LATAM expects to reach 81% of operations in September and aims to end the year above 85%

LATAM group projects passenger operations of 81% for September (measured in available seat kilometers – ASK) compared to the same period in 2019 (in a pre-pandemic scenario), and projects to exceed 85% in terms of consolidated operational recovery for the close of 2022. LATAM expects to operate approximately 1,290 daily domestic and international flights during […]

LATAM Airlines Group reports preliminary monthly statistics for May 2022

LATAM group projects a passenger operation of up to 74% for June (measured in available seat kilometers – ASK) compared to the same month in 2019 (pre-pandemic scenario). The group will also begin operations between Puerto Maldonado and Cusco, in Peru, and will resume three routes from Belém (Brazil) to Macapá, Fortaleza, and Manaus. LATAM […]

American Airlines Appoints Two New Officers to Lead Airport Operations

American Airlines today named two officers to its senior leadership team. Juan Carlos Liscano has been promoted to Vice President of Miami Hub Operations. He succeeds Ralph Lopez, who was previously named Vice President of American’s Integrated Operations Center. Jim Moses has been promoted to Vice President of Philadelphia Hub Operations. He follows Olympia Colasante, […]

Viva Aerobus offers daily flights to Mexico City from New York

Mexican airline Viva Aerobus has announced that it will be flying to Mexico City from John F. Kennedy International Airport, the company said.â۩ This new route will start operations on October 18th with a daily flight and with prices starting from USD $99. Viva Aerobus will offer passengers more than 132 thousand seats during the […]

LATAM union continues strike despite reaching initial deal with Chilean airlines

Chile-based LATAM Airlines and a union of flight attendants for subsidiary LAN Express reached an initial labor agreement early on Tuesday, the union and the airline said, even as the union cautioned that a week-long strike would continue until it had voted on the deal. Claudia Sender, the Vice President of Clients at LATAM, the […]

American Airlines starts new route trio

American Airlines has commenced flights from three different hubs, all launched on 15 February. New A320 services from the carrier"™s second-largest operation, according to OAG schedule data, at Charlotte Douglas (CLT) were started to Tucson (TUS). Additionally, the oneworld airline kicked off a 2,403-kilometre link between Philadelphia (PHL), its fifth-biggest base in terms of weekly […]

EMBRAER: Stock Rises 5% On News Of Joint-venture With Boeing

The shares of the Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer rose more than 5% amid a report that the company accepted a new partnership model proposition by Boeing. «The Brazilian and the American companies will create a third company, which will be in charge of the commercial operation of the aircraft manufacturer,» reported the O Globo newspaper. […]

Spirit Airlines adds new international routes to Ecuador, Haiti

Spirit Airlines is adding two international destinations to its network with service to new cities in Ecuador and Haiti. The routes will launch from Fort Lauderdale this spring, expanding what is already Spirit"™s largest base of operation. On March 22, Spirit will begin flying from Fort Lauderdale to Guayaquil, Ecuador. The carrier will fly one […]

International Airlines Group to buy Niki assets

International Airlines Group (IAG) is to buy assets of the Austrian airline NIKI, which was formerly part of the Air Berlin group, for €20 million and provide liquidity to NIKI of up to €16.5 million. The transaction is being made by a newly formed subsidiary of Vueling which will be incorporated as an Austrian company […]