Latin America – Page 28
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NewsEmbraer’s maintenance unit OGMA becomes PW1100G service site
Embraer’s Portuguese maintenance affiliate OGMA has become an authorised Pratt & Whitney PW1100G maintainer, a move Embraer says reflects its push toward revenue diversification.
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IATA calls on Latin American countries to lower travel barriers
Aviation trade group IATA is calling on Caribbean and Latin American governments to implement more coronavirus testing, reduce taxes and quit restrictive quarantine requirements in order to kick-start travel as carriers prepare for a high season beginning with end-of-year holidays.
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Mexico’s VivaAerobus returns to 100% of pre-covid capacity
Mexico’s VivaAerobus says it will become the first airline in the Americas to return to 100% of pre-coronavirus capacity in November.
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Opinion
Positive vaccine news comes just as airline industry needed it the most
Carriers in the northern hemisphere are heading into a winter season that is likely to be bleaker than even their worst pre-pandemic nightmares could have imagined.
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Embraer and Porsche team up to sell Phenom-911 combos
Embraer and Porsche have launched a limited-edition vehicle couple they call “Duet”, available for delivery beginning in mid-2021.
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Brazil’s Gol reports Q3 loss, sees important recovery metrics
Brazilian airline Gol lost R1.7 billion ($301 million) in the third quarter but sees signs of industry improvement, as leisure passengers return to air travel.
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Airline passenger demand ‘hit wall’ in September: IATA
Weak international travel demand continued to weigh heavily on the airline industry’s performance in September, according to the latest data from IATA.
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In depth
Airline coronavirus recovery tracker: November 2020 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, airport passenger throughput, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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Mexico’s Interjet future unclear amid strike, operational halt and reports of near-bankruptcy
Mexico’s low-cost carrier Interjet is on the verge of collapse after the airline cancelled flights over the weekend and a union representing its workers called for a strike to protest unpaid wages, reports say.
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UK shoots down Argentine FA-50 deal
The UK has stopped a long-running plan for Argentina to obtain eight Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 light-attack jets.
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Bell approved to sell two 412EPI and two 429 helicopters to Guyana
The US Department of State has approved the possible Foreign Military Sale of two Bell 412EPI and two 429 helicopters to the government of Guyana for an estimated $256 million.
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Embraer tweets picture of conceptual turboprop, hints at potential design
Embraer has released an image of what appears to be a conceptual turboprop aircraft with a fuselage seemingly borrowed from the company’s E-Jet.
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Airline cash burn to continue throughout 2021: IATA
Airlines will struggle to cut unit costs sufficiently to prevent cash burn continuing throughout 2021, based on current demand assumptions, according to IATA.
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Argentine LCC protests ongoing closure of El Palomar
Argentine low-cost carrier Flybondi has strongly protested the government’s decision to keep Buenos Aires’ secondary airport El Palomar closed as the country slowly reopens following the coronavirus crisis.
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Aeromexico reports dismal Q3 results, but sees improvement
Grupo Aeromexico, the parent company of Mexico’s legacy carrier, Aeromexico, reported a sharp decline in year-on-year revenue and a net loss for the third quarter as the coronavirus clipped the airline’s operations and bankruptcy proceedings continue in a US court.
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Embraer accelerates deliveries to 28 jets in third quarter but still lags last year
Brazilian airframer Embraer delivered 28 business and commercial jets in the third quarter of 2020, bringing its year-to-date total to 59 aircraft.
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EmbraerX launches first urban air mobility project, Eve
EmbraerX, the Brazilian airframer’s innovation subsidiary, has spun off its first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) project, called Eve.
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In depth
Airline coronavirus recovery tracker: October 2020 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, airport passenger throughput, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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Person ‘more likely to be hit by lightning’ than catch Covid-19 in aircraft
Data suggests that an individual has a much greater chance of being hit by lightning over a 12-month period than they would of catching Covid-19 during a commercial flight, according to IATA.
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Avianca boosted as US court clears it to access $2 billion in financing
Colombia-based Avianca has received approval from the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to access the $2 billion debtor-in-possession financing for which it had secured funding commitments on 21 September.
