Pan-American-Grace Airwways was a pioneer in air travel throughtout much of Latin America. Many remininensce about the nostalgic times of the great Pan American clipper ships flying high ito the Andes and to the coastal areas where the beautiful Sikorsky S-43 would transport passengers in style and comfort. On Monday August 2nd, 1937, eleven passengers […]
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CNN.COM – A spokesperson for the US State Department confirmed the deaths of “multiple US citizens.” “We express our condolences to all those affected by this tragedy. We are in contact with Costa Rican aviation authorities and will continue to monitor the situation,” the spokesperson said. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash, […]
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Event/Alert – flight operations in Guayaquil, Ecuador garda.com / alert – Guayaquil’s José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) will suspend operations between 08:00 (local time) and 17:00 on Saturday, November 25, and Saturday, December 2, in order to perform runway maintenance. Only helicopter operations will be permitted during these maintenance times. Flight disruptions may […]
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eluniverso.com / A group of passengers who planned to fly from Quito to New York in Tame complained Sunday morning about the suspension of the operation. “Solution”, “Solution”, shouted passengers in the hall of the airport Mariscal Sucre, in Tababela. Travelers were due to depart on the EQ550 flight scheduled for 01:20 this Sunday, bound […]
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INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED SPANISH VOCABULARY – READ THIS BOOK eldiario.ec/EFE”Avianca will no longer operate the Bogota-Caracas-Bogotá (two daily flights) and Lima-Caracas-Lima (one daily flights) flights starting Wednesday, August 16, 2017, when the last flights between These cities, “the company said in a statement. The company added that this decision was taken after a meeting held in […]
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quito/cuenca flight not able to land due to weather conditions / passengers go ballistic eltelegrafo.com.ec / An air passenger protest today in Ecuador. This morning, TAME Flight 173 could not land in Cuenca because the airline said there were meteorological issues including poor visibility on the runway due to the presence of fog banks. The […]
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elcomercio.com Controls for passengers and their hand luggage and electronic devices have intensified since July 19, 2017, on flights to the United States . The goal is to comply with the provision issued last June by the Transportation Security Administration ( TSA ). According to TSA information, people will not be stripped of their devices […]
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eluniverso.com reoprted (machine translated) Latam Airlines, Latin America’s largest airline business, lists its new rates for domestic flights in Ecuador. This model was announced last year in Chile – seat of the airline – was the first country where it was applied . The new scheme of Latam is to offer options of passages between […]
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revistalideres.ec reported Ecuador’s customs service began using a new baggage control system today. The goal of the new system is to optimize the experience of passengers who arrive in Ecuador, and hopefully reduce the waiting time for luggage checks/inspections in customs. Quito’s airport provided a demonstration today. The passenger’s passport is scanned to determine the […]
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Pilots reject offer of Copa Airlines Alex E. Hernández Copa Airlines pilots, members of the Panamanian Union of Commercial Aviators (Unpac), rejected the two economic proposals that the airline presented in the negotiations to agree on a collective – Negotiations continue but strike is planned for June 15, 2017. Read Article INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED SPANISH VOCABULARY […]
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eluniverso.com (machine translated) reported the governor of Azuay, Maria Augusta Muñoz, confirmed Thursday in an interview with La Voz del Tomebamba radio that the suspension of the route Guayaquil-Cuenca-Guayaquil, decided by TAME EP from April 17, will be for 60 days. The announcement was made, he said, following a conversation he had with TAME management. […]
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Dynamic Airways launches new daily route between New York and Guayaquil LOW COST AIRLINE expreso.info/ Dynamic International Airways, a low-cost airline dedicated to providing travelers with convenient, affordable and uninterrupted travel routes, announced the launch of a new air route between JFK airport in New York and Guayaquil in Ecuador. Dynamic International Airways, which plans […]
