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February 17, 2021 6:45 am ET -
Venezuela’s Conviasa Sets Plan to Reach China, Iran, Russia
Sunday, Feb. 7 marked a year since the United States banned Conviasa from entering the United States. On that occasion, the United States Department of the Treasury informed the airline that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) included 40…
August 22, 2020 7:26 am ET -
Turpial Airlines Provides Its Aircraft with ADS-B System
Venezuelan carrier Turpial Airlines has updated the first of three Boeing 737-400s implementing the ADS-B system as part of its objective to provide the best quality, safety and technology to its passengers. According to Aviacionaldia, Turpial Airlines is the first…
July 25, 2019 8:00 am ET -
Chasing the Blue Whale: An AvGeeks’ 10-Day Journey to Spot…
It's quarter to 1 a.m. on a cold winter night in Buenos Aires with temperatures around 37 degrees. Three lights appear in the pitch-black sky and grow brighter as they approach, perfectly aligned with Runway 11 at Ezeiza International Airport.…
April 8, 2019 3:11 pm ET -
Iran’s Mahan Air Operates Flight to Venezuela, Seeks Permanent Connection
Just after 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 8, an unusual visitor arrived at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Caracas, Venezuela. A Mahan Air Airbus A340-600 landed in the Venezuelan capital after a 15-hour flight from Tehran, Iran. A rare routing…
March 19, 2019 12:08 pm ET -
Emptying Skies: Tracing International Connectivity in Venezuela
With American Airlines pulling out of Venezuela last week following increased political and social unrest, conceding with the retirement of U.S. diplomatic forces from the country, international outbound connectivity from Venezuela has been halted with very few carriers operating flights…