LATAM Airlines Group has issued a request for proposals to finance six Airbus A320neo-family jets, FlightGlobal understands.
The RFP is split between three A320neos and three A321neos, says a source.
Airbus order and delivery figures for December 2017 indicate that, after taking delivery of four A320neos, Chile-based LATAM had another 32 on order, along with 19 A321neos.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
The long-discussed deal was made official on 16 April, when Argentine defence minister Luis Petri signed an agreement with Copenhagen to acquire 24 of the fourth-generation F-16s, as Denmark transitions its fleet to the Lockheed Martin F-35A.
After launching domestic service in Colombia last month, JetSmart chief executive Estuardo Ortiz is already marching toward his next conquest – Argentina – with the goal of taking advantage of seismic economic and regulatory changes.
The Brazilian airframer is teaming with the nation’s state-operated postal company to explore opportunities in the air-cargo realm for Embraer aircraft, including the C-390 military transport and E-Jet passenger jets.