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elcomercio.com reported operations at Mariscal Sucre Airport will be suspended on Sunday April 16th and SUN April 23rd due to scheduled maintenance. The suspension of operations will be from 01:00 to 05:00 and from 08:00 to 14:00 on those two days. The maintenance is preventative in nature. Check with your airline if you have a […]
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Forewarned War: The Targeting of Civilian Aircrafts in South America and the Inter-American Human Rights System Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED SPANISH VOCABULARY – READ THIS BOOK Abstract Throughout the War on Drugs, South American governments have fought a difficult and many times losing battle against drug trafficking. Lack of resources and policing capabilities have […]
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12/28/2016 ICE.GOV 4 businessman, 2 foreign officials plead guilty in connection with bribes paid to Mexican aviation officials HOUSTON – Charges have been unsealed against six individuals, all of whom have pleaded guilty for their involvement in schemes to bribe Mexican officials to secure aircraft maintenance and repair contracts with government-owned and controlled entities. Two […]
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pressandjournal.co.uk reported daredevil from the Highlands has plunged to his death in a horrific paragliding accident in South America. Tributes were paid to Stuart Somerville, who was said to have been killed instantly after falling more than 1000ft into a lake in Ecuador while shocked friends looked on. The 48-year-old – who was originally from […]
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rt.com reported aharter aircraft carrying 72 people went down during flight from Bolivia to Medellin’s international airport. A plane carrying Brazil’s Chapecoense football team has crashed in Colombia, reportedly killing some of the passengers on board. At least 10 people have been evacuated from the scene and taken to local hospitals. The plane crashed due […]
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eltiempo.com.ec reported that tomorrow will resume operations at the Mariscal Lamar Airport, once ended last Friday emergency work to resurface the runway. In the case of TAME flights to Guayaquil and Quito will resume at the same frequencies that remained until closing the airport on August 19, said Paul Street, Director of the Business Unit […]
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MIAMIHERALD.COM REPORTED As a JetBlue flight from Fort Lauderdale to Santa Clara glides skyward to a water canon salute Wednesday, it will become the first regularly scheduled flight between the United States and Cuba since 1961. Silver Airways is preparing to launch a much smaller commercial service to Santa Clara from Fort Lauderdale Thursday with […]
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dailymail.co.uk reported the immigration bureau at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) is planning to conduct ‘surprise’ profile checks on passengers bound for Latin American countries in a bid to curb illegal immigration. The move has come after reports that middle-eastern airlines have denied boarding to a number of Indian passengers based on their profiles. According […]
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Since 05:00 yesterday contingency plan for the transfer of passenger vans to Guayaquil and Quito by the closure of the airport of Cuenca, whose runway will be repaired activated. The first land transport unit came in the morning from the airport terminal to Guayaquil. And another was dispatched at noon. The Municipality of Cuenca said […]
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Cuenca Mariscal Lamar International Airport, in south-central Ecuador, is to close to all traffic for a period of approximately one month effective August 19 to allow for runway resurfacing works. ch-aviation.com/el tiempo newspaper reported the project, valued at USD773,000, will see a 15metre-wide strip down the centre of the 1,900metre-long main runway 05/23 being milled […]
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wikipedia.org / The 1983 TAME Boeing 737-200 crash was an aviation incident in which a Boeing 737-2V2 Advanced, operated by the Ecuadorian national airline TAME, which was flying on a domestic route from Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito to Mariscal Lamar Airport in Cuenca, crashed into a hill during final approach just one mile […]
