elmercurio.com.ec reported that yesterday opened a new point of sale of the airline Aerogal in the first floor of the CICA, Solano Avenue. They plan to conduct raffles, and several surprises to promote their rates for the ticket that costs $ 69 round trip to Quito, which includes taxes and more. Mario Cruz, CEO of […]
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Radiosantafe.com reported that research from the Colombian Air Force, detections of drug flights leaving from neighboring countries are fired, it is because in Venezuela since 2005, was suspended on air interdiction treaty existing between that country and the U.S.. UU. The figures coincide with information FAC Southern Command of the United States revealed four months […]
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flightaware.com reported thatover 3,000 flight cancellations so far as a result of Hurricane Sandy — details below: 707 flights cancelled to/from/within the US today. Most affected is Newark (EWR), a United hub, with over 265 cancellations today. 2,499 flights cancelled to/from/within the US tomorrow (Monday). Most affected is Newark (EWR), with 774 cancellations, second is […]
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At international airports was instituted random selection of travelers, for baggage screening by X-ray system. The selection is done by an intelligent traffic light. The unit displays according to the light that turns on (green or red) if the passenger makes a new line to check your bags noninvasive or complete their paperwork there, according […]
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Israel Aerospace Industries’ Heron unmanned air vehicle has crossed the Andes during an operational flight demonstration conducted in a Latin American country. Performed last month, the flight demonstrated the Heron’s advanced ability to fly long-range missions using satellite communications for control and activation, IAI says. Read Article
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The People’s Ministry for the Environment (Minamb), together with the National Institute for Farm Safety (INSAI), rescued 22 wild birds were being unfairly trasladas Simon Bolivar International Airport, located in Maiquetia , Vargas state. Read Article
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The Argentina Federation of Airman (FAPA), comprised of four unions in the industry, this week warned that the pay dispute could be reactivated with Aerolineas Argentinas and Austral once you complete the compulsory conciliation issued by the Ministry of Labour. Read Article
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El año 2012 ha sido el año de las reestructuraciones y remodelaciones de los principales aeropuertos en países latinoamericanos. Estos reacondicionamientos van desde la ampliación de sus terminales, hasta el remozamiento de áreas de migración y pasajeros. Incluyen también zonas de estacionamientos, sectores comerciales, tecnología de punta, oficinas y centros de servicio. Leer Mas
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Arecoa.com reported that the year 2012 was a year of restructuring and remodeling of the main airports in Latin American countries. These retrofits range from expanding its terminals, to the rejuvenation of migration routes and passengers. They also include parking areas, commercial, technology, offices and service centers. The Las Americas International Airport José Francisco Peña […]
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arecoa.com reported at nine o’clock, local time in Santo Domingo, the pilot of the Boeing 747 of American Airlines, requested assistance from the international airport terminal in the Americas in the Dominican capital to make an emergency landing after presenting a failure. The plane flying from Venezuela to Miami with 173 passengers and nine crew […]
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Tegucigalpa. Honduras Police seized 160 kilos of cocaine that were hidden in a false compartment of a cargo transportation in Puerto Cortes (Caribbean), and arrested a person allegedly linked to the stash, reported an official source . A National Police spokesman told reporters that the stash was found late Tuesday in the cargo that was […]
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The company Corporación América Argentina and Brazil announced today Infravix invest 750 million reais ($ 350 million) in the improvements required Brasilia airport before the World Cup in 2014. Both companies Inframérica up the consortium that was awarded the works, operations and management of the airport in the capital of Brazil, and the amount announced […]
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A new narco attack occurred near midnight on Friday against the aerodrome Kiteni village center, Echarate district, province Convention, Cusco region, located two miles from town. According to police information the terrorist attack occurred at 11:30 pm on Friday, when a narco-terrorist squad attacked the airfield Kiteni, pinning the only two private guards, guarding the […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that Guayaquil has less availability of direct flights to U.S. destinations. Five airlines flying three years ago to American cities, this year only two maintained their supply from the city: American Airlines and LAN. Not only would that undermined the flight to destinations such as Houston and Atlanta, but now the number of […]
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The aircraft Martinair Holland made a night landing at the new terminal Tababela. According to the Twitter account @ NoticiasQuito, Mayor Augusto Barrera boarded the plane. The flight from Santiago de Chile landing using ILS systems, ie precision instrumentation landing, for its acronym in English. Read Article
