All articles by Pilar Wolfsteller – Page 47
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Airline Business
Start-up Northern Pacific aims to bring Icelandair model to transpacific travel
Northern Pacific Airlines, a start-up being incubated in the high north, looks to become Alaska’s Icelandair.
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News
CFM sees potential in Latin America for RISE open rotor demonstrator programme
Enginemaker CFM International sees potential in Latin America for its recently-launched RISE engine demonstrator programme.
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Interview
ALTA chief calls for ‘normal operations’ as Latin and Caribbean airlines meet in Bogota
Following ALTA’s pandemic-related break in 2020, the organisation’s annual Airline Leaders Forum has returned to Bogota this year with a bang.
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Airline Business
Avianca chief on Colombian airline’s shift to point-to-point strategy in Covid recovery
Adrian Neuhauser’s goal is to lead the ailing carrier out of the double-whammy of the global health crisis and bankruptcy
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News
ALTA elects LATAM CEO Alvo as next executive committee president
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) has elected LATAM Airlines’ chief executive Roberto Alvo to be the next president of its executive committee.
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News
Copa Airlines’ recovery depends on regional reopening
Panama’s Copa Airlines’ recovery depends in large part on factors it can’t control, including Latin American countries’ approaches to relaxing their pandemic-related travel restrictions.
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News
ALTA looks to send message of harmonisation
Aviation executives from across Latin America and the Caribbean are meeting in Bogota for the ALTA Airline Leaders’ Forum, as the region’s air travel industry seeks to climb out of the coronavirus pandemic trough.
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News
Volaris Q3 net profit more than doubles over 2019 level
Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Volaris reports strong earnings during the third quarter of 2021 as tourists flocked to the country in greater numbers, and more domestic passengers chose to travel by air.
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News
Southwest and American will not fire unvaccinated workers despite federal mandate: CEOs
Neither Southwest Airlines nor American Airlines plan to fire workers who fail to receive coronavirus vaccines, as mandated by the US government for government contractors.
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News
Embraer delivers 30 jets in third quarter
Brazilian airframer Embraer delivered 30 jets in the third quarter of 2021, two more than in the same period during coronavirus-plagued 2020.
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News
Southwest keeps profitable with government aid in ‘messy’ third quarter
Southwest Airlines has described its third-quarter performance as “messy” and warned its troubles could persist as it struggles to match increasing demand with capacity and staffing.
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News
Alaska’s Q3 marked ‘significant stride’ to recovery
Alaska Air Group made a “significant stride forward” to recovery in the third quarter of 2021, despite the coronavirus’ Delta variant hitting the company’s revenue in last months of the year.
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News
Aeromexico shows improved Q3 in line with industry
Grupo Aeromexico, the parent company of Mexico’s legacy carrier, says the airline’s position during the third quarter of 2021 continued to improve in line with the global aviation industry.
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News
United Airlines defies Delta variant dip to post $473m profit in Q3
United Airlines reports a small profit during the third quarter of 2021 as bookings bounced back from a Delta-variant-related dip early in the three-month period.
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News
A year after spin-off, Embraer’s Eve on track for 2026 launch
As Embraer’s Eve celebrates its first birthday, the company says its on track to launch urban air mobility operations by 2026
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News
Airlines welcome end of US coronavirus entry ban
Airlines on both sides of the Atlantic are expressing relief that the US government will soon lift entry restrictions for fully vaccinated air passengers from most of Europe, the UK and other countries.
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News
Former Boeing pilot charged with fraud in connection with 737 Max investigation
Former Boeing chief technical pilot Mark Forkner has been indicted on six counts of fraud in connection with the investigation of the FAA’s evaluation and certification of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
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News
Air Canada and United expand international flying in 2022
With the worst of the coronavirus crisis seemingly over and international travel picking up, United Airlines and Air Canada plan to reinstate numerous flights and introduce new destinations in a major expansion set for summer 2022.
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News
Thrive signs for three more Citation Longitudes
Las Vegas Henderson airport-based Thrive Aviation has signed a deal for three more Textron Aviation Citation Longitudes at the NBAA show.
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News
VerdeGo completes validation of its VH-3 hybrid powerplant
Propulsion specialist VerdeGo has validated its VH-3 hybrid powerplant with a series of tests, bringing the industry one step closer to electrification of aviation and sustainable flight.