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telesurtv.net reported…The Geophysical Institute of Ecuador registered it as an earthquake and not an aftershock from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on April 16. An earthquake struck the capital of Ecuador at 11:23 p.m., local time. Although only a 4.6 magnitude earthquake, reports are that it felt very strong and power was lost in several areas […]
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New airline in Guayaquil Eluniverso.com reported the Civil Aviation Council last February gave permission to operate from Ecuador Airlines (Aerotec), for five years for two routes to US .: Guayaquil-Miami-Guayaquil, up to ten frequencies a week, and Guayaquil- new York-Guayaquil, up to seven weekly frequencies. The agreement was issued 006 2016 25 February, and this […]
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peruthisweek.com reportedfor many Peruvians and Ecuadorians, visiting the beaches north of Peru or flying to Ecuador for some much needed rest and relaxation usually means a whole lot of travel stress to begin with: tiresome bus trips, re-routing, and last minute travel changes. Well, good news is on the horizon. THINKING OF MOVING TO ECUADOR […]
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startribune.com reported – Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said he will partially privatize a state-run airline as damage from last month’s earthquake compounds hardships facing the oil-dependent economy. In Tuesday’s annual address to lawmakers, Correa said he will either sell or allow investors to buy shares in Tame airline. Also on the auction block are a […]
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elcomercio.com reported Cuenca flights were suspended after a plane lost track airline Tame the morning of April 28, 2016, in the Mariscal La Mar airport in southern Ecuador. Preliminary reports indicate that there are no victims. According to the itinerary planned Mariscal La Mar Airport, six flights were scheduled to Guayaquil and Quito round trip […]
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abc.es reported a total of 22 soldiers were killed Tuesday when crashing the plane of the Ecuadorian army with overflying the province of Pastaza, in western Ecuador, as reported by the country ‘s president, Rafael Correa . “A plane crashed Army us in Pastaza. Was carrying 22 passengers (…) There are no survivors , “he […]
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elcomercio.com reported – Ministry of Tourism raised the so-called Ecodelta surcharge from $20 to $50 on international commercial flights. Last year, the surcharge increased from $5 to $20. So it has gone up ten-fold in just a year. March 3, 2016 00:00 The Ecodelta contribution, which is paid on the issue of each airline ticket […]
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airlineroute.net reported TAME Ecuador starting mid-March 2016 is adjusting International operations, as Lima and New York JFK service will move from Quito to Guayaquil. Planned service changes will take place on 18MAR16. Guayaquil – Lima EQ515 GYE1820 – 2020LIM E90 D EQ516 LIM2120 – 2320GYE E90 D MOVING TO ECUADOR – READ THIS BOOK Guayaquil […]
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Pope’s jet attacked by LASER as it approached Mexico City: Crew reports being targeted by ‘green laser 15 miles away’ dailymail.co.uk/Darren Boyle reported The Papal Airbus A330-202 was on final approach to Mexico City Airport Flight AZ4000 was passing 8,000 feet when the pilot reported a laser attack The aircraft landed moments later without any […]
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Airlinesratings.com provides readers an area to comment on the overall service and experience of airlines. TAME ranks with a score of 5 out of 10. Here are four reviews from the site. Some good and some not so good. Fatima of United States Cabin Flown: Economy Fatima’s overall rating : 1/10 I finally found a […]
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theguardian.com reported the landing gear collapsed on a Boeing 737 as it landed at Mexico City’s international airport, authorities have said. Emergency crews rushed to the runway after the plane’s left-side wheel strut apparently buckled as it touched down. The plane, operated by the Mexican airline Magnicharter. Read Article
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mcclatchydc.com/Tim Johnson reported… As the chief executive of what may be the first academy to train drone operators in Latin America, José Luis González is acutely aware that unmanned aerial vehicles can be used for both good and evil. Most of the students who study at his Drone Academy are photographers seeking to capture sweeping […]
