The former soldier and Red Path defector known as “Pantera” EXPRESS revealed that “chulleros”-charge of moving the drug into the Vraem-not afraid to carry heavy loads through suicide as true routes gorges, streams infested with snakes poisonous swamps, and other slippery roads that are death traps and suicide for those unfamiliar.
“A few years ago were heavy losses for many trocheros narcos because their loads were falling over precipices and others drowned in rivers. These cases were presented by the valleys of Sandia, Putina Punco, San Juan del Oro and Inambari in Puno. Now business is booming because many police officers hand break them with a few wads of cash and pass the goods, “he said” Pantera “. Read Article
VIDEO IN SPANISH DOES YOUR FIRM NEED HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED MEDIA MONITORING SERVICES FOR LATIN AMERICA? – GO HERE mundinews.com reported In the Colombian Guajira are clandestine, tolerated by the Colombian authorities, as used by rebel groups to drug trafficking and weapons to Venezuela, said Sunday the journalist and politician José Vicente Rangel in section The […]
According Airbus estimates , the growth of the airline market in Latin America will continue to be led by Brasil over the next 20 years. The estimate was released on Tuesday by the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. For the company, the Brazilian domestic air traffic expected to grow at an average annual rate of 6.9 […]
ElComercio.pe reported that a Cessana plate CP-2677 was seized by police at a clandestine airstrip in Oxapampa . Los traffickers escaped. Pasco: confiscate 349 kilos of cocaine in small plane of Bolivian flag The ship plate CP-2677 was seized by police at a clandestine airstrip in Oxapampa . Los traffickers escaped Pasco: decomisan 349 kilos […]
Elcomercio.pe reported that these clandestine airfields are used by Bolivian drug traffickers to transport loads up to there and from there distributed to Brazil and Europe. According to police reports, in the area of Vraem , Ene river basin, where yesterday there was the capture of five suspected drug traffickers , have a dozen clandestine […]
Elcomercio.com reported that a Cessna 172 aircraft, the airline AeroSangay and registration HC-BGT, is sinister is late Tayuntza community in the Amazonian province of Morona Santiago. According to local news sources, the accident happened around 13:00, took the lives of three people, including a girl of 10 months old. All deceased, whose identities have not […]
CBN.com.br reported on September 21, 2013 that the National Civil Aviation Agency is investigating three cases of irregular drone usage in the country. Only four civil models are allowed to operate which received certification to do so earlier this year. However, three states are reported to have conducted irregular flights. Reports reveal more than 200 […]
routesonline.com reported that IBERIA from 27OCT13 is changing operations to Ecuador. Existing Madrid – Quito – Guayaquil – Madrid is being reduced from 7 to 4 weekly, while Madrid – Quito sector will maintain overall 7 weekly operation. Madrid – Quito – Guayaquil – Madrid IB6463 MAD1235 – 1805UIO1925 – 2025GYE 340 x156 IB6464 GYE2145 […]
Elcomerico.comFor the first time in the Cotopaxi International Airport in Latacunga, police seized on Sunday September 15, 2013, 50 kilos of cocaine, according to agents abroad would be valued at U.S. $ 2.525 million. According to preliminary police investigations, the shipment arrived on a trailer from the Quito airport Tababela. The drugs were in a […]
Today, September 15, we performed a simulated accident at the airport Mariscal Sucre . Operations at the airport in Tababela were suspended from 09:00. In domestic arrival terminal there was influx of passengers. Staff Airport , firefighters and paramedics worked to stifle the alleged fire and attend to the injured passengers. Read Article Moving to […]
Colombian police arrested at Bogotá airport to a Canadian citizen carrying two kilos of cocaine hidden in a latex tummy with pretending to be pregnant, police sources said Wednesday. The woman, identified as Tabatha Leah Ritchie, 28, a social worker by profession, had entered the country on August 6 from Toronto (Canada). Read Article
flyertalk.com reported tonight FBI Agents arrested a man accused of phoning in a bomb threat on to a Jetblue Plane at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Isla Verde, Carolina. According to FBI Spokesperson Moisés Quiñones, a middle aged man was detained in the San Juan metropolitan area. He remains under custody and will appear […]
eLCOMERCIO.COM reported that Henry Jimenez driver and eight passengers were injured in a plane crash that occurred at 11:00 yesterday, Macas, capital of Morona Santiago. The Cherokee model plane, plate HC-800, which belongs to the company Amazon Green, crashed into a pole, which knocked out power to a section of the city. The injured, including […]
bnamericas.com reported that Ecuador’s Quito airport concessionaire Quiport has started drawing up plans for the US$16.5mn phase II of the Quito airport expansion project. The second phase will see the expansion of the passenger terminal to 5,260m2 and will include two new jet bridges. The estimated budget for this portion of the expansion works is […]
Despite the increase in passengers at the airport of Cotopaxi, which in recent days reached 20%, and climatic problems impeding the Mariscal Sucre Airport located in Tababela run smoothly, no new routes are specified or agreements with other airlines to operating from Latacunga. Entrepreneurs and tourism demand management lack administrators terminal. from Guayaquil: “We see […]
