Avianca Holdings Files for Chapter 11 Protection, Closes Peru Subsidiary

Avianca Holdings and some of its subsidiaries "voluntarily file[d]" for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York in the U.S., the airline announced on May 10. Avianca Holdings currently oversees a number of subsidiaries, the list of which includes Columbian airlines Avianca and Tampa Cargo, Ecuador-based Aerogal and Taca International Airline Group. The company stated that "invoking this process was necessary due to the unpredictable impact of the COVID-19 pandemic" and that "Avianca's…