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liveleak.com – Scandal! passenger drives aeroplane in Argentina, distracted pilots joke with the girl as they fly a passenger plane. A big aeroplane was in danger when a girl enter the booth of a Boeing aeroplane, This is a disaster and shows how decayed this country is, the lives of the passengers were in danger […]
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dw.com reported Chilean authorities have declared an environmental emergency in response to dangerously high pollution levels in the capital, Santiago. The city last resorted to such a measure 16 years ago. Santiago regional governor Claudio Orrego said the emergency measures, to come into force Monday, would require 3,000 factories and other businesses to shut down. […]
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anna.aero reported… Located in the Tababela parish, about 18 kilometres east of the capital of Ecuador, Quito Airport (perhaps better known as Mariscal Sucre International Airport) is the primary international gateway to the country. Established in February 2013 to replace the old gateway, the airport caters for a population of three million and serves as […]
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The Judicial Investigation of Costa Rica (OIJ) announced today that it is investigating the circumstances that mediated the death of a Romanian named Costel, who apparently committed suicide within a plane of the Colombian airline Avianca.The preliminary report indicates that man OIJ, 53 traveling on a plane from Colombia and was accompanied by a woman […]
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ecuavisa.com reported the government plans to neutralize air operations drug gangs from Ecuador is a government priority. The Interior Ministry has a plan that will be launched in the coming days. The Secretary of State shall destroy clandestine airstrips that could be used for aerial drug trafficking operations. This was announced by Minister José Serrano. […]
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ubicatv.com reported that Ecuador surprise travel agencies with a new tax on tickets for flights abroad as well as inbound flights. The Ministry of tourism decreed, through two agreements published in the official registry, the collection of new contributions to passengers flying out of the country, as well as those who buy a ticket with […]
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elcomercio.com reported att approximately 15:00 today, January 20, 2015, a new air crash occurred in the Shiwiar Juyuintza community east of the Amazonian province of Pastaza, on the border with Peru. This population is settled on the banks of river Conambo, an hour’s flight from the Shell parish. The plane, Cessna 206 type Aeroconexos company […]
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spiegel.de reported —- it started as a routine charter flight. But when the business jet landed in Venezuela, armed men loaded 47 sacks of cocaine on board and forced the crew to fly the cargo back across the Atlantic. Since then, the German pilot has been living under an assumed identity. There aren’t too many […]
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ntn24.com reported facility left without radar for eight minutes at the main control tower air of Colombia, located in the airport in Bogota, a fact described as “serious” on Thursday by the authorities. The incident occurred on Wednesday after a problem in two electrical substations that feed the international Dorado airport, whose Tower oversees not […]
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bbc.com reported torrential rains and strong winds in central Argentina have caused severe flooding, damaged homes and forced dozens of people to evacuate. The Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, was also affected, with flight delays and cancellations at its two airports. The National Weather Service has maintained an alert throughout Buenos Aires province. Read Article
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routes-news.com reported Volaris is adding a service to connect the Mexican city of Guadalajara with Reno, Nevada. Due to begin on December 14, Reno becomes the self-proclaimed ultra low-cost airline 16th international destination and its second route to serve the market in the American state of Nevada. Volaris already operates non-stop flight to Las Vegas […]
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miamiherald.com reported TAME airlines of Ecuador is beginning nonstop service from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Internatioinal Airport to Quito Ecuador. Daily service will begin on OCtober 17, 2014. The aircraft used will be an Airbuss A320, with a 140 seat capacity. Read Article THINKING OF MOVING TO ECUADOR? READ THIS BOOK .
