In a changing and challenging commercial aviation market such as the Argentinian one, there are two long-awaited decisions that suffered significant delays in the last months. Those are Aerolíneas Argentinas’ fleet replacement selections, both in the 100-seat and the long-haul segments. On one hand, the 96-seater Embraer 190AR is to be replaced with a larger […]
In December 2016, Brazil’s national aviation authority, ANAC, issued the famous “resolution 400,” which was an attempt to align the Brazilian aviation rules to the international standards. Among other changes, the most noticeable is the baggage allowance that permitted companies to create fare categories that do not include checked baggage, paving the way for low-cost […]
Avianca and Copa Airlines want to enter into a three-way deal with United Airlines, which would strengthen the U.S. to Latin America presence of the three Star Alliance members. At an event held for the presentation of financial results on August 8, the parent companies of Avianca (based at Bogota) and Copa Airlines (based in […]
LATAM Airlines will begin to operate two additional frequencies on its São Paulo-Johannesburg route, which will allow for a daily flight between both cities. Currently, the route is only operated five times per week from São Paulo’s Guarulhos Airport. Although the frequency increase is scheduled for April 5, 2019, it is possible that it will be […]
August 1 marked the first day in which Argentina’s domestic market band prices for airfares were effectively removed resulting in a staggering number of over 100,000 tickets sold in one day. For a market that, in 2017, represented roughly 18 million passengers, the numbers doubled the average sale. Following a governmental decision to remove the […]
In a brief meeting on Tuesday, Aerolineas Argentinas’ Revenue Management and Marketing departments unveiled the new price segment for domestic travelers: 3,000 seats will be offered starting from 499 Argentinian pesos in average per leg (about $30 for the round trip) in an attempt to regain domestic market share lost to Flybondi. The promotional price […]
Starting next April, Pittsburgh will receive a direct flight from London as British Airways has announced a new flight that will link the Pennsylvanian city to the British capital. The new route will increase the number of U.S. destinations British Airways serves to 26 and the number of daily flights offered by the British flag […]
While Boeing and Embraer have clearly stolen the show regarding orders, Airbus was determined to close Farnborough with a bang. After frantic negotiations, the European consortium was able to close an order from VietJet for 50 additional A321s, Air Asia’s 34 additional A330neo aircraft and the presentation of the first second-hand A380. Gathered at a small […]
A quick-spreading rumor flew through the Airbus Media Chalet at Farnborough International Airshow Thursday morning: Air Asia was going to expand its current A330-900 order, which will position the company as the largest customer for the variant. A few minutes before HiFly’s A380 reached Farnborough, AirAsia Co-Founder and AirAsia X Group Chief Executive Officer Kamarudin […]
At the Farnborough Airshow yesterday, Boeing’s Media Chalet unleashed a sudden rush of information seemingly all at once. First, Qatar Airways announced it was ordering new simulators. Minutes later, Qatar Airways GCEO Akbar Al-Baker announced five new 777 Freighters for its cargo fleet. And then, once the room was cleared, we waited in an adjacent […]
