All articles by Rainer Uphoff – Page 4
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Brazil plans for 70 new regional airports
Brazil's Secretary of Aviation, Wagner Bittencourt, has announced plans to build or adopt for commercial aviation use up to 70 regional airports all over...
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Ecuador's TAME eyes US, Argentina flights
Ecuadorian state-owned carrier TAME plans to launch its first medium-haul routes to Buenos Aires and New York in 2013 while consolidating its regional presence. TAME...
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Foreign carriers move fast to absorb Pluna's market gap
Latin American airlines are capitalising on the sudden grounding in late June of Montevideo-based Pluna, which transported a significant amount of connecting...
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Gol resumes international expansion
Brazil's second largest airline Gol has announced the launch of a number of new regional international routes after a year of systematically reducing its...
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Uruguay seeks new investor for Pluna after Leadgate's withdrawal
The government of Uruguay has reassumed control of Pluna, the nation's principal airline, after the carrier's controlling shareholder Leadgate announced...
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Ecuador's TAME to launch Bogota and Caracas flights
Ecuador's state owned airline TAME has confirmed plans to relaunch its international operations, initially with a route to Bogota in July that may be extended...
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Aerolineas Argentinas to drop Auckland and Mexico City from network
Aerolineas Argentinas will drop unprofitable destinations like Auckland and Mexico City from its international network as it plans to boost its flights to...
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Bolivia's Aerosur ceases operations
Bolivia's largest airline, Aerosur, has suspended all domestic and international flight operations from 31 March, leaving thousands of passengers stranded....
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NewsArgentina caps aviation fuel prices
The Argentinean government has ordered local aviation fuel providers to cap their prices at a maximum based on automotive fuel prices at nearby petrol stations.
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NewsSpanair stops flying after Qatar deal falls through
Star Alliance airline Spanair has announced that it is halting all operations today, with the last flight expected to arrive at its base at 22:00 after talks with Qatar Airways over a stakeholding and capital injections collapsed.
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Aerogal completes fleet renewal as it prepares to integrate VIP
Aerolineas Galapagos (AeroGal), the Ecuadorian AviancaTaca affiliate, has announced the completion of its fleet renewal from older generation Boeing 737s...
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Azul eyes international routes for 2012
Brazilian carrier Azul has confirmed plans to launch international flights in 2012, and is studying potential destinations in South America. Azul's...
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Ash cloud closes down airports in Buenos Aires
Airlines are cancelling flights to and from Buenos Aires following a warning from Argentinean authorities that the ash cloud produced by Chile's erupting...
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Argentina flights disrupted by ash cloud from Chilean volcano
Flights in Argentina are being disrupted by an ash cloud caused by the eruption of a volcano in Chile.
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Liberia to open new terminal in November
The new terminal of Costa Rica's Liberia airport, an increasingly popular leisure destination for US and Canadian travellers, will open doors in November...
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LNA to launch as VivaColombia with investment from Ryan family
La Nueva Aerolinea (LNA), the announced startup airline of former Avianca president Juan Emilio Posada, will be launched under the VivaColombia brand and...
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Bolivia reverses ban on ageing aircraft
Bolivia's civil aviation directorate has reversed a decision banning aircraft older than 25 years from operating scheduled passenger flights within the South American country.
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NewsCrashed Honduran L-410 identified as HR-AUQ
A Central American Airways Let L-410 aircraft which crashed on 14 February in Honduras has been identified as operating under Honduran registry HR-AUQ. The...
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Chile's anti-trust court puts LAN-TAM merger on hold
Chile's anti-trust court TDLC has accepted a request by the consumer rights organisation CONADECUS to investigate the competitive impact of the planned merger...
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Peru and Mexico agree to air services expansion
Peru and Mexico have agreed to expand their bilateral air accord to include a significant number of new frequencies available for airlines from both countries,...