All Latin America news – Page 97
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How increased profits spread across airlines in 2015
Profit levels and the immediate outlook ahead have never been better for airlines.
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PICTURES: LATAM's first A320neo rolls out at Airbus
LATAM Airlines Brazil will be the first South American operator of the Airbus A320neo, as the airframe rolls out at Airbus’ Toulouse facility with engines installed.
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FARNBOROUGH: Qatar Airways to take up to 10% stake in LATAM
Qatar Airways is to acquire a stake of up to 10% in its Oneworld partner LATAM Airlines Group through a capital increase.
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FARNBOROUGH: Embraer raises long-term market forecast
Embraer’s 20-year forecast for large regional jets predicts demand for 6,400 aircraft, up slightly on last year’s figure of 6,350.
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ANALYSIS: Early A350 deployment reflects mature operation
Airbus is showcasing its latest widebody, the A350, again at Farnborough this year and is progressively building the big twinjet’s in-service experience.
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O'Leary and Tyler take top honours at Airline Strategy Awards
Top honours at The Airline Strategy Awards on the eve of Farnborough air show went to the chief executive of Ryanair, Michael O'Leary, and the outgoing director general and chief executive of IATA, Tony Tyler.
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FARNBOROUGH: An exciting new chapter for the regional jet market
It has been a pivotal 12 months for the new wave of sub-100-seat jets. Two types powered by Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan PW1000G family – the Mitsubishi Regional Jet and the Embraer E2 – have embarked on flight test campaigns. In the last few weeks, Embraer’s successor to the ...
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NewsEight US carriers win tentative approval for Havana flights
US regulators have tentatively approved eight US carriers to launch service to Havana, following an intense competition among airlines to begin flights to the Cuban capital.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus battles to get A400M back on track
Airbus’s military transport aircraft unit will arrive at the Farnborough air show amid an unwelcome gearbox crisis linked to its poster-child A400M – a model for which adding promised tactical capabilities was already proving harder than expected.
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Farnborough debut still in prospect for E190-E2
Embraer is hopeful of giving a Farnborough air show debut to its E190-E2, despite previous indications to the contrary.
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NewsEmbraer Legacy 500 to make Farnborough debut
Embraer’s Legacy 500 business jet will make its Farnborough air show debut between 11-17 July, as the Brazilian airframer seeks to bolster sales of the midsize business jet in the UK and Europe.
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ANALYSIS: Big three continue to dominate Civil Simulators market
Flightglobal data reveals the size and shape of the world market for airliner training simulators
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NewsDOT grants rights to US carriers for non-Havana flights
US transport authorities have approved the requests of six US airlines to launch scheduled service later this year to cities in Cuba other than Havana.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: IATA sees airlines keeping shine on profits
Outgoing IATA director general Tony Tyler closed the association’s AGM in Dublin with a quip about how host carrier chief Stephen Kavanah, in contrast to the hailstorms of Cape Town in 2013, had delivered uninterrupted sun for the event,
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IATA: Association works to flag blocked funds risks earlier
IATA is working on establishing a new early-alert system to help flag to its members countries where a shortage of foreign currency reserves could risk airline funds become blocked as they have been in Venezuela.
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IATA: De Juniac confirmed as new director general
IATA has confirmed the appointment of Air France-KLM chief executive Alexandre de Juniac as its new director general and chief executive, a role he will take up at the start of September.
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Embraer starts Legacy production in Florida
Embraer has commenced production of its Legacy 450 and 500 aircraft at its Melbourne, Florida factory.
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IATA: LATAM's Brazilian unit sees recovery once govt stabilises
LATAM Airlines Brazil is significantly cutting capacity in its economically troubled home country, but is optimistic that corporate travel could recover quickly once the government stabilises.
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IATA: Airline profits outperforming sluggish economic growth
While record profits in a low-growth economy suggest airlines have gone some way to successfully decoupling their financial fortunes from economic growth, the IATA believes fragility of the latter remains the biggest to derailing the industry's strong profit run.
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IATA: Embraer targets Farnborough debut for E2
As the new E-Jet E2 prototype builds its flight-test hours, Embraer is hopeful that it will be able to confirm its attendance at July’s Farnborough air show by the end of this month.