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mercopress.com reported the Argentine government announced that airlines for both commercial and non commercial flights will be required to deliver further information of its passengers to the National Migrations Office, the AFIP tax bureau, Airport Police and Civil Aviation National Administration (ANAC). AFIP and Airport Police joint resolution 3667 establishes that in 180 days from […]
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REPORT FROM SIX US TOURISTS CURRENTLY STRANDED IN CABO SAN LUCAS AND LAPAZ MEXICO On September 17, 2014, six U.S. tourists vacationing in Cabo del Sol have received no notification from any Mexican or U.S. authorities on what steps to evacuate. They went to a nearby hotel on this date and were told there is […]
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the armed forces of Bolivia today premiered six Z9-H425 model helicopters purchased from China, ships that will have multiple uses, including support in natural disasters, security citizen and fight against smuggling. At a ceremony in a military base in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba in Bolivia China’s Ambassador, Li Dong, presented the keys to the […]
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Andes.info.ec reported Hospital networks in the Galápagos Islands are now linked to the national health system with the inclusion of three aircrafts that allow the evacuation of critical patients, informed the Ministry of Health and Defense who have agreements for these type of programs. The two Bell helicopters, and the Súper King aircraft are equipped […]
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bbc.com reported a small meteorite landed near the international airport in the Nicaraguan capital, Managua, on Saturday night, government officials say. Residents reported hearing a loud bang and feeling the impact, which left a crater 12m (40ft) wide and 5m deep. Government spokeswoman Rosario Murillo said the meteorite seemed to have broken off an asteroid […]
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Project Watch – Guayaquil International Airport Project Watch – Guayaquil International Airport Major revamp of the Domestic Terminal at Ecuador’s second busiest gateway. Project details Location: Guayaquil International Airport, Ecuador Important developments: Expansion of the existing terminal to 7mppa from 4.5mppa, includes new gates, concessions and passenger facilities. Scheduled completion date: Summer 2014 Principal companies […]
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According to latinonewsonline.com a female passenger on a flight from Bogota, Colombia was detained at the Madrid Spain airport for possession of 1.7 kilos of cocaine on August 29, 2014. The passenger age, 43 a Venezuelan national acted in a suspicious matter to agents and her luggage was screened and deemed not to contain contraband. […]
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publimetro.com.mx reported the construction of the new airport in Mexico City would be made in two stages, said the coordinator of the Transport Infrastructure Committee of the College of Civil Engineers of Mexico, Jorge de la Madrid Virgin. He said the first stage, which would take five years, would have three runways capable of receiving […]
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bbc.co.uk reported silence gives a rare sense of calm. People walk without effort. Go through security, removed shoes included, do not take more than five minutes. Many Duty Free shops are closed. And those that are open, empty. The airport Simon Bolivar international, the largest in Venezuela, seems to be one of those affected by […]
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portafolio.co reported that LatAm Airlines operations were affected by the decline in freight and corporate tickets during the World Cup of Brazil. LatAm Airlines, the largest group of air transportation in Latin America, left behind the turbulence generated in its business the World Cup of Brazil and returned to the levels of operational growth prior […]
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elciudadano.gob.ec reportedQuito (Pichincha).- Sandra Naranjo, Minister of Tourism, met with representatives of Jet Blue Airways Corporation, a U.S. airline, intended to set up alliances with Ecuador through the Fort-Lauderdale (Florida) -Quito route. Chad Meyerson, director for Latin America and the Caribbean for Jet Blue Airways Corporation, and Jeffrey Goodell, Vice President of Government and Airport […]
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Mercopress.com reported Chile has fired the security chief of the country’s main airport after an “embarrassing” robbery of more than 10 million dollars at the cargo terminal. Defense Minister Jorge Burgos said a probe had been launched into how eight armed men had managed to steal the money from a security van at the airport […]
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mercopress.com reported Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, a contender to unseat President Dilma Rousseff in October elections, died Wednesday when his campaign jet crashed in the city of Santos, killing all seven people aboard. Campos, a 49-year-old socialist who had been running third in the polls, was flying to Sao Paulo to record a TV […]
