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Aerolineas Argentinas Seeks to Overhaul Loyalty Program

June 14, 2018 Pablo Diaz

Last week, two announcements were made in Argentina’s Official Gazette by Aerolíneas Argentinas, as required by law. The Argentine flag carrier issued a technical document that listed the problems and challenges with its loyalty program, Arplus,

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American Airlines Adds Longest Route So Far For Its 737 MAX

June 13, 2018 Pablo Diaz

Starting next September, American Airlines will add the Boeing 737 MAX 8 to the Washington (DCA) to Los Angeles (LAX) route, replacing the current 737-800 aircraft on one of the two daily services of the

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Turboprop Experience: Onboard Avianca Argentina’s ATR 72-600

June 7, 2018 Pablo Diaz

On Wednesday, Avianca Argentina operated the inaugural flight between Buenos Aires and Santa Fe route. I was kindly invited by the company to take a ride and report on it. The all-day journey started really

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WestJet’s New Livery Seen on Boeing 737 MAX Almost Ready for Delivery

June 6, 2018 Pablo Diaz

Earlier this week, WestJet’s latest Boeing 737 MAX 8, registered as C-FNWD/308, was seen at Boeing Factory in Renton, WA. It still does not have a delivery date, but its CFM International’s LEAP-1B engines are

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Lufthansa Cleared in Airfare Price Increase Investigation

May 30, 2018 Pablo Diaz

Germany’s Federal Office for the Defense of Competition (Bundeskartellamt) recently issued its opinion regarding complaints received against Lufthansa, following an investigation into airfare increases that began in November. The German flag carrier was under fire

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Lufthansa Extends Airbus A320 Order to 122 neo and 273 ceo Aircraft

May 28, 2018 Pablo Diaz

Lufthansa Group has firmed up a previous option for six further Airbus A320neo aircraft, following a decision by the company’s supervisory board at the beginning of May. In addition, the airline signed an order for

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U.S. Open Skies Agreement with Brazil Finally Implemented

May 23, 2018 Pablo Diaz

After years of negotiations, on May 21 the exchange of diplomatic notes between the governments of Brazil and United States marked the final implementation of the Open Skies Agreement signed in March 2011. In December

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LATAM Airlines Concludes Sabre Systems Integration

May 22, 2018 Pablo Diaz

Sabre Corporation announced that its customer LATAM, the largest airline group in South America, finalized the migration process aimed to unify two separate reservations systems into one across its combined carriers. LATAM and Sabre migrated LATAM

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Ryanair’s Profits Keep Rising, But Not for Long

May 21, 2018 Pablo Diaz

Ryanair presented the fiscal year 2017 results, showing an increase of profits of ten percent, or £1.27 billions after tax. Despite one of its roughest years, when a combination of bad publicity, bad programming, pilot strikes

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Updated: Cubana Flight Crashes Shortly After Takeoff from Havana

May 18, 2018 Pablo Diaz

At 1 p.m. local time, a Boeing 737-200 crashed shortly after taking off from Jose Marti International Airport, the main international airport serving Havana, Cuba. Despite mixed information and unconfirmed accounts of the aircraft involved

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After Strong First Quarter Success, LATAM Estimates $25 Million in Losses post-Chilean Strike

May 18, 2018 Pablo Diaz

On April 10, 2018, 842 unionized cabin-crew members of Transporte Aereo S.A., one of the affiliates of LATAM Airlines Group in Chile, went on a strike that affected LATAM’s domestic operations in Chile, as well as some

Routes

Aeromexico Drops Planned Barcelona Route, Cites Unfair Emirates Competition

May 17, 2018 Pablo Diaz

Last week, Aeromexico rushed to announce the reopening of the Mexico City to Barcelona route, after the Mexican aviation authority denied Emirates the possibility to operate a Dubai-Mexico route with a fifth freedom stop in

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Cubana de Aviación Grounds Antonov 158 Fleet

May 17, 2018 Pablo Diaz

Cubana de Aviacion, Cuba’s flag carrier, received an order from the Cuban National Aviation Authority to ground its An-158 fleet due to recurring technical issues that impact flight safety. The airline operates up to six

