bids to build on Latin American successes
Airbus executive Rafael Alonso casts an eye towards new carriers and rising demand as it battles Boeing for market share.
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NewsALTA: Boeing bullish on prospects of unseating A320 at Avianca
Boeing is confident it can oust Airbus at Latin American airline group Avianca, despite the large incumbent fleet of A320-family aircraft and orders for A320neos.
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NewsALTA: Latin American sector must keep pace with peers – Iglesias
Eduardo Iglesias has spent his first year at ALTA's helm getting closer to members and industry stakeholders to gain a fuller understanding of the issues and challenges facing the airlines of Latin America and the Caribbean – and it is the latter region's carriers that have been subject to particular ...
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NewsALTA: Flightglobal insight report shows Latin market's dynamism
As the airlines of Latin America and the Caribbean gather at this year's ALTA Airline Leaders Forum in Nassau, Flightglobal has examined the dynamics of the region's air transport markets in a special report.
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ALTA: Aeromexico hopes for deeper ties with Delta
Aeromexico is hopeful that ongoing talks between the USA and Mexico to liberalise the two countries' air services agreement could pave the way for a joint venture with SkyTeam partner Delta Air Lines.
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NewsLatin America to get third Viva airline by end-2015
New airline holding company Grupo Viva plans to launch another Viva-branded low-cost carrier in Latin America by the end of 2015, and will transition VivaAerobus' major Airbus A320 order to its books.
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TAM and JAL to codeshare on US routes
Oneworld carriers TAM and Japan Airlines (JAL) have applied to the US Department of Transportation to codeshare.
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NewsRemote tower technology receives final approval
Saab, partnered with the Swedish Air Navigation Service Provider (LFV), have received final operational approval from the Swedish Transport Agency for the remote operation of Örnsköldsvik airport from Sundsvall, Sweden.