Latin America and Africa key growth markets: China Southern chief

China Southern Airlines is working towards becoming a more internationally recognised carrier as it seeks to capitalise on the growing Chinese economy. In a forum session at World Routes in Guangzhou, the Skyteam carrier’s president and chief executive Tan Wan Geng explained that it will achieve its goal via long-haul network expansion and widebody fleet […]

Another Low-Cost Airline Seeks to Enter Brazil’s Air Travel Market

Brazil’s National Aviation Agency (ANAC) has received yet another request from a low-cost international airline company to enter the Brazilian air travel market. Chilean company, Sky Airline, has asked the Brazilian aviation regulator to authorize its flights from Chile. This is the third low-cost airline to seek authorization from the Brazilian government to establish international […]

LATAM inaugurates its first flight to Lisbon

LATAM Airlines Group’s first flight to Lisbon touched down at Humberto Delgado Airport today (3 September). The arrival of LATAM Airlines Brazil flight JJ8178 marks the beginning of five weekly non-stop flights between São Paulo/Guarulhos and the Portuguese capital. The route will be operated by Boeing 767 aircraft, offering 191 seats in Economy and 30 […]

LATAM Airlines to lay off 1,200 Brazilian employees: report

Chilean airline LATAM LTM.SN lay off some 1,200 airport-based employees in Brazil and replace them with workers from a services company in an apparent cost-cutting measure, according to a report in O Estado de S. Paulo on Wednesday. “The company has adopted measures so the change will have the least impact possible on workers,” the […]

GOL introducing self-service bag drop at two Brazilian airports

GOL passengers will be able to use self-service bag drop at Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo-Guarulhos international airports. Brazilian airline GOL is introducing self-service bag-drop technology at two of the country’s airports. Passengers can now use SITA’s Scan&Fly technology to check in their bags when flying domestically from Rio de Janeiro International Airport and […]

American Airlines Cargo achieves record-setting quarter

Driven by nearly 350 million pounds of freight, up from 318 million the same time last year, American Airlines Cargo achieved record-setting growth in the second quarter, while also posting a record month in June. Several key trends contributed to the record month and quarter. Ecommerce related movements continue to support significant growth across the […]

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 […]