Latin America – Page 57
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LATAM eyes aircraft funds after trimming 2019 commitments
LATAM Airlines Group continues to evaluate funding options for just over half of its 2019 fleet commitments, after deferring the delivery of its first five Airbus A321neos.
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Avianca, Copa and United reach joint venture accord
Avianca, Copa Airlines and United Airlines have reached an accord on an immunised joint venture that will see them cooperate on flights between Latin America and the USA.
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Wingo to use fifth 737 for handful of cities from Panama Pacifico
Copa Airlines low-cost affiliate Wingo will use its fifth Boeing 737 to serve a handful of destinations out of Panama Pacifico that can sustain nonstop low-cost service, says Copa chief executive Pedro Heilbron.
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LATAM confident that planned JVs will prevail in Chile
LATAM Airlines Group is confident that the airline's planned joint ventures with Oneworld partners American Airlines and IAG will prevail, following last-minute appeals in Chile against the deals.
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Airlines welcome Bogota expansion over new airport
IATA is pleased that Colombia plans to expand the existing airport serving Bogota instead of constructing a second airport, underlining the need for Latin American governments to partner the industry to address infrastructure needs in a region that has a poor record of planning for future passenger growth.
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Peruvian 737-500 damaged in La Paz gear collapse
One of Latin American carrier Peruvian’s Boeing 737-500s has suffered a landing accident at the Bolivian capital La Paz.
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Caribbean Airlines to renew fleet with 12 737 Max 8s
Trinidad and Tobago's flag carrier Caribbean Airlines will renew its fleet with the Boeing 737 Max 8, and plans to take delivery of 12 aircraft in the coming years.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Business aircraft output up, but shipment value slides
Worldwide shipments of fixed-wing business and general aviation aircraft made modest gains in the nine months ended 30 September, but the period marked one of the "few times" since the 2008 financial crisis that output rose across all three sectors – business jets, turboprops and piston-powered aircraft – according to ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Are Latin American carriers jumping for JOLCOs?
Latin American carriers have few issues accessing capital for their funding needs, despite various macroeconomic issues that continue to plague pockets of the region.
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Bombardier commercial aviation faces 'challenging time': Embraer
Bombardier's commercial aviation business faces a "challenging time" after its divestiture of two of its three commercial aircraft divisions, says Embraer Commercial Aviation chief executive John Slattery.
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Embraer eyes campaigns as it preps for first E195-E2 delivery
Embraer sees "enormous" opportunities to sell the E195-E2 across the Americas, as it prepares to deliver the first aircraft to Azul in less than a year.
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Copa sees 2020 timeframe for launch of JV with Avianca and United
Copa Airlines chief executive Pedro Heilbron expects a planned three-way joint venture with Avianca and United Airlines to go into effect in end-2020 "at best", underlining the several rounds of regulatory approvals needed for the deal.
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Azul sees mounting delays in A330neo programme
Brazilian carrier Azul is in "very tough" discussions with Airbus over delays to the A330-900 that may push its first delivery beyond 2019.
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American drops new Philadelphia-Mexico City route
American Airlines will end service between Philadelphia and Mexico City in January, its latest in a series of quick exits from recently added markets.
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Fly Jamaica 757 badly damaged in landing accident
Caribbean operator Fly Jamaica believes all occupants of a Boeing 757-200 are safe after the aircraft was badly damaged in a landing accident at Georgetown, Guyana.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Fuel appears to take first toll on traffic growth
Global passenger and freight traffic rose at a slower pace in September than the trend seen in recent months, according to the latest IATA figures.
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Aerolineas studies proposals for E190 replacement
Aerolineas Argentinas has received proposals from airframers to replace its regional affiliate's 26-aircraft Embraer 190 fleet, says Argentina's transport minister Guillermo Dietrich.
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Omitted pin led MD-11F to shed nose-wheel at Buenos Aires
Argentinean investigators have concluded that omission of a pin following a Boeing MD-11F nose-wheel replacement led the aircraft to shed the wheel upon landing at Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza airport.
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Chile approves planned LATAM JVs with American and IAG
Chile's anti-trust tribunal has approved LATAM Airlines Group's proposed joint ventures with American Airlines and IAG, clearing a long-pending hurdle for Latin America's largest airline and its Oneworld partners.