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Billion Peso Robbery at the Airport: lanueva.com reported a robbery of a BRINKS truck took place in the cargo wing of the Arturo Merino Benítez Airport this morning, an estimated CL$6 billion was stolen. The eight robbers were said to be heavily armed and proceeded to toss ‘miguelitos’ out the windows as they fled the […]
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appeal-democrat, AP reported pilots for two state-run Argentine airlines are on strike, stranding thousands of passengers in the capital of Buenos Aires. More than 30 international and local flights have been cancelled or delayed, including routes to cities such as Miami, Caracas and Bogota. The strike affects Aerolineas Argentinas and Austral. Read Article
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plenglish.com reported the Panamanian transport company Copa Airlines reported today the opening late this year of new flights to two Latin American destinations, including Cayo Santa Maria, in the north-central area of Cuban. Copa will operate two weekly flights to Cayo Santa María Cuba, a place with 12 thousand 500 rooms in five star hotels […]
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eluniverso.com reported The Ecuadorian Juan Pablo Larrea Cruz, shareholder of the company’s chartering Sky Jet Elite Corp. (based in Miami), today said that he met with authorities of the drug enforcement agency of United States (DEA, by its acronym in English) due to the seizure of three aircraft of that company performed last week. According […]
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plenglish.com reported Ecuador Defense Minister, María Fernanda Espinosa, will preside over a military ceremony on Thursday to receive the CASA C-295 aircraft, the first of a group of three that will come to the country to modernize the existing fleet. According to a press release from the Air Force, the new aircraft is part of […]
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Mystery Flights – Questions as to why names of passengers may have been missing from flight manifest. rtunoticias.com reported United States (DEA) seized this week three planes of a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., company whose operations had been the subject of an investigation of an assemblyman from the opposition of the Ecuador suspected that one of […]
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aviation-safety.net maintains an outstanding database of aviation accidents and fatalities from around the world. They also include Ecuador dating back to the first reported accident in 1938. There are some outstanding reports of the accidents and in some instances pictures of the aircraft. Ecuador Capital: Quito Continent: South America Fatal accidents in Ecuador: 45 Accidents […]
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elcomercio.com reported In Ecuador, the last crash of a commercial flight, with fatalities, occurred 12 years ago. The aircraft from a local company, with 92 passengers on board, crashed against a flank of the Cumbal volcano, in Colombian territory. The flight departed at 10:30 from January 28, 2002 from Mariscal Sucre airport. After 25 minutes […]
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Eluniverso.com reported the airline’s low-cost VivaColombia opened its route to Ecuador.So Juan Emilio Posada, said yesterday that company President, to submit to the company at a press conference, although he clarified that the operation in the country is subject to approvals and final certification of the National Airport Authority.The route that would operate in Ecuador […]
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ch-aviation.com reported LAN Airlines (LA, Santiago de Chile Int’l) and partner TAM Linhas Aéreas (JJ, São Paulo Congonhas) have reportedly reached an agreement with Venezuelan government concerning the partial disbursement of unremitted ticket-sale funds. In a statement issued on July 20, the LATAM Airlines Group announced it had accepted Caracas’ proposal in regards to the […]
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en.itar-tass.com reported Latin American countries are keen to strengthen their air forces and aviation industry and are one of the most promising markets for Russian military aviation over the medium term, head of the department on exports of special property and services at Russian Rosoboronexport intermediary agency, Sergey Kornev, told journalists on the opening day […]
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tucsonnewsnow.com reported a Mexican law enforcement helicopter crossed the U.S. border southwest of Tucson and fired shots on the morning of Thursday, June 26, according to a statement from U.S. Border Patrol. The release said the helicopter crossed approximately 100 yards into Arizona, about eight miles southwest of the village of San Miguel on the […]
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defensenews.com reported Ecuador has added three C295 transports to its fleet of Airbus Defence and Space military aircraft. The European aerospace company announced June 9 that it had already delivered the first aircraft from its factory here. The order has been on Airbus’ books for sometime but the company has only just been cleared to […]