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Flybondi Receives Fourth Aircraft and Gets Key Approval

May 16, 2018 Pablo Diaz

On May 12, Argentina’s new low-cost-carrier Flybondi received its fourth Boeing 737-800, after a long ferry flight which started in France. The aircraft, formerly operated by Turkish Airlines, spent about a month in Montpellier for

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American Will Fly to Cancun with a 787-8 Dreamliner

May 16, 2018 Pablo Diaz

American Airlines announced recently that it will operate some of its routes to Cancun, Mexico with Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, in a three-times-per-week schedule, both from Chicago O’Hare and Dallas-Fort Worth. Normally covered by smaller aircraft,

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First Look: Aerolineas Argentinas Opens New Hangar in Buenos Aires

May 14, 2018 Pablo Diaz

Aerolineas Argentinas announced the launch of the so-called “Hangar 5,” one of the most modern and largest in the region with a total surface area of 12,017 square meters and a system of bridge cranes

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WOW Air Set to Start Operations to India

May 11, 2018 Pablo Diaz

The Iceland-based low-cost-carrier WOW Air is expected to announce on May 15 the beginning of its long-haul operations to Delhi, India, showing the strength of its Reykjavik hub. Initially planned to start in 2019, the company

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Mexican Authorities Block Emirates’ Fifth Freedom for Barcelona Stop

May 11, 2018 Pablo Diaz

In a largely expected ruling, the Mexican Transportation and Communications Committee (SCT) and the consortium administering Mexico City International Airport denied the request for fifth freedom rights that Emirates Airline filed for a route between

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LATAM Paraguay Increases Its Route Offering to Chile and Brazil

May 10, 2018 Pablo Diaz

As a part of the expansion plan that the whole LATAM holding group is executing, the Paraguayan branch of the group announced that it will increase the frequencies to the company’s main hubs: Santiago de

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First Look: WestJet Unveils Boeing 787 Dreamliner Livery and Interior Design

May 8, 2018 Pablo Diaz

WestJet was born as a ‘Canadian Southwest,’ with a single-aircraft approach, but it didn’t take much time for the carrier to expand and diversify its purpose and, subsequently, its offering. First, the adoption of Bombardier

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Articles by Pablo Diaz

Aerolineas Argentinas Seeks to Overhaul Loyalty Program

American Airlines Adds Longest Route So Far For Its 737 MAX

Turboprop Experience: Onboard Avianca Argentina’s ATR 72-600

WestJet’s New Livery Seen on Boeing 737 MAX Almost Ready for Delivery

Lufthansa Cleared in Airfare Price Increase Investigation

Lufthansa Extends Airbus A320 Order to 122 neo and 273 ceo Aircraft

U.S. Open Skies Agreement with Brazil Finally Implemented

LATAM Airlines Concludes Sabre Systems Integration

Ryanair’s Profits Keep Rising, But Not for Long

Updated: Cubana Flight Crashes Shortly After Takeoff from Havana

After Strong First Quarter Success, LATAM Estimates $25 Million in Losses post-Chilean Strike

Aeromexico Drops Planned Barcelona Route, Cites Unfair Emirates Competition

Cubana de Aviación Grounds Antonov 158 Fleet

Flybondi Receives Fourth Aircraft and Gets Key Approval

American Will Fly to Cancun with a 787-8 Dreamliner

First Look: Aerolineas Argentinas Opens New Hangar in Buenos Aires

WOW Air Set to Start Operations to India

Mexican Authorities Block Emirates’ Fifth Freedom for Barcelona Stop

LATAM Paraguay Increases Its Route Offering to Chile and Brazil

First Look: WestJet Unveils Boeing 787 Dreamliner Livery and Interior Design

Delta Tacks on More Airbus A330neo Orders to Support International Growth Strategy

Nigeria’s Aging Aircraft Struggle Continues as Government Seeks Increased Control

Brexit Draft Document Continues Uncertainty for Future of U.K-E.U. Aviation

Delta Adding Fourth Link to Los Angeles from Atlanta with New Burbank Flight

Emirates Reports Sudden Drop in Profits Due to Rising Fuel Prices