All articles by Rainer Uphoff – Page 3
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PICTURE: Norwegian Air Argentina unveils first aircraft
Norwegian Air Argentina has presented formally its first Argentina-registered Boeing 737-800 (LV-HQH) at Buenos Aires Ezeiza International airport.
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Argentina's LASA eyes March launch
LASA, the Neuquen, Argentina-based startup airline, has announced that it plans to launch flights in the last week of March, operating Embraer ERJ-145LR regional jets from its Mar del Plata hub.
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Air Nostrum parent to create CRJ MRO centre in Paraguay
Inversiones en Lineas Aereas Internacionales (ILAI), the holding company created by the owners of Spain’s largest regional carrier and Iberia franchise Air Nostrum, plans to build a maintenance centre for Bombardier CRJ regional jets in Paraguay’s capital, Asuncion.
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PICTURE: Andes introduces first 737 with new livery
Argentina’s Andes Lineas Aereas has placed into service its first Boeing 737-800, which features the airline's new livery.
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Peruvian 737 crashed into fence before fire: airport
The Peruvian Airlines Boeing 737-300 that had veered off the runway in Jauja had crashed into a perimeter fence before catching on fire, says airport operator Corpac.
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Argentina transport minister calls for domestic liberalisation
Argentina's transport minister Guillermo Dietrich has called for a doubling of domestic traffic in the country, which lags behind that in other countries in the region.
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NewsBolivia arrests DGAC official and LAMIA Bolivia CEO
Bolivia's public prosecutor general has arrested a civil aviation authority official and ordered a raid of the agency's offices, as an investigation into the fatal 28 November LAMIA Bolivia crash continues.
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Bolivia suspends LAMIA Bolivia's AOC
The Bolivian government has temporarily suspended charter carrier LAMIA Bolivia's air operator certificate and the top officials of the country's aviation regulators, following the fatal LAMIA Bolivia crash in Colombia on 28 November.
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Crashed Avro operated without mandatory fuel reserves: Aerocivil
Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority has officially confirmed that the Bolivian BAe Avro RJ85 operated by Lamia crashed near Medellin with empty fuel tanks..
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NewsFuel emergency reported by Bolivian Avro RJ85 before fatal crash
The flight crew of the Bolivian British Aerospace Avro RJ85 that crashed in Colombia had declared a fuel emergency while waiting to land at Medellin airport in Rionegro, according to an air traffic control recording.
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NewsRecorders found from crashed Avro RJ in Colombia
Colombia's civil aviation authority Aerocivil has confirmed that both recorders of the LAMIA Bolivia British Aerospace Avro RJ85 that crashed near Medellin have been recovered, and were found in "good condition".
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NewsMexico to open new mega airport in 2018
Mexico plans to build a new international airport serving Mexico City, targeting a speedy 2018 opening after years of delays.
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Conviasa cancels long haul flights amid currency crisis
Venezuela's state owned airline Conviasa has cancelled indefinitely its flights to Madrid and Buenos Aires after Italy's Blue Panorama Airlines terminated its Boeing 767-300 wet lease contract, reportedly over unpaid bills.
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Salvadorian start-up VECA plans July launch
San Salvador-based startup VECA Airlines plans to launch operations with three leased Airbus A319s in July or August, after completing its local certification process.
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VivaAerobus receives first leased A320
Mexico's low-cost carrier VivaAerobus has received its first Airbus A320, an aircraft leased from SMBC, as it prepares for its full fleet cutover from its current fleet of Boeing 737-300s to Airbus A320s.
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Honduras' CM Airlines to launch international flights
Honduras based regional carrier CM Airlines plans to launch its first international route on 11 November with weekday flights from Tegucigalpa to Guatemala City, Guatemala, the airline confirms.
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Ecuador's LAC announces launch of commercial flights
Ecuadorian start-up airline Lineas Aereas Cuencanas (LAC) has announced that it will start commercial operations on 13 May, operating to four domestic destinations...
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Uruguay's BQB plans Madrid-Montevideo flights
Uruguay's BQB Lineas Aereas has confirmed it will begin operating the only flights between Madrid and Montevideo from April 2013 with Boeing 767s, following...
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Gol plans Dominican carrier in 2013
Brazil's Gol plans to convert its Santo Domingo hub operation for flights between Brazil and North America, scheduled to start 15 December, into a full Dominican...