All Latin America news – Page 7
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NewsFormer Avianca fleet director to head start-up Avion Express Brasil
Wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group has appointed a chief executive for its Latin American start-up Avion Express Brasil.
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NewsEve secures $94m in new financing
Embraer-backed urban air mobility company Eve Air Mobility has secured $94 million in fresh financing from multiple investors that will close in “the coming weeks”.
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NewsEmbraer delivers second KC-390 to Portuguese air force
Embraer delivered on 26 June a second KC-390 Millennium to the Portuguese air force (FAP), another step in the Brazilian airframer’s strategy of courting NATO countries.
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Airline BusinessHow Abra and Volotea are joining forces as Air Europa ‘remedy takers’ at Madrid
Their joint-venture agreement aims to create a new ‘hub solution’ at the Spanish capital, should they be granted remedies under a European Commission decision
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In depthEmbraer downplays large narrowbody ambitions in favour of C-390 and E2 platforms
Brazilian airframer maintains it is focused on selling and improving the products it has already developed and further studying conceptual 50-seat aircraft powered by next-generation propulsion systems under its Energia project.
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NewsCuracao’s JetAir ceases operations with bankruptcy filing
Caribbean airline JetAir has grounded its aircraft and cancelled all flights after its parent companies entered bankruptcy protection in a Curacao court.
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NewsAirbus expects higher-altitude airport certification for A330neo early next year
Airbus is expecting its A330neo to secure clearance to operate at higher-altitude airports early next year, following a series of flight tests in Latin America to demonstrate performance capabilities in hot-and-high environments. The airframer flew the A330-900 flight-test airframe, MSN1795, to Mexico and Bolivia for a two-week campaign in the ...
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Airline BusinessRoberto Alvo on leading LATAM Airlines out of Chapter 11 and into net-zero challenge
LATAM Airlines Group’s chief executive has rebuilt the continent’s largest operator and emerged as a crusader on decarbonisation
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NewsArajet receives Dominican-themed 737 Max in milestone delivery
Dominican start-up carrier Arajet received its 10th Boeing 737 Max on 11 June, supporting its plan to expand its network to North America.
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NewsDual hydraulic system failure preceded Fly Jamaica 757 overrun at Georgetown
Guyanese investigators have disclosed that a Fly Jamaica Boeing 757-200 suffered significant hydraulic failure as it returned to Georgetown’s Cheddi Jagan airport, with the subsequent loss of braking effectiveness causing the twinjet to overrun and sustain severe damage.
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NewsMexicana orders 20 Embraer E2 aircraft
Mexicana de Aviacion, Mexico’s new government-run carrier, has placed an order for 20 Embraer E2 narrowbody aircraft, making it the first customer of the type in that country.
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NewsJetBlue to open crew base in San Juan amid network strategy shift
JetBlue Airways on 29 May disclosed plans to open a crew base in San Juan, Puerto Rico amid a sweeping strategy shift to focus more on the Caribbean.
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NewsBrazil eyes $950m UH-60M Black Hawk purchase
Brazil plans to acquire 12 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters via a potentially $950 million Foreign Military Sales deal with the USA.
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NewsGol submits five-year financing plan as part of restructuring
Brazilian airline Gol has submitted a five-year financial plan to a US court as part of its bankruptcy proceedings that calls for refinancing $2 billion in debt, an equity raise, and new deals with aircraft lessors.
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NewsPorto Alegre military base to serve commercial flights after floods force civil airport’s closure
Brazil’s civil aviation regulator has granted authorisation for a Porto Alegre military air base to handle commercial flights, after flooding put the city’s international airport out of action for an indefinite period. Porto Alegre’s Salgado Filho airport was flooded after storms struck the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul ...
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NewsE170 unlocked-gear incident spurs order to check bracket assemblies
Operators of Embraer 170 and 175 regional jets are being instructed to check bracket assemblies on the main landing-gear after an incident in which a crew on approach received an indication that the undercarriage was not locked. While the event did not result in serious consequences, says the Brazilian civil ...
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NewsBrazil’s Gol and Azul strike codeshare deal for domestic routes
Brazilian carriers Gol and Azul have agreed to connect their networks through a codeshare partnership for domestic flights.
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NewsBrazil’s Levu to introduce A321 converted freighter through SmartLynx
Wet-lease specialist SmartLynx Airlines is to provide one of its Airbus A321 freighters to Brazilian firm Levu Air Cargo, which will be the first Latin American company to operate the type.
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NewsGrupo Aeromexico seeks listing on US stock exchange
Grupo Aeromexico has filed to make an initial public offering, completion of which would see the parent company of Aeromexico traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Airline BusinessWhy Azul is banking on growth model to boost profitability
Azul executives believe an influx of aircraft over the second half of the year and fleet utilisation initiatives will enable the Brazilian carrier to further boost profitability after detailing an improved first quarter performance.