Latin America – Page 59
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Argentinian regulator to appeal El Palomar night-flight ban
Argentina's civil aviation authority has appealed against the judicial order from a Buenos Aires administrative court imposing a night-flight ban at the national capital's El Palomar low-cost airport.
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Bolivia selects A330 for long-haul fleet renewal
Bolivia's government has announced a $17.5 million cash injection into state-owned Boliviana de Aviacion to support replacement of its Boeing 767-300 long-haul fleet with Airbus A330s.
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Passaredo acquires MAP to create regional powerhouse in Brazil
Brazilian regional airline Passaredo has acquired compatriot carrier MAP.
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Elbit to supply EW kit for Portugal KC-390s
Lisbon has selected Elbit Systems to provide the electronic warfare (EW) suite of its five new Embraer KC-390 tactical transports.
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Airline BusinessLATAM JV decision raises questions about role of courts
Competition issues about joint ventures and antitrust immunity for airlines typically are handled by transportation or competition regulators. Courts rarely intervene. But Chile’s Supreme Court recently set an example for courts not only to play a role, but to have the final say on airline joint ventures.
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Airline Business
Cabin crew treatment damages airline equality effort
For all the chat about diversity and gender equality among airlines over the past year, there are still some pretty outdated practices on display in the industry.
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Airline BusinessWhat keeps driving Bill Franke to invest in low-cost carriers
Every August, a group of geographically diverse airline managements gather in Montana for an annual review. They have a couple of things in common: they are all from low-cost carriers and each one has scored the support of Indigo Partners.
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Colombian probe opens into Sarpa EMB-120 excursion
Colombian investigators are probing an excursion involving an Embraer EMB-120 turboprop which veered off the runway while landing at La Macarena.
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Airline BusinessSluggish progress on gender mix in airline C-suites
It could be the mid-2050s before there is an equal split between female and male incumbents in senior executive positions at airlines, according to FlightGlobal’s latest annual survey of the world’s biggest passenger operators.
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Embraer retains guidance despite drop in underlying Q2 profits
Embraer is maintaining its full-year financial and delivery guidance for 2019 after today disclosing an operating profit of $26.6 million for the second quarter, during which the manufacturer shipped 51 aircraft.
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Flycana chief targets 32-strong fleet by 2025
Dominican start-up Flycana plans to finalise its capitalisation and recertification processes by year-end, as it targets an operational start in early 2020 and a 32-strong jet fleet by 2025.
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JetSmart to double its Argentinian fleet by April 2020
Chile-based low-cost carrier JetSmart has disclosed plans to consolidate its Argentinian domestic presence by adding more aircraft and routes before April 2020, the first anniversary of its operations in country.
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Regulator redistributes Avianca Brasil's Congonhas slots
Avianca Brasil's landing and take-off rights at Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo have been shared among four airlines, three of them completely new to the airport, the national civil aviation authority ANAC has disclosed.
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NewsKAI yet to receive confirmation of Argentine FA-50 win
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has yet to receive word that its FA-50 has been selected in an Argentinian requirement for light fighters.
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AnalysisAccident reports published during the first six months of 2019
We detail accident investigation reports published by national air safety investigation bodies during the first half of this year
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Passaredo to support northeastern expansion with new MRO centre
Passaredo to make a major expansion into the Bahia state in northeastern Brazil, supported by a new ATR turboprop maintenance centre in Salvador de Bahia.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Leading carriers' profits crimped in 2018
Leading airline groups largely retained healthy profit levels across 2018, but creeping costs and rising competition in some key markets took the edge off recent profit highs, the latest annual Airline Business World Airline Rankings show.
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NewsEmirates secures rights to daily Mexico City service
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has revived plans to open a service to Mexico City, which will operate via Barcelona in Spain.
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Austral E190 nose-wheel failure an 'isolated' event: probe
Argentinean investigators have determined that pitting corrosion led to a fatigue failure, causing the nose-wheel of an Embraer 190 to detach before take-off from Mar del Plata's Astor Piazzolla airport.