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In early September, 2012, Elcomercio.comPolice on Monday filed two alleged members of a gang assault and kidnapping of passengers at the international airport José Joaquín de Olmedo. An Australian and a Salvadoran were among the victims. Lieutenant Gustavo Solis, chief of patrol, said Patricia Digerolamo Salvadoran citizen reported that at 20:00 on Friday 31 August, […]
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The Directorate General of Aeronautical Civil (DGAC) sent a serious warning to the authorities Lambayeque to start hunting vultures health, to avoid accidents military and commercial aircraft daily use José International Airport Quiñones of Chiclayo. In a document sent to Airports Company of Peru (ADP), dealer has Chiclayan control terminal, FAA says that if no […]
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The ruler of the Municipality of Chiclayo, Edwin Vasquez Sanchez, proposed the creation of a commission to evaluate a possible relocation of the airport Jose Abelardo Quinones and military base in Peru Air Force (FAP). Read Article
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travelupdate.com.pe reported the Minister of Transport and Communications, Carlos Paredes, reported today that the state will invest S /. 400 million in pre-investment studies for the rehabilitation of runways and aircraft platforms airports Arequipa, Chiclayo, Piura and Juliaca. He said “we all have an enormous responsibility to that extent we will reach and exceed the […]
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The Ecuadorian capital began the week with seven fire. One of them occurred in the area of kilometer 22 on the road to Chiriboga, in Southern District, which works to control it. Others have occurred in Pueblo, Czech and Pasochoa. In the fire of 47 people are working Chiriboga Corps Fire Quito and other provinces, […]
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Trome.pe reported that the illicit goods were hidden in plastic containers of coffee and tea in your luggage, in Arequipa. “Sharko”, a drug-sniffing dog, prevented Arispón Rafael de la Rosa (53) traveled to Antofagasta, Chile, from the airport to the city. The illicit mercaderúa was camouflaged in plastic containers of coffee and tea in your […]
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Airlines operating in the country began offering discounts on tickets for the season, which begins in September. Users can access tickets costing up to 50% less than that achieved in the high season. With these promotions, the airlines want to secure the occupation of their aircraft in the offseason and promote destinations preferred by Ecuadorians, […]
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From January to August this year, the airport sector there have been 102 robberies people. Elcomercio.com Yesterday, police officers in the field revealed that the airport operates four criminal groups allegedly involved in robbing people. Researchers know this method as ‘descuideros’. That is, the strangers take advantage of times when users leave their belongings for […]
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Elpais.com.co reported that in one embodiment little known Colombian drug authorities, two men were arrested at the airport in Medellin, while carrying on their small stomachs latex wrappers with a total of $ 80,000. “The money was not counterfeit and the two passengers on seperate flights from Costa Rica claimed they were businessmen. He explained […]
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Reuters reported The Fire in Guatemala volcano began spewing lava and ash on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of about 11,000 people from surrounding communities and the suspension of some flights, officials said. The volcano, about 40 kilometers southwest of the capital, launched a column of lava 30 meters long from the crater for about 20 […]
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Authorities Border Police found drugs in the air freight terminal to eropuerto Villeda Morales of San Pedro Sula. In the morning we counted 40 kilos of cocaine contained in several boxes from Colombia through a joint international parcels. After another flight arrived in the rest boxes of seized cocaine figure is 80 kilos. According to […]
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Television footage showed dozens of supporters of the two sides in a kind of pitched battle outside the airport of Puerto Cabello, in central western oil country, where he planned to get the single candidate of the opposition, Henrique Capriles, for a campaign. Puerto Cabello has a mayor-government, but the government is one of the […]
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Caracol Radio reports met a group of importers who complain about what they call “mafia bribes” in the customs dock El Dorado International Airport. It is a mafia comprising inspectors and other officials of medium and high level, who hamper the import documents and only released upon payment burden buried in a “toll”, which can […]
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According to diario.com.mx, Judicial authorities are investigating the accident aerotaxi registered in the municipality of San Ignacio, where six people, including the pilot of the aircraft registration XA-TNG-C06, were injured. Martin Robles Armenta, Deputy of the State explained that the report of the event that took place this Monday morning, as apparently occurred because of […]
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Seven months into operations at the new airport in Quito (February 20), the rates of the two public transport systems are not defined. According Germanic Pinto, general manager of the Metropolitan Public Enterprise Mobility and Public Works (Epmmop), the process it must coordinate the Municipality of Quito and the National Traffic Agency (NTA), which has […]
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lahora.com.ec reported that a single-engine plane crash in the Brazilian state of Goiás today caused the death of its four occupants, the pilot and three young men who had hired a scenic flight, firefighters said Tuesday. The accident occurred around 16:30 local time (19:30 GMT) on Sunday Acreúna jurisdiction, municipality in the southeastern state of […]