American Airlines flight AA908 makes emergency landing Bogota Colombia lanacion.com.ar reported a major scare lived in the early hours of yesterday the 264 people who were aboard a plane from American Airlines covering the route Buenos Aires-Miami, and he was forced to make an emergency landing at an airport in Bogota, after noted a warning […]
100 Points to Consider Before Moving or Retiring in Ecuador Eltiempo.com.ec reported that the contract for the recapavement, which will cost $ 215,000, has already been awarded and the works are scheduled for August. Intervention time is 60 days. According to Juan Ignacio Ordóñez, director of Cuenca Airport Corporation, the work will not disrupt normal […]
Bolivia has said President Evo Morales’ plane was forced to land in Austria after France and Portugal refused air permits, apparently because they suspected it was carrying Edward Snowden, the former US spy agency contractor wanted by Washington on espionage charges. Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca on Tuesday furiously accused France and Portugal of putting […]
eluniverso.com reported that moments of anguish and despair experienced by the passengers on Flight 1506, the airline LAN, last Saturday. Even two people were fainting. The plane came from Guayaquil to Quito bound must return to José Joaquín de Olmedo by turbulence and strong winds that occurred before landing and they did shake the aircraft. […]
Costa Rican “Drug Czar” Resigns after Airplane Incident On May 17, 2013 La Nacion reported that the Director of the Costa Rican DIS and of the National Anti-drug Commission, Mauricio Boraschi, resigned after an incident concerning the president Chinchilla’s use of a private plane with drug trafficking ties. President Chinchilla’s personal assistant, Irene Pacheco, and […]
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Venezuela Destroys 12 Clandestine Airstrips near Colombian Border, Seizes 1.8 Tons of Drugs On May 16, 2013, Reuters reported that the Venezuelan military destroyed 12 airstrips used by drug traffickers in the state of Apure, near the Colombian Border, in addition to seizing 1.8 tons of drugs in 2013. Wilmer Barrientos, the head of the […]
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New Method for Trafficking Cocaine in Colombia Discovered by Authorities El Informador reported on May 4, 2014 that Colombia’s Anti-Narcotics Police discovered a new method of trafficking cocaine. The agents discovered a shipment of handicrafts in the El Dorado International Airport in which 40 kilograms of cocaine were hidden. The handicrafts’ final destination was Barcelona […]
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news.yahoo.com reported a shipment of gold with a declared value of $625,000 has gone missing in a suspected heist at Miami International Airport, authorities said on Thursday. A theft incident report from the Miami-Dade Police Department said the gold, packed in a box, arrived at Miami International early Tuesday morning on an American Airlines flight […]
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At the northern end of the runway Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito in Tababela, Quiport Corporation announced that it will install in the next few days, did not specify when the Instrument Landing System, which will allow pilots to make approximations precision when visibility is reduced. Read Article
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Elcomercio.com reported that three months after the opening of the airport Mariscal Sucre in Tababela you begin to see a new dynamic in the hotel market in Quito: Guest fewer visits and transport costs should be borne by the customers, are part of the trends. From the airport to the north of the city center, […]
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There is a phrase in Ecuador that states “All Things Are Possible in Ecuador”, well this one is for the books. Clearly, flight procedures were not followed when a pilots flew passengers to an unplanned destination after being diverted from the scheduled stop in Loja. One might be surprised when the passengers refused to exit […]
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JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) today announced new daily nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM) in Lima, subject to receipt of government operating authority. Lima will be JetBlue’s 81st BlueCity and its fourth destination in South America. Sale fares for U.S.-originating flights to Lima are available today and […]
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Aerosafety, a leading medical kit and emergency equipment supplier, and MedAire, an International SOS company and global airline service provider, have formed a strategic partnership. This partnership will solidify their position as the premier aviation supplier of medical kits, emergency equipment, and travel risk services for commercial airlines and private aviation in Brazil. Airline clients […]
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Now offering flights to Santiago Chile The Australian Financial Review reports that Qantas is eyeing a deal that could be just a broader code-sharing agreement to a profit-sharing scheme similar to its recently approved deal with Middle Eastern carrier Emirates. Besides Emirates, Qantas has a strong presence in North American through alliances with American Airlines […]
