All Latin America articles – Page 81
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Honeymoon ends for Avianca and Taca
Months after the merger between Avianca and Taca closed in 2010, Taca chief executive Roberto Kriete was a firm believer that the two airlines were a good fit despite the different backgrounds of their management teams.
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AIX: Cobalt unveils first wireless mobile charging product for airlines
Cobalt Aerospace is seeing “phenomenal” interest from commercial airlines in what it says is the world’s first wireless mobile phone charging solution for aircraft interiors – and the company has its sights firmly set on securing linefit offerability for the units.
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AIX: IFEC industry takes electronics ban in its stride
Uncertainty over whether the recent ban on laptops and tablets in some aircraft cabins could be expanded, and the impact this might have on the in-flight entertainment and connectivity market, is provoking mixed reactions from companies attending the show.
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AIX: Spafax allows passengers to ask Alexa
Content agency Spafax is debuting a new voice-activated personal assistant with complete knowledge of an airline’s entertainment offering that will allow passengers to ask Amazon’s Alexa which movies, TV shows and music will be available on their flight.
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AIX: Zodiac vows a lavatory Revolution
Zodiac Aerospace is pressing ahead with its ambition to consign smelly aircraft toilets to history – and says that by the end of this year every Airbus aircraft will leave the factory with its recyclable Revolution toilet installed.
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NewsAvianca looking into second lawsuit against Kingsland
Avianca says its shareholders have approved the airline to launch an investigation into the airline’s minority shareholder Roberto Kriete for a potential conflict of interest, opening the door for a second lawsuit by the carrier against Kriete.
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AIX: Brady's RFID label helps with compliance
Brady, which makes labelling and identification products, has developed a lightweight, heavy-duty RFID label for the aerospace industry that enables fast and easy tracking of non-metal components.
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AIX: Gentex promotes its dimmable windows
Gentex is at the show to promote its next-generation electronically dimmable windows (EDW) for aircraft, which it says are faster acting and 100 times darker than first-generation products.
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AIX: Airbus and Routehappy aiming to broaden passengers' choice
Airbus has joined forces with flight merchandising content specialist Routehappy to build a platform that enables passengers to make a much more informed choice when deciding which airline to use, based on details such as aircraft type, seat pitch and onboard services.
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NewsDelta-Aeromexico joint venture launch delayed
Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico will launch their joint venture a little later than planned, as they work to finalise the paperwork for the immunised partnership.
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ANALYSIS: Flexing muscles in the race for space
Airbus unveiled its Space-Flex lavatory and galley concept for the A320 at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in 2011. The design replaced a full-width rear galley with a smaller galley and toilet combination, freeing up room for extra legroom or an extra row of seats.
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NewsUnited had proposed JV in offer: Avianca
United Airlines’ offer to prospective partner Avianca involves a joint venture, says the Latin American airline in its lawsuit against a minority shareholder that is seeking to block a tie-up between the two carriers.
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Peruvian 737 crashed into fence before fire: airport
The Peruvian Airlines Boeing 737-300 that had veered off the runway in Jauja had crashed into a perimeter fence before catching on fire, says airport operator Corpac.
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VIDEO: Peruvian 737 caught fire after landing
A Peruvian Airlines Boeing 737-300 has been destroyed by fire after veering off the runway while landing at Francisco Carle airport in Jauja, Peru.
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Avianca countersues minority shareholder Kingsland
Latin American airline Avianca has countersued its minority shareholder Kingsland Holdings, asking a New York court to stop Kingsland from interfering with the airline’s partnership talks with United Airlines.
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BirdEye wins South American border protection deal
Israel Aerospace Industries is to equip an undisclosed South American country with its BirdEye 650D small tactical unmanned air system, with the equipment to form part of a broader border protection capability.
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PICTURE: A350-1000 wraps up high-elevation tests
Airbus has wrapped up high-elevation airport testing of the A350-1000 following a 10-day campaign in South America, and the aircraft involved has resumed tests in Toulouse.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: The shifting sands of aircraft values
The concept of shifting sands is probably an apt one for the state of aircraft values today – as winds blow, the shapes and sizes of sand dunes change and move slowly over time. This analogy is more appropriate than talk of cliffs, waterfalls or catching falling knives, as used ...
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ANALYSIS: Airlines urged to restore 'blind flying' skills
The global air transport industry agrees that pilots still need manual flying skills despite their highly automated work environment. But it cannot agree on how best to maintain this competency – particularly in instrument flying expertise.
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When it comes to staff shortages, don’t forget the cabin crew
The industry’s pilot shortage is receiving much attention, but airlines must also address the risk of failing to secure top talent further back in the aircraft as the job-market advantage swings towards candidates, writes Sam Sprules, director at AeroProfessional