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According to the Metropolitan Police Commander, General Jose Angel Mendoza, the airport of Bucaramanga is increasingly coveted by drug trafficking networks that send to the so-called “mules” with their bodies loaded with drugs. “As is known in the jargon of the gangs involved in drug trafficking, criminals are trying to ‘mount line’. It is not […]
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INFORMATION FROM LAN.COM LAN to update its sales and check-in system On September 7 and 8, LAN will change its sales and Check-in system, which may cause some delays or congestion to its services. If you plan to travel between September 7-24, we request you take the following precautions. Preventative measures Change schedule Office opening […]
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Miguel Palacios took office instead of Colonel Landa Pastor Ruiz, in a ceremony at the airport Toncontin FAH, south of the capital, with the notable absence of President Porfirio Lobo, who used to attend these acts. The Chief of Joint Staff of the Armed Forces, General Rene Osorio praised Pastor Landa, who according to local […]
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ElUnviverso.com reported that on August 21, 2012, a tourist from El Salvador arrived at the airport José Joaquín de Olmedo. Two suspects in a yellow cab committed a secuestro express fifteen minutes after Ileana Martinez Lainez arrived at the airport. Police reported that the cab had been used in other assaults on individuals. When police […]
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Elcomercio.pe reported a crew member of a commercial airline was arrested at Lima’s Jorge Chavez airport after they had checked attached to his waist and ankles and Computers Intel Core iPod Touch generation, which are valued at 23 thousand 698 dollars. The nervousness showed concern and intervened when leaving the International, and he was invited […]
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The punctuality of flights covered by domestic airlines has improved between January and July this year. Earlier this year, LAN Airlines, Aerogal, Tame and Saereo reported to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) 70.2% of operations on time, on average, five airports: Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Baltra and Manta. Last July, the percentage rose to […]
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The President had already boarded the plane. But before takeoff, he was taken to another area of the airport. And after an inspection of the left engine, the game was suspended. The head of state will spend the night in the capital Santa Cruz. Read Article
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laestrelladeloriente.com reported on August 15 the community, in Yapacani staff Special Force against Drug Trafficking and found a clandestine airstrip near a stricken aircraft. According to the report of the Red One, suspect that the ship would have tried to take flight when he suffered a mishap and fell to the ground which caused it […]
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One person was killed Tuesday night in northwestern Venezuela in the crash of a small plane carrying a quantity of drugs yet to be determined, said the Deputy Minister of Public Safety, Nestor Reverol. “He was a person apparently manning a single-engine aircraft, which is dead,” he said in a telephone connection Reverol the official […]
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NEW AIRLINE ROUTES UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR DIRECT TRAVEL TO ECUADOR – According to ElUniverso.comm the Production Sector Council will be responsible for prioritizing new air routes to enter the incentive scheme announced by the government earlier this month. The idea is to grant a subsidy of 40% of a gallon of fuel for three years […]
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The prosecution was able to custodial Colombian-born citizen Juan Bilbao, 43 years old, for his alleged links with the case of the plane that took off without authorization from Arturo Michelena International Airport in Valencia, Carabobo state, with a cargo drug, which was subsequently stash seized by the Spanish authorities in the Canary Islands. Read […]
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Some 30,000 ecstasy tablets were seized on Thursday at Ezeiza International Airport by Customs personnel. The drug was hidden in the false bottom of a suitcase and a Dutchman stopped there because. The Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP), through Customs, carried out the operation and managed to kidnap a total of 29,802 pills were […]
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Eight lanes under construction looming ahead, amid the dust and the sound of the machines that widen the road. From Quito to Tababela is far but no traffic and when the clock strikes 13:57 the taxi. Reaches the destination with the sigh of never embark on that route, at least if you have a client […]
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Abusing the power?? In the midst of a severe crisis in the government by the scandals of the president’s brother, Alexis Humala, and your company’s contracts with the State, together with the problems in the pension program 65, the first lady, Nadine Heredia, in a controversial decision, traveled to Brazil using the presidential plane, when […]
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Spanish citizen Amparo Nieto Saenz de Santamaria was arrested in the Puna Cana airport in the Dominican Republic for attempting to traffick drugs to Spain. She had hidden the drugs in a disposable diaper she was wearing and underneath black tights. The total weight of the drugs was one kilo, 40 grams, Noticias Mundo Vision […]
