All Latin America articles – Page 75
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VIDEO: Argentina's Flybondi unveils first 737
Argentina's low-cost start-up Flybondi has unveiled its first Boeing 737-800, which is expected to arrive in the South American country in the second half of November.
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Aeromexico Connect leases E190 from NAC
Danish lessor Nordic Aviation Capital has confirmed its delivery of an Embraer 190 to Aeromexico Connect.
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KC-390 returns to base early after stall test
Crew on an Embraer KC-390 requested an early return to base after the aircraft lost significant altitude during a stall test earlier this month.
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Interjet to launch three new routes to Los Angeles
Mexico's Interjet will connect three additional Mexican destinations with Los Angeles.
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Embraer records third-quarter slide in business jet deliveries
Prolonged weakness in the market for executive aircraft has resulted in a 20% fall in Embraer's business jet output for the first nine months of 2017, with the airframer shipping 49 aircraft in the period, against 74 in the same period a year earlier.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Enrique Cueto, chief executive, LATAM Airlines Group
For LATAM Airlines Group, the end of 2016 marked a financial turning point. The Santiago-based carrier turned in an annual net profit, its first in the four years since its creation from a merger between Chile's LAN and Brazil's TAM.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing 747 loses its crown to A380
When Garuda Indonesia retired its final Boeing 747-400 on 9 October, it confirmed an inevitable milestone for the original queen of the skies as the 747 passenger in-service fleet declined below that of the Airbus A380.
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Aeromexico schedules March 2018 Max debut
Aeromexico will begin commercial service with the Boeing 737 Max 8 in March 2018, FlightGlobal schedules show.
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Gol considering additional 737 Max SLBs in 2019
Brazilian carrier Gol is considering additional sale-and-leaseback deals for Boeing 737 Max 8 deliveries in 2019, after financing many of its aircraft commitments that year with GECAS.
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Rising retirements and new materials pose recycling challenges
Participants in a panel on aircraft recycling at this year's Global Sustainable Aviation Summit highlighted the potential need for more decommissioning facilities to cope with rising retirements, as well as the challenge that lies in securing a second market for carbonfibre.
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ANALYSIS: Orders slow as holidays kick in
A slow month for commercial sales saw some narrowbody commitments from Le Bourget firmed up, but little other activity. North America’s fleet lead is also being eroded by Asia
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WTO panel to review Brazil's complaints against Bombardier
A World Trade Organisation panel will look into Brazil's complaints that Bombardier has received more than $3 billion in subsidies, says Bombardier's rival Embraer.
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Amadeus confirms 'network issue' as flights delayed
Technology provider Amadeus has acknowledged "disruption to some of our systems" following a "network issue" earlier today.
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ROUTES: VivaAerobus chief cites issues with A320neo's P&W engines
VivaAerobus has experienced reliability problems with the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine powering its A320neo aircraft, according to the Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier’s chief executive, Juan Carlos Zuazua.
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Azul leases five A330neos from Avolon
Brazil's Azul has agreed to lease five Airbus A330-900neos from Avolon, to further expand the airline's network to the US and Europe.
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Mexico City airport resumes flights after earthquake
Mexico City airport has resumed normal operations after a powerful earthquake on 19 September that has so far killed more than 200 people.
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Undercarriage becomes focus of AerCaribe overrun probe
Colombian investigators probing a Boeing 737-400 overrun accident at Leticia are focusing on an explosion in the main landing-gear during touchdown.
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AnalysisINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Airline Capacity Breakdown – September 2017
Get an overview of airline capacity across the different regions, illustrating the fastest-growing regional markets as of August 2017, so you can plan your next strategic move. Understand YoY change in seat capacity, flight frequencies and ASMs/ASKs.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Where do United and Cathay moves leave the A350-1000?
The decision by Cathay Pacific to switch A350-1000 orders to the smaller -900 after a similar move by United Airlines earlier this month has caused further contraction in the orderbook for the largest version of the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered twinjet.
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Kalitta 767 first to be converted at Bedek's Mexican facility
A Boeing 767-300 owned by Kalitta Air has become the first aircraft to be converted from passenger to cargo configuration at the new Mexico City facility operated jointly by Israel Aerospace Industries unit Bedek and Mexicana.