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aircargoworld.com reported Qatar Airways Cargo will start operating twice-weekly freighter service to Mexico City on June 11. This new route will mark the start of Qatar Airways Cargo operations in Latin America. “The first Qatar Airways Cargo flight to Mexico will be a historic moment for us, as it heralds the beginning of our operations […]
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Aviation history in Ecuador began in the 1920’s when the owner of El Telegrafo newspaper began flights in Guayaquil. Ecuador’s first commercial flight service was conducted by an association of the German Colombian Air Transport (SCADTA – Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transportes Aereos) in 1928. This group was later named Sociedad Ecuatoriana-Alemana de Transportes Aereos (SEADTA) […]
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newindianexpress.com reported that the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Monday refused to comment on the Dhruv crash that killed three people in southern Ecuador on February 21. “We are aware of the incident. Since the matter is being probed, we cannot make any comment now,” HAL chairman R K Tyagi told Express over phone from […]
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U.S. Embassy Guayana The Embassy has received unconfirmed threat information relating to Caribbean Airlines flights destined for the United States departing on Monday, February 10, 2014. Out of an abundance of caution, the Embassy advises all U.S. Citizens in Guyana traveling on Caribbean Airlines (CAL) to the United States from Monday, February 10 through Wednesday, […]
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au.new.yahoo.com reported that Ecuador’s state-owned Tame airlines resumed flights to Caracas Saturday after a three-day hiatus over Venezuela’s failure to make $43.2 million in overdue payments, a Quito airport official said. Tame Flight EQ524 departed Quito at 9:30 am (1430 GMT) on route to Caracas via a layover in Bogota, the official told AFP on […]
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Three more international airlines on Friday joined the list of companies that have suspended ticket sales in Venezuela, complaining that the government owes them billions of dollars. U.S.-based American Airlines and United Airlines and Panama’s Copa Airlines said they were halting ticket sales in Venezuela in lieu of the government’s failure to pay arrears that […]
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FUNDS BELONGING TO TAME BEING HELD IN VENEZUELA CENTRAL BANK CAUSES SUSPENSION OF FLIGHTS obraspublicas.gov.ec reported that Mr. Fernando Guerrero, Gerente General de TAME EP reported that, as of January 23 the TAME company has decided to temporarily suspend regular air operations between Ecuador and Venezuela. This decision has been taken solely by the non-transfer […]
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laht.com reported that a Searcher drone went down in the sea off Ecuador’s Manabi province, said Capt. Fabricio Rueda, commander of the Naval Air Service’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron. The drone crashed on Friday due to engine problems after one hour of flight time, the El Diario newspaper reported on its Web site. Read Article […]
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wdef.com/AP reported that Brazil’s federal police said Saturday that a bomb threat forced a passenger airliner to make an unplanned landing in the Amazon city of Manaus. Federal police in Manaus said a TAM Airlines flight took off from Brasilia Saturday morning and was en route to the city of Boa Vista. Read Article
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RT.com reported that Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa has unveiled the country’s first domestically made unmanned aerial vehicle. The drone is to help Quito fight drug traffic and will also be on sale in South America, costing “7 times less” than its Israeli equivalent. “We have pleasant surprises… Whether you believe it or not, we are […]
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Bloomberg.com reported tickets from American Airlines Inc., Grupo Aeromexico SAB and Avianca Holdings SA among others have become harder to buy in Venezuela since September, as tighter currency controls make it more difficult for companies to convert bolivars into dollars. The shortage of greenbacks to fund imports of goods and services led the bolivar to […]
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independent.co.uk reported that an Air France flight bound for Paris has been grounded following reports that it may have been the target of a terrorist plot. The plane was scheduled to leave Venezuela at 7.25pm on Saturday night, but was prevented from taking off after French intelligence services received a tip-off about plans to blow […]
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plenglish.com reported..Venezuelan authorities reported actions that were taken today against two aircraft that violated national airspace, as part of ensuring the country’s territorial integrity. General Vladimir Padrino, chief of the Operational Strategic Command of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (CEOFAMB), said the first aircraft was detected on November 30 and monitored as it flew over […]
