Avianca

By Aaron Karp
Avianca CEO Frederico Pedreira said the Colombian domestic market continues to show strong growth, with a high number of new passengers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Avianca CEO Frederico Pedreira says the Colombian carrier is close to adding a new destination in the southeast U.S.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson, Adrian Schofield
2024 was full of challenges and milestones for airline consolidation efforts around the world.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Colombia’s largest carrier, Avianca, plans to more than double the re-launch of business class service on narrowbody routes in the Americas by year-end.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Lori Ranson
Although LATAM Airlines Group continues to see overcapacity in Colombia, trends indicate supply in the country’s domestic market should start to rationalize.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
GOL's parent Abra Group has agreed to convert $950 million of its secured debt in the Brazilian carrier to equity as it nears exiting bankruptcy protection.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian carrier Azul has reached agreement with existing bondholders for $500 million in additional financing, a key step in its latest restructuring.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) opened six new gates Oct. 22, part of an expansion of its Terminal D.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Abra Group, the parent company of Avianca and Gol, says it has completed the acquisition of Spanish wet-lease and charter specialist Wamos Air.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Embraer’s E190F small jet freighter has reached the latest stage in its move towards operational service with the award of FAA certification for its conversion program and cargo loading system.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
Abra Group, the main shareholder of Colombian airline Avianca and Brazilian LCC Gol, has signed a memorandum of understanding for five Airbus A350-900s.
Farnborough Airshow

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
The low-cost model remains promising in Latin America, but U.S. budget carriers continue to struggle.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The EC is investigating IAG’s plans to buy Air Europa to help expand its Madrid hub, where around two-thirds of traffic is connecting traffic.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
This week’s Carbon Analysis focuses on a selection of Star Alliance airlines, namely, Avianca, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and United Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Colombia’s Avianca is this month resuming 11 seasonal routes between Central America and the U.S., including between Chicago O’Hare and Guatemala City.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
A selection of new routes starting in June, including Scandinavian Airlines adding Atlanta; Delta Air Lines returning to Taiwan; and Emirates offering its first passenger flights to Colombia.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Codeshare flights will begin in early June once Emirates opens its first route to Colombia.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Abra Group, the holding company for airlines Avianca and GOL, has acquired a strategic shareholding in Spanish wet-lease and charter provider Wamos Air.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson, Christine Boynton, Helen Massy-Beresford, Adrian Schofield, Jens Flottau
Airlines have enjoyed strong demand for the past two years. But with more capacity entering the market, yields are coming under pressure.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
This week’s Flight Friday looks at the split recovery in Latin American operators’ domestic and international utilization profiles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Moore
This week’s Carbon Analysis returns to Latin America and reassesses the emissions of Avianca Group, Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines, and LATAM Group.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Avianca is unconcerned about fluctuations in its unit revenues, but the company believes its cost base serves as the foundation for continued profitability.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Avianca is adding flights from Medellin to Buenos Aires, Lima and Santiago as part of efforts to further increase its point-to-point network.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Firsthand experience is giving Avianca’s CEO Frederico Pedreira confidence in GOL’s ability to successfully navigate the Chapter 11 process.
Airports & Networks