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The lead vocalist for the salsa band ‘Rafael Barrera and his Mayimbe’, was arrested at the Jorge Chavez International Airport while attempting to travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with Ecuadorian fake passport and identity card. In his statement to the police, the singer Manuel Labarrera Rafael Montero (37) told the agents Callao DIVINCRI traveling to […]
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Suspect detained before boarding flight to Miami, U.S. No documentation authorization shipment. The afternoon of Thursday April 19, Airport Security Agents, in coordination with members of the National Guard (GNB), seized three gold ingots a Venezuelan citizen, at the International Airport Simón Bolívar Maiquetía. During the check in X-ray machines, security prosecutors detected in the […]
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FedEx Trade Networks, the freight forwarding arm of global shipping giant FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), has expanded its presence and service capabilities in the Latin America region through a series of strategic operational developments. Over the last several months, the company has executed an organic expansion plan including opening new offices, establishing alliances with regional […]
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Airline will begin weekly nonstop flights from Washington-Dulles to San Jose, Costa Rica and Guatemala, and from Chicago to San Jose on April 13. United will begin weekly year-round service between its hub at Washington-Dulles International Airport and both Guatemala City, Guatemala, and San Jose, Costa Rica, on April 13. The airline also will begin […]
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The Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon said that air missiles seized from the FARC are too old and have little capacity to do harm to the military forces. He explained that the Colombian security forces aware of the intentions of the FARC to acquire missiles since 2008. Read Article
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Manta Ecuador (charter flight from Panama)-Eluniverso.com reported that Zaina Molina, representative of the travel agency that organized the tour, said that since Monday afternoon began to be delivered the suitcases. “The gauges are evaluating several passengers surplus to see how much they should pay taxes.” José Rites, Customs district director in Manta, said one person […]
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suspension sleeves The Chilean airline LAN will use in the coming days to Justice to address the sudden suspension of service at airports sleeves of Argentina. The decision was announced to the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio by company sources and confirmed yesterday the NATION by a source close to the airline directory. According to this […]
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Believed to have come from Medellin Colombia: laprensa.hn reported that a parcel in a small box found at the airport’s cargo terminal Ramon Villeda Morales contain at least 29.5 kilograms of cocaine, authorities said. The package was sent from the city Medellin in Colombia, according to the National Bureau of Special Investigation Services (DNSEI). The […]
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Tingo Maria. – cronicaviva.com.pe reported that police officers clashed with drug traffickers in the area known as Quebrada La Llorona Oxapampa district, Tingo Maria. The criminals used a clandestine airstrip to smuggle drugs abroad. Drug traffickers opened fire when the police patrol arrived in the area. After the confrontation, the criminals managed to escape but […]
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Ten police officers in Peru drug (Dirandro) working in Lima International Airport were denounced by the prosecution for allegedly being involved in sending cocaine caches Mexican cops working for the Sinaloa cartel, reported the daily The Republic. According to the newspaper, on June 25, 2012 there was a shootout between police at the international airport […]
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The arrest of two subjects in the Cancun International Airport who swallowed 60 capsules of drugs, (which until last night had driven) uncovered what could be a new drug trafficking route between Cancun and Italy. Christian Dante López Cordero and Alvarez were arrested by elements Fraire Federal Police before boarding a flight to Milan, Italy. […]
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Eltiempo.com reported that Avianca has been ordered to remove a list of people he called “non-conforming”. Avianca has 48-hour period to lift the veto imposed a passenger argued with their employees and delete your files the ‘black list’ of users in which was included for his behavior. This was ordered on Tuesday a ruling by […]
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To April 15 next is planned starting date of operations of the Airline Cuencana (LAC), a private company based in the city and about two years ago began this effort. Have ready the Canadian aircraft CRJ700 Bombardier until next March 15 will remain in the workshops of Latacunga, for final checks. The next day we […]
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Eltiempo.com.ec reported that beginning March 11, 2013, flight schedules for LAN between Cuenca and Quito will change.The changed is prompted by the location of the new airport in Quito and will offer better service for passengers. Departure Hour Arrival Hour Quito 06:45 Cuenca 07:20 Cuenca 08:20 Quito 09:15 Quito 12:45 Cuenca 13:40 Cuenca 14:35 Quito […]
