Gol shuts down Webjet today
Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (Gol Transportes Aereos) (Sao Paulo) has announced as of today (November 23), it will begin the process of winding up the activities of its subsidiary Webjet Linhas...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines asks the bankruptcy court for more time to reorganize
American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) and its unsecured creditors committee according to this Reuters report have asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court “to extend the period during which creditors cannot...
View ArticleGol explores the option of flying to Africa
Gol Transportes Aereos (Sao Paulo) is exploring the possibility of adding a new route to Lagos, Nigeria. The airline issued this short statement: “Gol is studying the possibility of opening a new...
View ArticleAeroMexico avoids a strike today by its flight attendants
AeroMexico (Mexico City) today (June 1) avoided a strike by its flight attendants. According to Reuters, the ASSA union, which represents approximately 1,300 light attendants, had threatened a strike...
View ArticleCopa Airlines is coming to Tampa
Copa Airlines (Panama City), a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A., today announced it will begin nonstop service four times a week from Panama City, Panama to Tampa, Florida, starting on December 16,...
View ArticleAmerican launches codeshare agreement with LAN Colombia, creditors and...
American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) has announced the launch of a new codeshare agreement with LAN Colombia (Bogota), adding new service to key destinations in Colombia and further strengthening...
View ArticleGol reduces its losses in the second quarter to almost $191 million
Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (Gol Transportes Aereos) (Sao Paulo) issued the following financial information for the second quarter where it reduced its loss to $190.7 million. recorded an...
View ArticleLATAM Airlines Group loses $330 million in the 2Q
LATAM Airlines Group (LAN Airlines and TAM Linhas Aereas) (Santago and Sao Paulo) reported it lost $330 million in the second quarter. The group was created last year with the merger of the two...
View ArticleTAP Portugal to fly to Manaus and Belem
TAP Portugal (Lisbon) has announced the start of operations to Manaus and Belem, both cities in Northern Brazil, as of the beginning of June 2014. With the addition of these new destinations to its...
View ArticleBoeing and Gol to work on a sustainable biofuel in Brazil
Boeing (Chicago) and Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (Gol Transportes Aereos) (Sao Paulo) will work together to speed the research, development and approval of new sources of sustainable aviation...
View ArticleAvianca Brazil is invited to join the Star Alliance, replacing TAM Airlines
Avianca Brazil (OceanAir Linhas Aereas dba) (Sao Paulo) has been invited to join the Star Alliance as part of Avianca (Bogota) membership. On December 13, the Chief Executive Board of Star Alliance...
View ArticleGol wants to fly from Campinas, Brazil to Miami via Santo Domingo, posts a...
Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (Gol Transportes Aereos) (Sao Paulo) has submitted to the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) a formal request to operate regular flights between Campinas (the...
View ArticleGol receives permission to operate flights from Campinas to Miami via Santo...
Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (Gol Transportes Aereos) (Sao Paulo) has received authorization from the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and other pertinent authorities to operate regular...
View ArticleDelta to offer year-round flights to Zurich and expanded service to Rome
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) will offer new year-round daily service from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport and expanded service to Rome’s Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport....
View ArticleUS Airways and British Airways start their codeshare partnership today
US Airways (Phoenix and Dallas/Fort Worth), part of American Airlines Group, today announced the launch of its codeshare agreement with trans-Atlantic joint business partner and fellow oneworld®...
View ArticleGol to start Sao Paulo-Santiago flights on July 3, reports a $65.1 million...
Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (Gol Transportes Aereos) (Sao Paulo) will start a new international twice-daily route on July 3, 2014 between São Paulo (Guarulhos) and Santiago. The flights will...
View ArticleLATAM Airlines Group reports first quarter net income of $80.7 million, will...
LATAM Airlines Group (LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines) (Santiago) reported operating income of $146.7 million (US) for first quarter 2014 excluding non-recurring costs related to fleet restructuring....
View ArticleBoliviana de Aviacion is coming to Miami on June 6
Boliviana de Aviacion-BoA (Cochabamba) is planning to launch the Cochabamba-Santa-Cruz-Miami route (fours days a week) via a refueling stop at Panama City, Panama with Boeing 737-300 aircraft on June...
View ArticleTAM Airlines doubles the number of overnight flights from New York to Sao Paulo
TAM Airlines (TAM Linhas Aereas) (Sao Paulo), part of LATAM Airlines Group, has just introduced seven weekly night frequencies between New York and São Paulo (Guarulhos). The new flight will double...
View ArticleEmirates cancels its Airbus A350 order, upgrades the Boston route and...
Emirates (Dubai) in a stunning development has cancelled its order for 70 new Airbus A350s (50 A350-900s and 20 A350-1000s) (above). Airbus issued this statement: “Airbus confirms that Emirates...
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