– At the Aviation Festival Americas 2018 event held in Miami from May 8th to the 9th, a number of high level executives gathered to provide insight on current and future air transportation trends, share knowledge and connect with peers...

Azul S.A., «Azul», (B3: AZUL4, NYSE: AZUL), the largest airline in Brazil by number of cities served, announces today its preliminary traffic results for April 2018. Consolidated passenger traffic (RPKs) increased 17.2% compared to April 2017 on a capacity increase...

Colombian regional airline Easyfly will launch five new routes this year as it adds more ATR 42-600s to its fleet, expecting to grow traffic 35% year-over-year in 2018. Easyfly president Alfonso Avila says the airline acquired more of the turboprops...

LATAM Airlines Group says it is «positive» on US-Brazil open-skies falling into place, even as it acknowledges that it is still waiting for the deal to progress through government bureaucracy. While Brazil’s congress has cleared the open-skies deal, it has...

Gulf juggernaut Emirates more than doubled its profit to $US762 million in 2017-18 despite competitive pressures, political instability, and rising oil prices. The world"™s biggest international carrier benefitted from the weaker US dollar as well as the surge in the...

At the Aviation Festival Americas 2018 event held in Miami from May 8th to the 9th, international consultant Mr. René Armas Maes moderated the Airline CEO keynote panel focusing on challenges and opportunities in Latin America, a region that is...

Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18). The terms ‘Copa Holdings’ and ‘the Company’ refer to the consolidated entity. The following financial information, unless otherwise indicated, is presented in accordance with...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Singapore-based SATS Ltd, is the winner of the 2018 IATA Ground Handling Conference (IGHC) Innovator Competition, for the company"™s use of smartwatches for Technical Ramp Operations. The award was presented on 25th...

LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiaries, («LATAM Airlines Group» or «the Company») (NYSE: LTM / IPSA:LTM), the leading airline group in Latin America, today reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for April 2018 compared to April 2017. System passenger...

Brazil"™s Defense Minister Joaquim Silva e Luna said on Tuesday he is "certain" that planemaker Embraer (EMBR3.SA) will complete a deal for a tie-up with Boeing Co (BA.N) "this year" and that the talks are in "advanced stages." The Boeing...