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noticias.terra.cl reported that the Calama El Loa airport was evacuated by police preemptively due to the presence of an abandoned backpack. Passengers who were on a flight to the city said they were informed that the aircraft are being diverted and can not land as scheduled. Read Article
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Cotopaxi International Airport Latacunga Ecuador The authorities and sectors expected to promote the use of Cotopaxi International Airport, located in Latacunga. The time it takes to travel from Quito Mariscal Sucre Airport in Tababela (1 hour 30 minutes) is the main argument for this purpose. This was explained Alberto Salvador, president of the Associated Chambers […]
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The director of the Civil Aviation Authority, Rafael Barcenas, said this afternoon that air navigation remains completely normal, despite the national blackout that has been registered across the country. Barcenas, told panamaamerica.com.pa said they are in constant communication about the situation that has occurred in the country and at the moment there is nothing irregular. […]
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Airlines and bus companies are framed in a price war that discourages the automotive sector: according to how are the rates for travel, the price differences between air and ground option is minimal. For destinations over 500 miles, it can even be cheaper to buy a plane ticket to one bus. On Monday, the Nation […]
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The airline Iberia cancels 431 flights as a result of the second week of a strike against the restructuring plan of the company. Iberia reported plans to operate 85 percent of its long-haul flights, 62 percent on average and 47 international routes in Spanish. The airline posted on its website the list of canceled flights, […]
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Radiosantefe.com reported the Army confirmed that a Black Hawk helicopter gunship he advanced joint operations with the Police in southern goal, crashed to the ground after presenting mechanical failure, despite the spectacular incident,According to the first report, the five helicopter crew escaped unharmed from the incident. Read Article
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Santa Fe police arrested a man as he tried to fly a Cessna carrying 250 kilograms of marijuana. Was on a rural road between the towns of Serodino and Clarke Station, 70 kilometers northwest of Rosario. The deputy provincial police commissioner greater Cristian Sola said that “it will analyze the black box and the GPS […]
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According to hoy.com.do….PUNTA CANA. A suitcase with six packets of cocaine was occupied at the local airport after his owner abandoned her on a plane to take off to Canada, narcotic weighed seven kilograms and a half, reported Monday the National Control Drugs (DNCD). “The drug suitcase was left in a corporate jet Sun Wing […]
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According to Eluniverso.com, air travelers from different cities of the country are concerned that the change from Mariscal Sucre Airport from northern Quito to rural Tababela represent them more time and more money. In some cases, users of Nueva Loja, even thought it would be better to travel by bus, which would take the same […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that The closure of the existing airport Mariscal Sucre, February 19, at 19:00, and the opening of the new airport in Tababela (northeast of the city), the 20th, at 09:00, will cause cancellations and delays both domestic and international flights. LAN, in a statement, called on its customers to take precautions due to […]
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tn.com.ar (Sept 2012) Just over the border north and northeastern Argentina for dozens of scars visible brown cut so straight and perfect the jungle landscape that abounds in the area. Each having a width of between 80 and 100 meters and a length of 500 to 1500 meters, are potential clandestine airstrips that are ready […]
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A Cheetah aircraft suffered Thursday afternoon January 7 a minor incident while conducting practice assignments Manta in Manabi coast of Ecuador. The aircraft had a failure after 14:00 in the brake system and when an issue arose landing, Geovanny said Espinel, head of the 23 Fighter Wing based at Manta Air Base. Read Article
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According to Extra.ec the countdown to the deadline of the old airport of Quito Mariscal Sucre has begun. In 14 days will be held the first flight from the new airport in the capital, located in Tababela. Yesterday, the council reported on the transfer of airport equipment and detailed security plan that will run from […]
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eluniversal.com reported that the president of the Airline Association of Venezuela (Alav), Humberto Figuera said the demand for tickets for the carnival season was down 15% from last year. “From the experience of previous times we know that when carnivals falls very close to the holidays of Christmas and New Year demand, while high, does […]
