The Colombian airline market has gone through what IATA's Peter Cerda, regional vice president for the Americas, calls a “perfect storm” in recent years.
A selection of 50 new routes starting over the coming weeks, including services being launched by Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and WestJet.
BRAATHENS REGIONAL AIRLINES completed its restructuring process to create long-term sustainable financial conditions; customer and supplier agreements have been renegotiated in parallel with a number of activities to improve profitability. In addition, existing shareholders have made contribution of SEK114m. It will operate 21 aircraft.
AIR NEW ZEALAND plans to suspend Auckland-Chicago between March 31 and October 25 due to what it says are ongoing challenges with availability of serviceable Trent 1000 engines used on its 787s (three aircraft will be unavailable).
UNITED AIRLINES says it has asked Boeing to stop building 737-10s for it until it's clearer if and when the type will be certified. Until then, the planemaker is converting manufacturing/delivery slots to -9s (it has 351 MAXs on order).
Southwest ponders the costs of transitioning away from all-Boeing fleet while United asks Boeing to stop building MAX 10s for the airline in favor of MAX 9s.
