All Latin America articles – Page 85
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News
New IATA chief to 'actively push' NDC
IATA new director general Alexandre de Juniac has committed to actively push the New Distribution Capability programme.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Can nations agree how to curb greenhouse-gas emissions?
Global agreement on a market-based measure to curb aviation emissions is not the only possible environmental milestone of the upcoming ICAO Assembly in Montreal. Also on the cards is the final endorsement of the first-ever global carbon dioxide efficiency standard for aircraft, which was agreed and recommended in February by ...
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Quest Kodiak secures Chilean approval
Quest Aircraft has secured Chilean certification for its Kodiak single-engined turboprop, paving the way for the US airframer to begin deliveries of the high-wing, all-metal type to the Latin American country.
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Top 100 aerospace manufacturers hit by fall in revenues and profits in 2015
As is often the case, this year’s ranking of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers by revenue has a familiar feel, with the top eight companies staying in the same position as last year and only small movements throughout most of the list. The industry is dominated by big beasts and ...
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LATAM needs A320neo financing in 2017
LATAM Airlines needs financing for the five Airbus A320neo deliveries that it is scheduled to take in the second half of 2017.
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PICTURES: Aeromexico's first 787-9 rolls out in special livery
Aeromexico's first Boeing 787-9 has rolled out with a special livery on its fuselage.
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PICTURES: US-Cuba scheduled flights resume with JetBlue service
Scheduled air service between the USA and Cuba resumed earlier today after a hiatus of 55 years, with a JetBlue Airways flight from Fort Lauderdale to Santa Clara.
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US cleared to complete T-6C sale to Argentina
A 30-day Congressional notification period has closed on a proposed sale of 24 Beechcraft T-6C Texan trainers to the Argentine air force, clearing the way for the US government and industry officials to complete negotiations on the estimated $300 million deal.
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Falcon 8X makes LABACE debut
Dassault is debuting its Falcon 8X business jet at the Latin American Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (LABACE) in São Paulo, Brazil between 30 August and 1 September, as it seeks to drum up sales for the long-range trijet ahead of its validation by Brazilian certification authority ANAC in the ...
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PICTURES: LATAM takes delivery of first A320neo
LATAM Airlines Group has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo from the airframer's facilities in Toulouse, becoming the first Americas operator of the re-engined narrowbody.
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Opinion
OPINION: Airbus exposed to financial headwinds by SFO probe
The UK Serious Fraud Office's formal investigation into Airbus, disclosed on 8 August and centred on "irregularities" in regard to third-party consultants, is potentially immaterial unless it snowballs into guilty verdicts and scandal.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Maturity brings change of focus for airline alliances
As the world’s three large alliances head towards their second decade, there is a sense that the time for major growth is over – but that’s not to say their evolution has stopped.
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Southwest begins international growth from Fort Lauderdale
Southwest Airlines has launched its first international service from Fort Lauderdale, ahead of the planned opening of a new concourse that will allow it to grow its overseas network from the South Florida airport.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why fuel hedging can be a fool's errand
European airlines have over the last decade been extremely active in the fuel-hedging market, seeking to lock in a US dollar cost item against revenues often in weaker currencies.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Air travel is safer than ever, but safety today is not all about accidents
In the whole of 2015 – the safest year on record by almost all measures - there were no fatal accidents involving jet airliners, but in the first six months of this year there have been three.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: The increasing spread of airline acquisitions
If in recent years it was Etihad Airways that appeared to be the main international airline suitor for carriers seeking new investors, over the last 18 months its Gulf peer Qatar Airways, China's HNA Group and Delta Air Lines have all emerged as buyers in the market.
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Chinese carriers seek international traffic rights
Three Chinese carriers have filed applications with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), seeking to operate international services.
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LATAM Brazil and Cathay Pacific to codeshare on US flights
LATAM Airlines Brazil and Cathay Pacific plan to codeshare on flights via the USA, after signing an agreement.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Farnborough air show order tracker 2016 – summary
Aside from an AirAsia-fuelled jump on the second day, order activity at this year’s show was much lower than the deal announcements frenzies of recent years.
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Southwest plans first international flights from Oakland
Southwest Airlines will next year begin its first international services from Oakland in California, operating to Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos in Mexico.