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caracol.com reported an imminent extradition to the United States face both cases and eight operators narcocontroladores Airport in Barranquilla Ernesto Cortissoz Police captured by Colombia and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA. According to research, in the airport terminal were falsified flight plans of the aircraft so that they could easily meet the requirements of […]
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Eluniverso.com rpoert…..those old times come to Quito, to make arrangements or meetings and return the same day by air could be done with the new airport in Tababela, which will start operating on 20 this month. The time it will take to move the valley northeast of the city of Quito set the agenda for […]
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news.yahoo.com – Brazil’s Defense Ministry said it will recommend the government buy anti-aircraft defense systems from Russia pending advanced talks with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev this month. The ministry said in a statement on its website late on Friday it hoped to acquire Russian anti-aircraft systems and would present a proposal to President Dilma Rousseff […]
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espanol.upi.com reported that two Cuban citizens seeking to travel to the United States with false passports were arrested on Tuesday morning at the airport Silvio Pettirossi, appropriated ABC. Acosta is Katherine Stone and Insiesta Lisandra Rodriguez, who arrived in Paraguay with false passports on January 25 pretending to be Panamanian, said on ABC Color journalist […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that a power outage at 19:00 on February 19, will be the final step to close the capital’s airport today, after 52 years of operation, and the opening of the new, in Tababela, northeast of Quito, the next day. Maria Fernanda Arboleda, closing manager Mariscal Sucre International Airport, confirmed the date and said […]
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Eurocopter and regional subsidiaries have set sights on major business expansion in South America where Brazilian planemaker Embraer is rapidly branching from executive jets and light attack fighters into other civilian and military aircraft. Read Article
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According to Spanish.china.org.cn, the Ecuadorian minister of the interior, José Serrano, reported today that in the coming weeks will proceed to destroy airfields that were used for illegal activities such as drug trafficking. In an interview with state television TV Series, Serrano said that in coordination with the Armed Forces has been “intelligence work to […]
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No Drugs on Board: Two men missing from the plane, reported to have left with two suitcases. Eluniverso.com reported that….Mexican manufacturing various products, including adhesives cartons with eggs marketer of Sinaloa SA and a green bag Walmort brand, are the main evidence of the police to suspect that the HC-AMB plane that landed afternoon Sunday […]
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El Universo.com reported that Interior Minister, José Serrano, said Monday via Twitter that Sunday was held in the Vinces, Los Rios province, a plane that allegedly was to be used to transport drugs. “Plane was apprehended yesterday in the Vinces, province of Los Rios, presumably would be used to transport drugs,” said Jose Serrano Salgado […]
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Centreforaviation.com, Ecuador’s largest domestic carrier TAME is pursuing ambitious international expansion which will result in its international network growing from two to nine destinations in less than a year. TAME has added five new international destinations over the last six months, including Sao Paulo on 07-Jan-2013, and is planning to add Buenos Aires and New […]
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SOURCE: texasgopvote.com Closing Air Defense System on U.S./Mexico Border On January 17th, 2013, Exelis Systems Corporation sent out an email (see email below) to all of its employees informing them that on March 15th, 2013 all TARS Air Defense Mission Operations will permanently cease. These TARS Air Defense sites were under the control of the […]
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prensa-latina.cu reported that the Venezuelan authorities Tucanos acquire 12 aircraft in order to strengthen their ability to face the traffic of illicit substances in the country, reported the National Anti-Drug Office. According to the agency, the Minister of Interior and Justice, Nestor Reverol, said the devices will join the Bolivarian Military Aviation to detect illegal […]
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The aircraft crashed after takeoff from Angel Corso, in the city of Chiapas, for reasons that still remain unclear. Among the eight victims, three were children under age. Staff of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said the accident happened when the plane took off private terminal. Civil Protection Director of the state government, […]
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miami.cbslocal.com reported that aviation officials are investigating after two jets collided on the runway at MiamiInternationalAirport early Thursday evening. Officials say the Aerolineas Argentinas A-340 jet clipped an Air France Boeing 777 as it was parked at the gate boarding passengers. Read Article
