All Latin America articles – Page 4
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NewsEmbraer receives ANAC certification for E190 Freighter
Embraer’s first passenger-to-freighter model, the E190F, has been certificated by Brazil’s aviation regulator ANAC.
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NewsEmbraer sees potential order pipeline for 300 commercial aircraft
While Embraer has so far not announced any commercial jets orders at this year’s Farnborough air show, chief executive Arjan Meijer says there are numerous deals in the pipeline for at least 300 aircraft.
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NewsEmbraer confirms Paraguay order for six Super Tucanos
Embraer Defense & Security has dislcosed an order for six of the company’s A-29 Super Tucano light-attack turboprop aircraft.
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NewsVolaris posts $10m second-quarter profit on 17% lower capacity
Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Volaris earned $10 million in the second quarter of the year, up from $6 million last year, as the company mitigates the effects of the Pratt & Whitney engine inspection recall.
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NewsEve unveils remotely piloted prototype of electric air taxi
US air taxi developer Eve Mobility revealed on 21 July the first full-scale prototype of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, a remotely operated variant that the company is pushing to get off the ground this year.
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News‘Time of convergence’: eVTOL start-ups descend on Farnborough
A strong contingent of air taxi companies will show off developmental progress during what may be the last Farnborough air show without a flying eVTOL demonstration.
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NewsEmbraer second-quarter deliveries remain flat at 47 jets
Brazilian airframer Embraer delivered 47 jets in the second quarter of 2024, the same number as during the equivalent three-month period in 2023.
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AnalysisHow close calls overshadowed airlines’ safety figures in first half of 2024
The first six months of this year saw strong airline safety performance, with 11 fatalities – but a series of close calls could have seen that number spike towards a total akin to during the 1980s.
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NewsMexico’s AeroUnion takes A330P2F to operate on behalf of Avianca Cargo
Mexican cargo carrier AeroUnion has received a passenger-to-freighter-converted Airbus A330 that it will operate on behalf of Colombian commercial partner Avianca Cargo.
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NewsCopa Airlines takes delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max 8
Panama City-based Copa Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max 8.
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NewsFormer Avianca fleet director to head start-up Avion Express Brasil
Wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group has appointed a chief executive for its Latin American start-up Avion Express Brasil.
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NewsEve secures $94m in new financing
Embraer-backed urban air mobility company Eve Air Mobility has secured $94 million in fresh financing from multiple investors that will close in “the coming weeks”.
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NewsEmbraer delivers second KC-390 to Portuguese air force
Embraer delivered on 26 June a second KC-390 Millennium to the Portuguese air force (FAP), another step in the Brazilian airframer’s strategy of courting NATO countries.
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Airline BusinessHow Abra and Volotea are joining forces as Air Europa ‘remedy takers’ at Madrid
Their joint-venture agreement aims to create a new ‘hub solution’ at the Spanish capital, should they be granted remedies under a European Commission decision
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In depthEmbraer downplays large narrowbody ambitions in favour of C-390 and E2 platforms
Brazilian airframer maintains it is focused on selling and improving the products it has already developed and further studying conceptual 50-seat aircraft powered by next-generation propulsion systems under its Energia project.
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NewsCuracao’s JetAir ceases operations with bankruptcy filing
Caribbean airline JetAir has grounded its aircraft and cancelled all flights after its parent companies entered bankruptcy protection in a Curacao court.
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NewsAirbus expects higher-altitude airport certification for A330neo early next year
Airbus is expecting its A330neo to secure clearance to operate at higher-altitude airports early next year, following a series of flight tests in Latin America to demonstrate performance capabilities in hot-and-high environments. The airframer flew the A330-900 flight-test airframe, MSN1795, to Mexico and Bolivia for a two-week campaign in the ...
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Airline BusinessRoberto Alvo on leading LATAM Airlines out of Chapter 11 and into net-zero challenge
LATAM Airlines Group’s chief executive has rebuilt the continent’s largest operator and emerged as a crusader on decarbonisation
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NewsArajet receives Dominican-themed 737 Max in milestone delivery
Dominican start-up carrier Arajet received its 10th Boeing 737 Max on 11 June, supporting its plan to expand its network to North America.
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NewsDual hydraulic system failure preceded Fly Jamaica 757 overrun at Georgetown
Guyanese investigators have disclosed that a Fly Jamaica Boeing 757-200 suffered significant hydraulic failure as it returned to Georgetown’s Cheddi Jagan airport, with the subsequent loss of braking effectiveness causing the twinjet to overrun and sustain severe damage.