Gol

By David Casey
Brazil’s GOL Linhas Aéreas is returning to the Venezuelan market after nearly a decade away, with plans to launch flights to Caracas starting March 31.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian operator Azul has reached a non-binding MoU with GOL’s parent Abra Group to combine their businesses in Brazil’s aviation market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
GOL plans to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May and pledges an improving financial performance as more aircraft return to service after engine maintenance.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian airlines face a potentially pivotal year in 2025 as GOL emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian operator GOL aims to reach pre-pandemic levels of domestic capacity in 2026 as the carrier works to exit bankruptcy protection next year.
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 David Casey
GOL’s fifth freedom route between Bogotá and Buenos Aires is scheduled to end in February.
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 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 Christine Boynton
Azul is pushing back on reports of potential bankruptcy considerations, saying it has sources of liquidity and continues to explore combinations with GOL.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Lori Ranson
GOL has failed to start the process of considering its Chapter 11 exit financing proposals, after previously stating the evaluations would start in early June.
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 Lori Ranson
Four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brasilia is moving closer to offering carriers fiscal relief.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The Brazilian airline industry faces $200 million in annual litigation costs due to a surge in lawsuits, according to IATA’s Peter Cerda.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
vBrazilian operator GOL has developed a five-year plan that entails 20% fleet growth from year-end 2023 to 2029 and a return pre-pandemic domestic capacity levels in 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Azul and GOL Linhas Aéreas are launching a domestic codeshare partnership in Brazil as speculation continues over a possible merger.
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 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 David Casey
A selection of 50 new routes starting this month, including new services being launched China Eastern Airlines, Singapore Airlines and GOL Líneas Aéreas.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Brazil's GOL took delivery of five Boeing 737-8s in the 2023 fourth quarter (Q4), its latest earnings release reveals; two more were delivered in Q1 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By David Casey
All the data relating to the country's top airlines, airports, routes and markets during the first quarter of the year.
Airports & Networks