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JetBlue starting 13JUN13 will begin daily Ft. Lauderdale – Medellin operation, as the low-fare carrier opened reservation for this new route earlier this month. Airbus A320 aircraft to operate this route. Read Article
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routesonline.com reported that JetBlue starting 27JUN13 will begin new service to Costa Rica, with daily Ft. Lauderdale – San Jose service on board Airbus A320 aircraft. Reservation for this new route is now open. Read Article
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– Gulliver Expeditions, tour operator from Quito, Ecuador, announces that the opening of the new airport in Quito now will be on February 20th. After 52 years of service, the current International Airport of Quito, Mariscal Sucre switches off his lights and closes permanently on February. Due to its location in the middle of a […]
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The Minister of Development, Ana Pastor , said that each day of strike in Iberia means 10 million lost. Defend connectivity to Latin America and recalls that the Barajas Airport is an investment of the Spanish to be preserved.The Minister of Development, Ana Pastor, said that each day of strike in Iberia mean lost 10 […]
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Five Americans and two Peruvians who traveled by helicopter from a cargo company were killed, yesterday, Monday registered a terrible helicopter crash in the city of Pucallpa, Ucayali region in Peru would overload caused the misfortune according to confirmado.net. The ship-model Chinook N24CH-registered (BV) 234, Colombia Helicopters company crashed Peru SAC-founded in Montesillo, understanding the […]
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A twin-engine plane with several members of the Missoni family, including the heir to the Italian fashion emporium Vittorio Missoni, disappeared after taking off from the archipelago of Los Roques bound for Caracas, reported yesterday by the newspaper El Nacional . Among the six people on board the aircraft were four Italian tourists, confirmed the […]
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Operations in the International Airport of Mexico City (AICM) in Terminal 1 and 2 were suspended on Friday due to a fog bank in the area causing zero visibility. A total of 16 landings were diverted to alternate terminals such as Acapulco, Morelia and the Bajio. Read Article
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The Permanent Commission of Congress asked the Federal Competition Commission, an investigation into possible anticompetitive practices in the field of civil aviation passengers, by Grupo Aeromexico, on domestic routes is operand. The PRI, under his deputy Manuel Anorve, presented the proposed grandstand that Aeromexico is investigated: Read Article
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An American Airlines flight bound from Brazil to Dallas was diverted to Houston on Wednesday because a passenger became ill and 25 died aboard the plane, police said. Shortly before dawn, airport authorities requested the presence of the homicide detectives at George Bush Intercontinental Airport after receiving notice that the American flight 962 bound for […]
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Information filed by “Montubio” On December 21, 2012, a passenger arrived at the LAN counter at José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport. This incident was at about 3:30 am. The bag set unattended for at least a half hour before a member of security personel approached the bag and luckily the owner finally walked up […]
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Tocumen International Airport in Panama, will become the largest capacity for freight and passenger movement in Latin America above Mexico or Buenos Aires, said today in Madrid Panamanian government’s deputy foreign minister, Francisco Alvarez de Soto. Read Article
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Aerolineas Argentinas will close this year with losses averaging $ 2.7 million per day. Very far from “positive balance” that based on “scientific calculations” predicted this 2012 the owner of the company, Mariano Recalde, in the first months of the nationalization, the flagship airline overtake the December 31 record around a red of $ 980 […]
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Chile maintains this Sunday the red alert for the volcano began Copahue although no evacuations, while Argentina rose to orange in the presence of lava in the crater mouth massif shared border, officials of both countries. The Chilean National Emergency Office (Onemi) declared a red alert by continuous seismic activity at the volcano, on the […]
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Until Thursday afternoon tweaks were made in the paving of a third tranche of the airport runway Camilo Ponce Enriquez, in the canton Catamayo, Loja province, so it is hoped that begins Monday adequacy of horizontal signage This will resume air operations on 17 December. The terminal, located an hour and a half from the […]
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Between January and October 2012, as airlines l attached to AviancaTaca Holding mobilized travelers 19’053 076, equivalent to a 13.6% increase in passenger numbers over the same period of 2011, when 751 were mobilized 16’775 travelers. Only in October, Avianca, TACA and its subsidiaries mobilized 1’982 818 passengers, representing an increase of 12.2% in passenger […]
