News | 22 Nov 2010 10:00
Twenty-five years ago, few would have imagined that today Latin America would be among the leading regions in the world in terms of economic growth and development. Even fewer would have dreamed of Latin America's airlines being in the top echelon of this competitive aviation industry writes Pedro Heilbronhttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/AB25-Copa-chief-executive-Pedro-Heilbron-349723/News | 31 Mar 2010 02:12 | Brendan Sobie
Ecuador's domestic market could see the entrance of a fifth major carrier in the second quarter as Air Cuenca plans to launch services with a single Boeing...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Ecuadorean-start-up-Air-Cuenca-leases-ex-Air-France-737-500-340124/News | 18 Jul 2008 08:02 | Rainer Uphoff
<body lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:36.0pt'> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Argentina</st1:country-region></st1:place>’s government yesterday confirmed it reached an agreement with the Spanish owner of <span class=SpellE>Aerolineas</span> <span class=SpellE>Argentinas</span> <span class=SpellE>Marsans</span> Group to bring the carrier under state ownership within 60 days.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>During a press conference in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Buenos Aires</st1:place></st1:City> on Thursday, Secretary of Transport Ricardo Jaime said: "This is a historic agreement. During the next 60 days we will analyze the financial situation of <span class=SpellE>Aerolineas</span> <span class=SpellE>Argentinas</span>. If, after that, we cannot agree [on a purchase price for <span class=SpellE>Aerolineas</span> with <span class=SpellE>Marsans</span>], we will contract an international firm [tohttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Argentina-moves-to-resume-ownership-of-Aerolineas-313776/News | 31 May 2006 07:35
<body lang=EN-GB style='tab-interval:36.0pt'> <div class=Section1> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Several Ecuadorian carriers are lining up to begin previously-banned <st1:country-region u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> routes following the country’s safety oversight upgrade by US FAA assessors.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><st1:country-region u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on">Ecuador</st1:place></st1:country-region> has been raised to Category 1 under the <span class=spelle>FAA’s</span> International Aviation Safety Assessment programme.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Military-owned carrier TAME could become the first to open a daily route between Quito and Miami using Airbus A320 aircraft, and a TAME spokeswoman says: “We are working hard to make this route a rhttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Ecuadorian-carriers-gear-up-for-new-US-services-296354/News | 25 Apr 2006 23:00
<P><BR>Gadair European Airlines, a Madrid-based start-up, has agreed to buy majority stakes in Cubana and Ecuatoriana. Gadair plans to enter aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance contracts with both airlines, as well as with two carriers in Africa, using a number of 767 widebodies leased from Boeing. Cubana is Cuba’s flag carrier; Ecuatoriana has had no aircraft for six years. </P>http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Start-up-takes-Latin-stakes-204629/News | 02 Mar 2006 15:33 | Kerry Reals
<body lang=EN-GB style='tab-interval:36.0pt'> <div class=Section1> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Spanish start-up <span class=SpellE><span class=spelle>Gadair</span></span> European Airlines, which will launch operations on 10 April, plans to serve markets in five continents through aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) contracts with four African and Latin American carriers.<u1:p></u1:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Madrid-based <span class=SpellE><span class=spelle>Gadair</span></span> has leased two Boeing 767-200/300s from the US manufacturer and aims to expand its fleet to about 12 aircraft, depending on how operations progress.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Spanish-start-up-Gadair-details-initial-operations-293361/