GOL

The FAA on Friday warned civilian operators about the “worsening security situation” in the country.

The company also signed leases for up to seven A330s.

GOL Airlines, a Brazilian carrier, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States, following in the footsteps of other Latin American airlines.

In a statement issued the morning of May 11, the main shareholders of Colombian airline Avianca and the controlling shareholder of Brazilian airline GOL announced the signing of an agreement to create an air transport group under a holding company structure called Abra Group Limited, which will bear the trade name Grupo Abra. The agreement, […]

Low-cost airline GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A., one of Brazil’s leading carriers based in Rio de Janeiro, announced that they have signed a non-binding letter of intent with Avolon for purchase and/or lease of 250 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL).  Avolon is the world’s third-largest leasing business specializing in providing aircraft leases and […]

Last week’s news in Brazil’s aviation market fell as a surprise: GOL, the country’s largest domestic airline pre-COVID, is buying regional carrier MAP Linhas Aéreas, based in Manaus, for BRL28 million (approximately $5.5 million in current values). MAP was founded in 2011, and it operated a fleet of ATR 42 and 72 from Manaus, the […]

As the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Brazil continues and the worst phase of the pandemic recedes throughout the country, airlines are closely monitoring any demand patterns that they can capture in the weeks and months ahead. And this is not limited to domestic flying. LATAM Brasil, the country’s second-largest domestic airline pre-Covid-19 and the largest […]

This past Thursday saw worldwide recognition of Earth Day from corporations and individuals alike. Among the celebrations and global conferences, Brazil saw for the first time an airline set its own goals and targets to go carbon neutral in the years ahead. GOL Linhas Aéreas, the country’s largest airline by domestic traffic pre-pandemic — and […]

As the COVID-19 immunization run proceeds in Brazil, local airlines have played a crucial role in distributing the doses to all 26 states throughout the nation in addition to the Federal District. São Paulo state is already vaccinating people over 68 years old, but several cities throughout the country have announced lower ages will be […]

As the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil reached the end of its first year, this time with the country in a much more complicated situation, GOL Airlines — the country’s largest airline by domestic traffic — published its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2020. The airline registered revenues of 1.89 billion […]