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A small plane has crashed on the Caribbean island of St Barthelemy, killing 19 people on board and one person on the ground. The Caribbean Airlines plane departed from Princess Juliana Airport on the island of St Martin on Saturday afternoon and crashed into a house near the St Barthelemy Airport on the nearby French […]
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The trial involving several law enforcement officers accused in the largest drug seizure in recent history continued today before Justice Denis Hanomansingh in the Dangriga courts with arguments from the defense. Police officers Renel Grant, Lawrence Humes, Jacinto Roches, Mark Middleton and Customs boatman Harold Usher, as well as Victor Logan have been indicted for […]
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The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, announced in the last week that he is considering a bulk purchase of nine helicopters – one for the leader of each of Bolivia’s nine states. His consideration is based around the fact that he now considers a helicopter as a necessary tool for the state leaders to carry […]
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Pilots for Argentina’s infamous “death flights” have begun trial, and brought up on charges for crimes against humanity for their active participation in de facto president Jorge Rafael Videla’s “dirty war” that consumed the Latin American county for years. From 1976-1983 during Videla’s reign as Argentina’s dictator, in addition to the armies kidnappings and murders, […]
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An airliner from COPA lost runway at Mariscal Sucre in Quito, said the director general of civil aviation, Fernando Guerrero, in his Twitter account (@ guerrerofer71). The airport authority also announced the temporary closure of the airport to check the conditions. The aircraft is on the north end of the capital’s airport. Still unknown details […]
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Brazil’s low-cost airline Gol announced that it is eliminating the WebJet brand, the rival airline that it took over earlier this year, cutting 850 jobs and reducing domestic capacity in the process. Gol, which initially announced plans to take over WebJet in July 2011, received regulatory approval for the merger last month. After a study […]
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The start of operations in areas Quito-Lima route by Tame reduce travel costs between the two countries and increase the mutual flow of visitors, the Tourism Ministry said. Carla Portalanza, Undersecretary of Tourism Ministry of Tourism, said that the flights, which begin today, will have an introductory price of $ 310. Read Article
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An American has died and four others were injured after the helicopter they were traveling in crashed around a private resort in the Bahamas, as reported by the local police. Apparently, the helicopter was landing when a gust of wind caused the pilot to lose control, causing the unit to rush to Baker’s Bay Golf […]
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Nothing like this had ever happened at Ben-Gurion International Airport before: A routine customs inspection uncovered an attempt to smuggle two unmanned aerial vehicles into Israel. The incident began when a Jewish citizen of Mexico tried to go through the “nothing to declare” lane with three suitcases. Something in his behavior aroused the customs inspectors’ […]
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A Cessna 206 aircraft type Sankip company made an emergency landing by a fault that would have been presented during the flight route Curaraya Shell, in the province of Pastaza, on Sunday. The landing occurred on the river beach Villano, three and a half minutes to reach Curaray community, more than 40 minutes flying time […]
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The National Armed Forces of Venezuela, in order to modernize its fleet, China will purchase more aircraft, model Y-8, after EE. UU. refused to sell to the Latin American country units and aircraft parts, models C-130 Hercules and C-123. according to hispantv.com. “Since we have left are a few inches Hercules aircraft, we had only […]
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Manager Boliviana de Aviacion (BOA), Ronald Casso, said Thursday that the state airline will inaugurate the international route Bolivia-Spain on December 7, with the first flight will depart from and arrive at Madrid Airport Viru Viru, in the city of Santa Cruz. “We have confirmed the first Boliviana de Aviación flight from Madrid to Viru […]
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Rio de Janeiro. 38% of intercontinental flights that target Latin America come through Brazilian airports, while air traffic to or from Brazil grew 115% in a decade, said the aircraft manufacturer Airbus. Brazilian airports that provide access to Latin America are mainly those of Sao Paulo (26%), Rio de Janeiro (10%) and Brasilia (2%), said […]
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Planning Minister Julio De Vido announced that Aerolineas Argentinas will “review” the offer of international travel in countries “where demand does not justify” and increase the frequency of domestic flights. The package aims to cut labor benefits pilots as flight hours and rest. “We will have more planes and more agile systems technology because we […]
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