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According to Francisco Zozaya Preowned ALE CEO, Business Unit Executive Airlines, aviation in Mexico has increased the past three years, where the Pre-owned aircraft market is an excellent choice for executives and their companies. As reported by the manager, in 2011 in Spain employee’s 127 aircraft were sold with an average price of $ 500,000 […]
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Officials in Madrid, Spain arrested two individuals who attempted to bring 16 kilograms of cocaine into the country. They had arrived in the airport on a flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Europa Press reports. Both suspects were of Brazilian nationality. They had hidden the cocaine in two cardboard boxes in their luggage. They intended to […]
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The portfolio of the Interior conducted six raids in coordination with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in private hangars La Aurora International Airport. The operation was completed one day after the discovery of a small plane, an Ecuadorian company, which was carrying 405 kilos of cocaine. This expedited forfeiture actions taken yesterday, where […]
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Nearly two months after three officers to assassinate three other colleagues at the International Airport of Mexico City, it has been known that the Federal Police has relieved its 348 agents at the airport. On Monday June 25 at ten to nine in the morning, three police officers investigating drug trafficking at the airport were […]
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“The new route will open on November 12 and tickets are now on sale. TAM Airlines has received approval from the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) to operate daily non-stop flights (round trips) between Galeão Airport of Rio de Janeiro and Orlando, Florida . Such regular service between the two cities is unprecedented […]
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Seven Guatemalans and five Ecuadorians were arrested after officials discovered 405 kilos of cocaine inside a private jet. The five Ecuadorians were crew members on the plane, Siglo 21 reports. The other suspects claimed to be unemployed, and that they had travelled to Ecuador for work training. The suspects and the drugs were found inside […]
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President Rafael Correa on Saturday offered a subsidy of 40% in fuel for airlines to open new routes connecting Ecuador and other countries and thus improve connectivity with the Andean nation.”We will favor some frequencies, but if airlines want to do direct flight Ecuador-Italy, Ecuador, Germany, have a subsidy of 40% of the fuel,” Correa […]
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The Peruvian Army Patrol, along with anti-narcotics and terrorism police, located and destroyed a clandestine airstrip near the Palcazu River. The runway was found near Ciudad Constitucion, Diario Correo reports. It was 1,000 meters long and 50 meters wide. Trees and vegetation had been cut back to permit visibility. Officials presume the runway was used […]
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The inauguration of the new airport in Quito, Mariscal Sucre, in Tababela start commercial operations on February 20 next year, they said the mayor, Augusto Barrera. This approach should be presented to the Full Council to establish legal processes to justify this decision. This decision was taken after a meeting between the mayor Augusto Barrera, […]
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Santiago Martín Monforte (33) was arrested after attempting to fly to Portugal from Venezuela with 56 capsules of liquid cocaine. The drugs weighed a total of 1.277 grams, according to an El Carabobeno report. The suspect was found in the Caracas airport after displaying nervous behavior. He admitted he was carrying drugs in his stomach. […]
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Lesther Alexander Choxon Cifuentes (28) was captured in the Cartagena airport in Colombia as he attempted to leave the country with 600 grams of heroin in his stomach. A Guatemalan citizen, he was preparing to board a plane en route to Guatemala with a stop in Panama, El Universal reports. He was arrested after authorities […]
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Officials stopped a plane in Gran Canaria that had travelled from Venezuela to the Canary Islands after Interpol alerted the aircraft might have been carrying drugs. The private jet was believed to have been transporting drugs disguised as humanitarian aid, according to El Nacional. Three people had been travelling in the plane. Dozens of packages […]
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A protest by several players of Deportivo Quito, who were on the 1544 flight of the airline LAN, caused a delay of two hours in the output plane en route Cuenca-Quito. The players claimed the presence of his fellow Maximilian Bevacqua and Isaac Mina, who were prevented from boarding the aircraft that would take them […]
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Representatives of the production sectors, exporters and airlines sent letters to the Mayor of the Metropolitan District of Quito, which request was postponed startup of operations at the airport Tababela, scheduled for October 12. The main reason is that from October until the first months of next year there is a noticeable increase in passenger […]
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A man with 69 capsules of cocaine was arrested in the Tijuana international airport in Mexico after displaying signs of stomach pain at the baggage claim. The suspect, Abel Valencia Díaz (23), carried a U.S. passport, but is originally from Jalisco, Azteca Noticias reports. He had swallowed 46 capsules, hidden 14 in his underwear, and […]
