Norwegian Air interested in domestic Brazil flights
Low-cost Norwegian Air is interested in operating domestic flights within Brazil, a government official said on Thursday, as it plans its debut in Latin America’s largest economy in March with a flight between Sao Paolo and England. The airline’s interest was made public by Brazil’s tourism minister Vinicius Lummertz, who said Norwegian can start operating […]
Latin American and Caribbean airlines passenger traffic up 4% in June 2018: ALTA
In June, passenger traffic grew 4% compared to the same period of the previous year. Brazil and Mexico domestic markets led the month’s growth with 252,000 and 253,000 additional passengers, respectively. Chile showed the greatest percentage growth (17%), followed by Peru (11%) and Argentina (7%), while Colombia showed a decrease of 5.1% this month. The […]
Brazil’s Embraer to fight bid by leftist lawmakers to halt Boeing talks
Embraer (EMBR3.SA) said on Monday it will defend itself against a lawsuit brought by leftist lawmakers aimed at halting a bid by Boeing Co (BA.N) to take over most of the Brazilian planemaker’s commercial jet unit, the latest legal headache for the proposed tie-up. The lawsuit, filed by four congressmen for the left-wing Workers Party […]
Orlando airport kicks off flights to another Brazilian destination
Orlando International Airport’s connection to South America has taken off on another direct flight. LATAM Airlines Group has begun new non-stop service from Orlando International Airport to Fortaleza, Brazil — a route that uses a Boeing 767, which can carry 220 passengers in economy and another 18 in business class. “Introducing non-stop service between exciting […]
Azul Reports May Traffic
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 May 2018. Consolidated passenger traffic (RPKs) increased 14.0% compared to May 2017 on a capacity increase (ASKs) of 13.5%. As a result, load factor was 80.1%, 0.3 percentage points higher than […]
Brazil domestic aviation: major airlines to weather pressures
Rising fuel costs and currency fluctuations are looming challenges for Brazilian airlines, but two of the country"™s largest airlines feel reasonably confident that they can weather those difficulties "“ in part, due to stable demand in the country. That demand and prudent capacity management should allow Brazilian airlines to drive revenue in order to offset […]
Brazil returns to uneasy calm as protests wind down
Brazil showed signs of returning to normal on Thursday as an oil workers union ended a strike ahead of schedule and an 11-day trucker protest wound down, a welcome breather for a government suffering from rock-bottom approval levels. Oil workers union FUP unexpectedly recommended on Thursday that members suspend a 72-hour strike they began on […]
US-Brazil open-skies deal enters into force
A long-awaited open-skies agreement between the USA and Brazil has entered into force, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) confirms to FlightGlobal. The deal took effect after an exchange of diplomatic notes between the two governments on 21 May, says the regulator. While an open-skies agreement was first signed in March 2011, the deal has […]
Azul Reports April Traffic
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 (ASKs) of 17.6%. As a result, load factor was 81.4%, 0.3 percentage points lower than […]
LATAM ‘positive’ on US-Brazil open-skies despite delay
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 yet to receive presidential endorsement and is not officially ratified. «It’s more of a bureaucratic […]
