Wizz Air CEO in Entrepreneur of Year Final, Brazilian wins

Wizz Air"™s József Váradi represented Hungary in the 2018 "EY World Entrepreneur of the Year" competition in Monte Carlo. The title was won by Brazilian businessman Rubens Menin . Menin"™s company, MRV Engenharia e Participações S.A (MRV), has become the largest real-estate developer in Latin America, building housing for low-income people. "I have been chasing […]

LATAM predicts surge in international, Brazilian, SSC capacity in 2018

Santiago-based LATAM Airlines Group plans to revive domestic capacity growth in its Spanish-speaking country (SSC) affiliates in 2018, projecting a 6%-8% rise in ASK growth for the sector following a [0%] halt in capacity growth during 2017. The company made its projections in preliminary guidance for 2018 released Jan. 5 The South American airline group"”which […]

Brazil"™s Embraer delivers 92 aircraft in first half

Brazilian aeronautical company Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica (Embraer) delivered 53 jet aircraft to the commercial aviation segment and 39 aircraft (27 light and 12 large) to the business aviation segment in the first half of the year, the company announced in São José dos Campos. The company"™s net revenue in the first half of the […]

AJW Aviation to deliver power-by-the-hour support to Brazilian operator, Modern Logistics

Modern Logistics has chosen AJW Aviation and AJW Leasing to provide full power-by-the-hour services for its B737-400 freighters and augment dispatch reliability as the fleet expands to fifteen aircraft by 2017. The multi-year contract recognises the reputation that AJW has forged in the Brazilian marketplace and the Company"™s willingness to be flexible and support start-up […]