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NewsLATAM and Delta expand networks across the Americas as joint business takes off
LATAM Airlines Group and Delta Air Lines have unveiled a host of route expansions under a new joint venture approved by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) in September, adding a total of 23,000 additional seats weekly to the carriers’ current schedules between North and Latin America.
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Cockpit representatives bristle over police detention of Lima collision pilots
Representatives of the LATAM Airbus A320neo crew involved in the fatal runway collision at Lima Jorge Chavez airport have disclosed that the two pilots were taken into police custody following the accident. The Sindicato de Pilotos de LAN Peru states that the two were detained while the preliminary investigation into ...
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In depth
Has air cargo embraced digitalisation during its moment in the sun?
Having long lagged the passenger industry when it comes to digitalisation, the cargo sector might have seen its best opportunity to change that, thanks to its elevated post-pandemic status
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Lima firefighting exercise ‘agreed and co-ordinated’ before A320neo runway collision
Lima Jorge Chavez airport’s operator states that a firefighting exercise had been co-ordinated with the control tower before a fatal collision between an emergency vehicle and a LATAM Airbus A320neo. The exercise on 18 November had been intended to confirm that firefighting personnel at the airport could reach the scene ...
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LATAM Airlines Airbus A320neo catches fire on runway in Lima
A LATAM Airlines Group Airbus A320neo struck a vehicle as the aircraft attempted to take off in the Peruvian capital Lima, and caught fire.
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Analysis
Latin carriers re-emerge from crisis but with fresh uncertainties ahead
Passenger numbers are back to pre-pandemic levels in Latin America and financial restructurings are completed. Now attention is turning to consolidation and partnership to help airlines in the region better weather challenges ahead, be they familiar local issues like high taxes and inflation, or the fresh global economic headwinds.
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LATAM cuts Q3 losses as revenues almost back to pre-pandemic levels
LATAM Airlines Group revenues moved to within 3% of pre-crisis levels in the third quarter as it posted an adjusted operating profit of $63 million for the period.
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LATAM Airlines Group completes restructuring and exits Chapter 11
LATAM Airlines Group has completed its restructuring and has exited bankruptcy proceedings.
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LATAM Airlines Group set to exit Chapter 11 in November after securing funds
LATAM Airlines Group expects to exit the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process in the first week of November, having secured the required financing.
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Analysis
How leading Latin carriers are faring in return to pre-crisis levels
After the most challenging of two years, the recent earnings quarter for Latin American operators offered an altogether more positive picture.
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US government approves Delta-LATAM joint venture
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has given its long-awaited approval of anti-trust immunity for the joint venture between Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines Group.
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Revised LATAM forecast predicts return to pre-crisis revenues next year
Latin American operator LATAM Airlines Group is expecting to exceed pre-crisis revenues next year, and has hiked annual cost-saving estimates to more than $1 billion, in a revised business outlook as it prepares to exit US Chapter 11 protection. Its new five-year forecast sees the operator’s revenues reaching nearly $11.5 ...
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LATAM benefits from easing of travel restrictions in Q2
LATAM Airlines Group benefited from increased passenger demand during the second quarter of 2022 as numerous Latin American countries relaxed travel restrictions, making travel easier than it has been for two years.
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LATAM orders 17 Airbus A321neos, confirms interest in A321XLR
LATAM Airlines Group has ordered 17 Airbus A321neos, bringing its total orderbook for the A320 family to 100 aircraft.
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US DOT tentatively approves LATAM-Delta joint venture
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively approved a proposed joint venture between Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines Group, more than two years in the making, but places certain conditions on final antitrust immunity for the deal.
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Court’s restructuring approval shifts LATAM towards Chapter 11 exit
Latin American operator LATAM Airlines Group is expecting to exit its US bankruptcy-protection process in the second half of this year after its restructuring plan secured court approval. The operator says the plan has been backed by “nearly all” of its creditors, following months of negotiation and mediation which, according ...
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LATAM sees ‘substantial improvement’ in quarterly results
LATAM Airlines Group reports “substantial improvement” in earnings during the first quarter of 2022, though market conditions remained challenging for the Chilean flag carrier.
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In depth
The sustainability chiefs leading the airline industry’s net-zero charge
With sustainability established as a top-tier priority for swathes of the commercial aviation sector, dedicated executives at carriers around the world are taking the lead on the topic
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Interview
LATAM Airlines Group’s sustainability chief on targets, collaboration and SAF progress
When your airline group is based in a region that has natural resources sometimes described as the “lungs of the world”, the imperative to act on climate change is keenly felt.
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LATAM sets sustainable aviation fuel goal for 2030
LATAM Airlines Group plans for 5% of its fuel to be sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by the end of this decade.
