Air Canada To Resume Service And Increase Capacity To Key Destinations in South America
Air Canada today announced an increase in service to several key South American destinations as the airline continues to rebuild its global network from its Toronto and Montreal hubs. Service to São Paulo, Brazil will resume from Montreal on December 8 with four flights per week on a year-round basis, while service from Toronto to […]
La brasileña Gol anuncia la compra de 250 aeronaves eVTOL
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, la segunda mayor aerolínea de Brasil, anunció este martes un acuerdo para comprarle 250 aeronaves eléctricas de despegue y aterrizaje horizontal (eVTOL) a la firma británica Avolon, con los que montará una red de transporte aéreo de pasajeros que pretende comenzar a operar a mediados de 2025. Las aeronaves, adquiridas mediante […]
Emirates signs codeshare agreement with Azul
Emirates has signed a codeshare agreement with Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras S.A (Azul) which will allow customers to seamlessly connect to and from eight cities in Brazil to Emirates’ global network via Sao Paulo. The codeshare agreement has been approved by the Brazilian Federal Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil). Under the codeshare, customers […]
Bill could impact airline industry in Brazil by R$ 5 billion a year
IATA, along with other air transport associations in Brazil, presented on Monday (Aug 9) a manifesto expressing our great concern with respect to Bill 2337/21, as it threatens the sector’s ability to recover after 2022. If passed, the bill will increase the tax burden for the airline industry by revoking tax regimes that currently align […]
Antonov Airlines flies mining equipment from France to Argentina
Heavy-lift freighter operator Antonov Airlines has carried 40 tonnes of mining equipment from France to Argentina via Brazil. Cargo included a large semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill head, which was split into four parts sections and transported on an AN-124-100 chartered by Dynami Aviation. Antonov Airlines said the aircraft type was selected for the operation because […]
TMA-SP Neo Project – Restructuring of the largest terminal in Latin America
The New Sao Paulo Terminal Control Area (SAO TMA NEO) air space structure was implemented on 20 May 2021. The revised layout will enable the safe and efficient handling of the projected traffic growth in an airspace which covers three important airports: Guarulhos (GRU), Congonhas (CGH) and Campinas (VCP). To realize this, extensive collaboration between […]
Delta and LATAM receive final approval in Brazil for Joint Venture agreement
Delta Air Lines and LATAM have received final approval, without conditions, of their commercial agreement (“trans-American Joint Venture agreement” or “JVA”) by the Brazilian competition authority – the Administrative Council for Economic Defense – after initial approval was granted in September 2020. The JVA seeks to enhance the route networks served by both airlines, delivering […]
GRU Airport first airport in Brazil to obtain the ACI Airport Health Accreditation
Airports Council International (ACI) have announced today the accreditation of Guarulhos International Airport (GRU Airport) in the ACI Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) programme. GRU Airport is the first airport in Brazil to obtain the AHA accreditation. ACI’s Airport Health Accreditation programme recognizes the commitment to health and welfare of passengers, airport staff and the public, […]
Brazil to play leading role in discussions on global recovery of aviation
At the invitation of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents about 290 companies from all over the world, Brazil will be one of the leading countries in discussing and aligning the necessary measures for the resumption of the air sector in the context of confronting the Covid-19 pandemic. The Brazilian government appointed as […]
COVID-19: Brazil charts its own course to combat aviation crisis
Latin America’s largest aviation market, Brazil, is opting not to follow the lead of some governments in the region in completely shutting off their domestic air operations. Instead, Brazil is offering a bare minimum of domestic service, and has emerged as one of the few governments in Latin America offering some sort of direct assistance […]
