On the early morning hours on Monday, Aerolíneas Argentinas' last Airbus A340-300, registration LV-FPU of Aerolineas Argentinas, had completed its last commercial flight for the company, which means the decommissioning of the aircraft type from the carrier's active fleet. The gap will be initially covered by expanding the current Airbus A330 fleet. The Airbus A340 was incorporated into the company in June 1999, covering its international destinations, although they were also used to fly some domestic destinations and to neighboring…
Flybondi, Argentina's first ultra-low-cost and currently third largest airline of the country, started operations connecting Buenos Aires to São Paulo/Guarulhos this Friday. This is the third destination of the airline in Brazil, following Rio de Janeiro (Galeão) and Florianópolis. The flight will be operated three times a week with the…
After Alberto Fernandez took office, succeeding Mauricio Macri as Argentina's President, one of the big questions of the local commercial aviation market was who will take charge of the state-owned carrier, Aerolíneas Argentinas. Pablo Ceriani was appointed CEO of the Aerolineas holding, in a move that was perceived as a…
In a recent statement, Aerolineas Argentinas said that during the boarding of flight 2260, operated by Austral, on December 23 operating between Buenos Aires and Asunción, a passenger informed the cabin crew to have seen a “strange” situation at the time of check-in between a woman and a man who…
Fort Worth, TX-based American Airlines has announced that it will no longer service the Argentinean city of Cordoba. While the carrier has been expanding its service to Latin America, adding flights to Lima and Sao Paulo, it will end the Miami to Cordoba route in May 2020. It is worth…
Amidst local, global and internal factors, Norwegian seems to be taking steps to sell or close its Argentinian subsidiary, Norwegian Air Argentina (NAA). According to different sources, JetSmart Argentina would absorb the carrier's operations and set foot in Buenos Aires Aeroparque, abandoning El Palomar airport, currently affected by a judiciary…
Argentina's political and economic situation has been boiling in recent months, bringing uncertainty to the recently-opened domestic aviation market of the South American country. What should have been a joyful week for Flybondi, Argentina's first ultra-low-cost carrier that just celebrated its two millionth passenger, turned into a media nightmare as…
On Sunday, Argentina held the first step of the Presidential elections, by completing the National Primaries that will lead to October's general election, with an eventual second round in November. Although a setback for the governing party was expected, the percentage difference was not anticipated by anyone. With a spread…
On Sunday, Argentina held the first step of the Presidential elections, by completing the National Primaries that will lead to October's general election, with an eventual second round in November. Although a setback for the governing party was expected, the percentage difference was not anticipated by anyone. With a spread…
Three years after setting off on Chilean soil, Indigo Partners' JetSmart Chile is ready to set pace for a second base in the country in the city of Concepcion, 300 miles south of the capital of Santiago. Basing new aircraft in the Chilean provincial city, JetSmart will become the first…