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odysseymediagroup.com reported in a press release that Aeromexico will begin flying from Mexico City to Quito on December 16th. The direct flight is targeted to both business travelers and leisure, and the annual number of passengers, as estimated by the airline, could reach 48,000. The route will operate seven times a week with Boeing 737-700 […]
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aircargowold.com reported that Cargolux is adding 747 freighter flights to Buenos Aires on a new South America rotation starting Wednesday. – See more at: http://www.aircargoworld.com/Air-Cargo-News/2013/11/cargolux-to-carry-auto-parts-horses-on-new-argentina-service/1215945#sthash.tnhTgGu4.dpuf Flight CV7643 leaves Luxembourg every Wednesday and is routed to Buenos Aires’ Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini de Ezeiza via Viracopos, Brazil. CV7654, the return flight from Argentina, touches down in […]
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AIRCARGOWORLD.COM reported that Latin American airlines will require 2,307 new aircraft between 2013 and 2032, according to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast. This includes 1,794 single-aisle, 475 twin-aisle and 38 very large aircraft worth an estimated US$292 billion (216.7 billion euros). Globally, by 2032 some 29,230 new freighter and passenger aircraft will be required to […]
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theaviationist.com reported that about 90 airplanes and nine helicopters, and more than 2,000 Brazilian and foreign military personnel are currently taking part to Cruzex 2013, South America’s largest military exercise this year. Hosted by the airbases of Natal and Recife, in the north of Brazil, the international drills organized by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) […]
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aviationpros.com reported that Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) and the Municipality of the Metropolitan District of Quito (MDMQ) in Ecuador today formed a new partnership by signing a “Sister Airport” agreement. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed today in Quito signifies a commitment for the CDA, operator of O’Hare and Midway International Airports, and MDMQ, […]
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TAME Ecuador AIRLINE to Start Guayaquil – New York JFK Service from late-November 2013 TAME Ecuador from 22NOV13 is beginning service to the United States, with 6 weekly flights Guayaquil – New York JFK operation on board Airbus A330 aircraft, in all-Economy Class configuration. From 13DEC13, the airline will add 7th weekly flights for this […]
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theguardiand.com reported that Peru’s air force is reopening an office responsible for investigating UFOs due to “increased sightings of anomalous aerial phenomena” in the country’s skies. The Department of Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena (DIFAA), first created in 2001, is being revived after lying formant for five years because more UFO sightings have been reported […]
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Loja, October 10 (Andes).- Starting this October 22nd, a new air route will link the cities of Loja (Andean South) and Latacunga (Andean Center), within the trend to increase flight to destinations other than the two main cities of Ecuador (Quito and Guayaquil), which makes domestic tourism more pleasant. Flight routes between Loja and Latacunga […]
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An American expatriate was ripped off of valuables on a flight to Quito Ecuador on October 10, 2013 SUBMITTED BY U.S. EXPAT RESIDING IN QUITO ECUADOR 1.The passenger changed planes in Lima Peru and boarded flight 2588 after flying overnight from Los Angeles in route to Quito, Ecuador. 2. Flight was delayed and idled on […]
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The wonderful economics nerds at Marginal Revolution just dug up a doozy: Venezuelan flights are sold out for the next six months, but are leaving half empty. Why? They’re part of a currency-trading scam that speaks volumes, and goes like this: OSINT SERVICES CUSTOMIZED FOR YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS – 24 HOUR COVERAGE IN LATIN AMERICA […]
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The Spanish company Indra moved to Ecuador a system of radars and air traffic control equipment totaling $ 30 million, the company said today in a statement. These are five radars that will expand airspace control from 30% to 90% thanks to its advanced technology, he added. The new radars, MSSR Mode S, have been […]
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Military wounded during attack on the northern border Yesterday afternoon, there was an attack on a helicopter of the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE), on the border of Ecuador and Colombia. A soldier was injured during the incident. According to an official statement, which referred to newspaper El Comercio, the fact was in the village of […]
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UPI.com reported… As compromises go, Argentina is buying used French Mirage jets from Spain rather than pour scarce cash into an ambitious but more desirable acquisition of new aircraft. It’s money that Argentina cannot spare, with mounting energy bills that eat up its export earnings, high inflation and slow growth. Read Article
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