LATAM Airlines

By Chris Sloan
As the Airbus A321XLR enters revenue service, industry is gauging whether it can live up to its game-changing promises.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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 Lindsay Bjerregaard
The new aircraft maintenance hangar will allow LATAM to perform Boeing 787 maintenance in-house.
MRO

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 Lori Ranson
LATAM Airlines Group has opted to order 10 Boeing 787-9 widebodies after recently issuing a brighter financial outlook for 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
LATAM Airlines Group is now operating more capacity than it did pre-pandemic and is projecting continued growth ahead with 125 aircraft on order through 2030.
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 Lori Ranson
Bolstering its position in Brazil is a major focus for LATAM Airlines Group, reflected in its decision to invest $2 billion in the country.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
LATAM Airlines Group believes there is over supply in Colombia’s domestic market after a new competitor launched operations earlier in 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Salgado Filho International Airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil, remains closed indefinitely after flooding in May, with no indication of when it will reopen.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
A selection of new routes starting in July, including long-haul service to Europe by LATAM Airlines Group, Qantas Airways and Air China.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
LATAM says it will add frequencies on a number of routes to the U.S., noting a desire to buttress the LATAM-Delta Air Lines antitrust-immunized joint venture.
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, 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 Alex Derber
LATAM Airlines has chosen Joramco to perform Boeing 787 C checks, despite recent growth of its in-house maintenance operations.
MRO

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

By Christine Boynton
LATAM Airlines Group is eying expansion in fleet beyond its current order book following a solid 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The remarks come after Colombia’s two ULCCs—Ultra Air and Viva—ceased operations in 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
As Routes Americas 2024 gets underway in Bogota, airlines operating in Colombia are providing the highest level of domestic capacity ever witnessed.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
Brazil’s largest airlines work their way through consolidation, restructurings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
The governments of Argentina and Brazil have forged a memorandum of understanding to expand air service between the two countries.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Political influence continues to loom large on Latin America’s aviation landscape.
Airlines & Lessors