Latin America – Page 81
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: FlightGlobal's long-term outlook for Latin America
As Latin American airlines meet at this year's ALTA Airline Leaders forum, Flight Ascend Consultancy’s head of market analysis Chris Seymour outlines findings from FlightGlobal’s latest long-term airliner demand forecast for the region
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ANALYSIS: Accidents cloud Latin American safety performance
When 2016 dawned, Latin America had not seen a fatal jet airliner crash for a couple of years. By the end of that year, however, there had been two such accidents, and when this article was sent to press there had been none so far this year. The question is, ...
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ANALYSIS: International route strategies play out in Latin America
As airlines gather at the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum, Flight Ascend Consultancy senior consultant Henk Ombelet examines how international network development serving Latin America is evolving
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News
Bombardier forecasts doubling of Latin America regional fleet
Bombardier arrives at the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum amid major transition, with its flagship CSeries programme finding new momentum following a deal to make Airbus a majority CSeries owner.
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LATAM adjusts fleet commitments in line with demand
LATAM Airlines Group has grown its fleet commitments for 2018 and 2019, responding to an improving demand environment.
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Copa and Gol see different missions for Max 9 and 10
Copa Airlines and Gol see different missions for the Boeing 737 Max 9 and 10, suggesting the larger variant may not cannibalise orders for its smaller sibling as much as some have speculated.
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Aerolineas to debut 737 Max in December
Aerolineas Argentinas will debut its first Boeing 737 Max 8 on revenue service on 1 December.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lenders see opening in Latin American delivery uptick
An uptick in aircraft deliveries in Latin America in 2018 is creating opportunities for lenders in a region that has needed little in the way of new secured debt in recent years.
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NewsInterjet praises Superjet despite continuing maintenance needs
Interjet chief executive Jose Luis Garza calls the Sukhoi Superjet 100 a "money-making machine" despite continuing extra maintenance needs.
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Embraer shrinks cabin altitude for Legacy 450 and 500
Embraer has reduced the cabin altitude for its Legacy 450 and 500 business jets by 200ft (60m), as part of a continuing focus on delivering customer value across its product line.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Luis Felipe de Oliveira, executive director, ALTA
The new executive director of ALTA, Luis Felipe de Oliveira, is promising to give the association a stronger focus on collaboration between the region's stakeholders – aided by the setting up of a new office in Panama.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How do you replace a first-generation A330?
Richard Evans, senior consultant at Flight Ascend Consultancy, considers the possible successors to the Airbus’s ubiquitous twinjet
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Airbus’s first big twin blossomed into the A330neo
Whisper it, but the recent first flight of a second-generation Airbus A330, the re-engined -900, was tantalisingly close to the 25th anniversary of the twinjet’s maiden sortie on 2 November 1992. Understandably, Airbus hasn’t made much of this historic milestone, but the fact is that the aircraft’s continuing appeal in ...
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Avianca closes its first JOLCO
Avianca has closed its first Japanese operating lease with call option (JOLCO) transaction, financing a new Boeing 787 delivery.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Late surge gives Dubai deal momentum
A glut of tentative aircraft order commitment announcements on the final day pushed business unveiled during the Dubai air show to a new high, though just 15% of the roughly 800 aircraft covered by announcements are for firm deals.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Brazil airport concessions face financial crunch
When Brazil awarded its first three airport concessions in 2012, private investors bid sky high amounts for the deals that promised to pay off in spades as Brazilian air traffic continued to boom.
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Avianca 'weeks' away from firming JV with United: CEO
Avianca says it is weeks away from finalising a planned joint venture with partner United Airlines, and expects to make an announcement by end-2017.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Airline Capacity Breakdown – November 2017
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DUBAI: Embraer KC-390 set to resume flight testing after minor repairs
The Embraer KC-390 protoype involved in a stall speed incident on 12 October has not been significantly damaged and is set to return to flight testing following minor repairs