All Latin America articles – Page 51
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Peruvian Airlines suspends all flights and closes offices
Peruvian Airlines suspended all flights and closed offices until further notice due to a “lack of liquidity”, it says in a statement on its website on 4 October.
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Kitty Hawk launches eVTOL Heaviside
Kitty Hawk, a Silicon Valley aviation technology startup, introduced its newest aircraft earlier this week, adding yet another eVTOL concept into the increasingly crowded urban air mobility market.
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NewsADEX: FA-50 competes in vibrant light attack market
A modern fighter will play the starring role in any air force of merit. With advanced sensors, powerful engines, heavy payloads, and a range of high of specification capability, the modern fighter is an impressive feat of engineering and a potent symbol of power. Yet this comes at significant ...
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Fuel exhaustion suspected in MAP ATR dual-engine failure
Brazilian investigators are probing an apparent fuel-exhaustion incident involving an ATR 72-200 which suffered power loss in both engines as it landed at Itaituba.
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Delta takes 20% stake in LATAM
Delta Air Lines is investing $1.9 billion in LATAM, representing a 20% stake in the Chile-based airline, Delta says on 26 September.
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IATA warns on airline profits and carbon offsets
Slowing passenger demand and rising costs are set to pull airline profits back this year, IATA has warned.
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LATAM revamps Brazilian network and expands in Chile
LATAM has embarked on major route restructuring in Brazil to recover domestic leadership, and is challenging low-cost competition in Chile by launching international flights from Concepcion.
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Earlier retirements moderate Airbus global fleet outlook
Airbus is attributing a slightly lower global fleet outlook in 2038 to a reduction in retirement ages, the result of higher airframe productivity.
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Colombian ATR damaged by hard landing and tail-strike
Preliminary information from Colombian investigators indicate that an ATR 72-600 suddenly sank in the moments before touchdown, leading to hard landing and tail-strike.
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Cuban probe details balance errors behind fatal 737 crash
Cuban investigators have detailed the gross errors in weight and balance which preceded the departure of a Boeing 737-200 which subsequently stalled as it attempted to climb away from Havana.
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Airline BusinessAir cargo woes endure amid US-China spat
There are few signs that the air freight market will find any relief from the tough market conditions seen so far in 2019, as the trade spat between the USA and China, and a slowing global economy, dent demand.
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Embattled Aigle Azur starts suspending routes
Troubled French leisure carrier Aigle Azur is to start suspending scheduled services as it seeks investors.
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AnalysisAirline start-ups outweigh failures over summer months
After a challenging first few months of the year in which a number of high-profile carriers were forced to suspend operations amid mounting financial problems, the summer months have largely proved a stable period in which more attention has focused on start-up projects.
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MAKS: US sanctions make air forces wary of Russian jets
The USA’s Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) is making air forces wary of buying Russian aircraft and other weapons.
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Argentinian regulator to appeal El Palomar night-flight ban
Argentina's civil aviation authority has appealed against the judicial order from a Buenos Aires administrative court imposing a night-flight ban at the national capital's El Palomar low-cost airport.
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Bolivia selects A330 for long-haul fleet renewal
Bolivia's government has announced a $17.5 million cash injection into state-owned Boliviana de Aviacion to support replacement of its Boeing 767-300 long-haul fleet with Airbus A330s.
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Passaredo acquires MAP to create regional powerhouse in Brazil
Brazilian regional airline Passaredo has acquired compatriot carrier MAP.
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Elbit to supply EW kit for Portugal KC-390s
Lisbon has selected Elbit Systems to provide the electronic warfare (EW) suite of its five new Embraer KC-390 tactical transports.
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Airline BusinessLATAM JV decision raises questions about role of courts
Competition issues about joint ventures and antitrust immunity for airlines typically are handled by transportation or competition regulators. Courts rarely intervene. But Chile’s Supreme Court recently set an example for courts not only to play a role, but to have the final say on airline joint ventures.