LATAM Airlines and Aeromexico are outperforming low-cost rivals and building credit as premium cabin and loyalty revenue offset sharply higher fuel costs.
Carriers in Mexico welcome the U.S. Transportation Department’s lifting of restrictions on operations from Mexico City, but a December FAA safety audit looms large.
The Mexican ULCC uses stronger U.S. transborder demand to fully recover fuel cost increases while shifting capacity, resizing its fleet and pursuing new routes.
Volaris is sticking to plans for a decrease in its contractual fleet during the next two years as grounded aircraft affected by GTF engine issues continue to decline.
Influential airline investor Bill Franke talks with Aviation Week about more M&A deals, testing new elements in the ULCC model and where he sees opportunities.
Carbon Analysis assesses what the new Volaris-Viva Aerobus airline group would look like from an efficiency perspective: two airlines well suited to combining.
Executives at Volaris believe the number of aircraft on ground (AOG) stemming from issues related to Pratt GTF engines should resolve by the end of 2027.
No airline has been spared from the barrage of geopolitical and economic uncertainty this year, but Latin American carriers are showing considerable hardiness.
Predictions by Volaris that demand would stabilize in the second half of 2025 are materializing as customers prepare for travel during the busy summer season.
Mexican ULCC Volaris is reasonably confident of unit revenue improvement in the second half (H2) of 2025 and is set to reveal a new codeshare with Panama's Copa
