All Latin America articles – Page 55
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Business aviation safety review of 2018
Last year, generally showed some improvement over 2017 in business aviation safety, although the number of business jet fatalities – at 25 – was slightly up on the previous year, when 22 passengers and crew died. Nevertheless, 2018 results for both business jets and turboprops have generally come in on ...
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NewsPICTURE: Investigators probe Challenger 601 crash in Mexico
An investigation has been launched into the fatal crash on 5 May of a Bombardier Challenger 601 in northern Mexico.
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LATAM to axe Santiago service from Rosario
LATAM Airlines Group will end service to Rosario in Argentina from Santiago beginning 1 October.
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Embraer delivers 11 E-Jets in Q1
Embraer delivered 11 E-Jets in the first quarter, and added orders for two E175s during the period.
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US FAA imposes flight restrictions over Venezuela
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned on US carriers and licensed pilots from flying below 26,000ft over Venezuela owing to security concerns.
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Avianca majority shareholder breaches United loan conditions
Avianca's majority shareholder Synergy has breached covenants of a 2018 loan from United Airlines that was secured by its shares in the Latin American airline, opening the door to the possibility of United taking control of Avianca even as the two Star Alliance airlines continue with joint venture talks.
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PICTURES: Top campaigning liveries on commercial airliners
Lufthansa's new #SayYesToEurope livery – intended to promote the idea of a strong European Union in the run-up to parliamentary elections – is the latest example of an airline using a special livery to promote a particular cause or organisation. Here, we present a selection of such schemes
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Avianca chief to depart airline next week
Avianca chief executive Hernan Rincon will leave the Bogota-based airline effective 30 April, as the carrier and its majority shareholder face increasingly challenging times.
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Allegiant to add Mexico scheduled flights
Allegiant Air plans to begin flights to Mexico, adding the first scheduled international service to its network.
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PICTURES: The leased jets backfilling for lost 737 Max capacity
As operators across the world scramble to fill capacity gaps created by the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, we present this gallery of aircraft that have been drafted into affected fleets
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GECAS to repossess eight Avianca Brazil aircraft
GECAS will repossess eight aircraft leased to financially troubled Avianca Brazil, as the fleet-depleted airline cancels hundreds of flights during this week's Easter travel season.
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India's Jet the latest to hit trouble in tough year for airlines
When, on 17 April, it was forced to temporarily suspend operations, India's Jet Airways became the biggest carrier to pull the plug on flights this year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Ranking the world's airports by traffic growth in 2018
Preliminary traffic figures collated by Cirium for the 100 biggest airports in the world show passenger traffic increased by 5.3% during 2018.
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JetBlue to link New York and Guayaquil with A321neo
JetBlue Airways will launch nonstop service from New York John F Kennedy to Guayaquil with the Airbus A321neo, the first of which it is taking delivery in May.
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Safran Nacelles contracts with Azul and Avianca
Safran Nacelles will provide engine nacelle related MRO services and replacement parts to Azul Air and Avianca Holdings following long-term contracts signed with those companies.
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Embraer names bus-maker's chief as new leader
Embraer has nominated Francisco Gomes Neto as president and chief executive.
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American and LATAM tout new routes in case for joint venture
American Airlines and LATAM Airlines Group promise millions of dollars in consumer benefits in their application to US authorities for an immunised joint venture.
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PICTURES: LATAM debuts new cabin interior in Peru
LATAM Airlines Group has debuted a new cabin interior that will roll out across two-thirds of the airline's fleet, in a $400 million investment that the Oneworld carrier says is "upping the game" in offering an industry-leading experience onboard.
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Airliner configurations on the six longest routes
Ahead of AIX 2019 in Hamburg, we explore the airliner configurations in use on the world’s six longest routes
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Viva Aerobus to launch four Cuba routes
Mexico’s low-cost airline Viva Aerobus has launched four new routes to Cuba, a country it started operating to only two months ago.