Venezuela's Avensa continues to fade as Santa Barbara Airlines, formerly a domestic carrier, replaces it on all international routes. Santa Barbara is flying a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 to the Canary Islands and Spain, and plans to operate narrowbodies to Bogot Quito and Lima. Avensa still codeshares with Santa Barbara, but has cut back as its finances shrink.
Source: Airline Business
American Airlines’ operations were disrupted by a nationwide ground stop on the morning of 24 December, the height of the winter holiday air travel period.
Boeing has resumed production of two widebody programmes in the Pacific Northwest following the end of strike action by its machinists’ union last month.
Australia’s Jetstar Airways has increased the number of aircraft based in New Zealand, as part of long-term expansion plans in the country.