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Anti-narcotics officials in the Luis Muñoz Marín airport in Carolina, Puerto Rico discovered two pounds of marijuana. The discovery was made in a private corridor in the airport, according to a Vocero report. The drugs were wrapped in plastic and are believed to have come from the state of Arizona. The intended destination of the […]
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The agency issued Recommendation 33/2012 against the Ministry of Communications and Transport to consider that the authorities violated the right to privacy and confidentiality of a passenger in the Villahermosa International Airport to force her to take off in public a breast prosthesis activated the metal detector alarm. The injured said that officials told reviewers […]
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Police in Colombia have announced the discovery of two clandestine airstrips owned by the FARC organization for drug trafficking purposes. The airstrips were located in jungle areas of Balboa and Mercaderes, in Cauca. They were found through joint efforts of the National Police, the Attorney General, and the Colombian Air Force, Univision reports. The airstrips […]
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Rubén Balbuena Martich, a 20-year-old musician from the Dominican Republic, was arrested after flying back to his country from Peru. He was carrying three kilos and 340 grams of cocaine that were taped to his legs, Noticias Mundo Vision reports. He had arrived on Copa Airlines flight 448, which made a stop in Panama before […]
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Four Spanish citizens, one Ecuadorian, and one Peruvian were arrested in the Lima airport after authorities caught them attempting to traffick drugs to Spain. Silvia G. M. from Spain was carrying three kilos of cocaine in bottles of natural products. Midia R. S.(30), also of Spain, had a kilo of drugs stored in processed foods, […]
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A bill that seeks to end the long hours of pilots and aircrew in the country was filed in Congress. The intent of the initiative is to get workers to achieve a maximum of 160 hours per month and 1,760 per year. According to Juan Manuel Galan, author of the project, the idea is to […]
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The statutory provision includes a complete revision to the areas of maintenance and operations of the company, who has starred in four incidents in the past five days, affecting passenger safety. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) today announced it will conduct a thorough investigation of the local airline, Sky Airlines, after four “events” […]
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Some 200 workers at the Chilean airline Lan today began a work stoppage, which would impact the dispatch of aircraft from various airports in the country, said the union president Lan Express, Luis Chavez. According to the radio station Bio-Bio, the union leader said that “we stand workers are going to stop operations and the […]
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A drug ring operating in Caracas, Venezuela was foiled after four individuals, all Colombian, were caught planning to fly to Portugal with drugs. The drugs were hidden inside a double-bottomed suitcase, Noticias 24 reports. The drug operation, planned to occur at night, was intercepted after intelligence work. The four suspects were caught after leaving a […]
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At 23:40 am on Saturday (04:40 GMT today) state government officials were aware of the loss of a particular brand helicopter-109 enrollment XAUQH Augusta, same as conducting a private flight,” he said in a statement the government the state. The control tower lost contact Toluca airport with the aircraft and then launched a search by […]
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Peru will seek to build an international airport near the southern city of Cusco, a tourist magnet that has long suffered from being unable to receive major flights from abroad. Read Article
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A Spaniard and a Venezuelan were arrested after officials in the Maiquetía airport seized two drug shipments. The first occurred when the Spaniard was caught with 12.5 kilos of cocaine taped to his body. He attempted to board a Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt, Germany, Correo del Orinoco reports. The 41-year-old Venezuelan citizen attempted to board […]
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A Greek, two Romanians, and one Russian were arrested at the Jorge Chavez airport in Lima, Peru. They were attempting to fly with 7.3 kilos of cocaine to Spain, according to El Tiempo. The Greek, identified as Constantinus K.M. (44) carried two kilos of drugs impregnated in clothing that was hidden in a backpack. The […]
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Half a ton of cocaine intended to be shipped to Nigeria was discovered and confiscated at the Buenos Aires airport in Argentina. The customs staff, with the help of drug-sniffing dogs, found the cocaine during an inspection. The drugs were concealed in a dredging machine, Periodismo Vivo reports. The total weight of the shipment was […]
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After large drug seizures in the Coronel Oviedo, Caazapá, and Villarrica areas of Paraguay, officials have noted that the destination of these shipments was Caazapá. From there, the drugs would enter Argentina, according to a Color ABC report. The shipments are believed to leave Caazapá via clandestine airstrips. Anonymous sources claim a low-ranking police officer […]
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A twin engine Cessna aircraft was unearthed in El Anís, Olancho, Honduras, near a makeshift runway. According to La Tribuna, residents nearby had seen a plane preparing for landing; however, it soon disappeared from sight. Searches for the plane were futile until a strong odor of gasoline and burned flesh led investigators to unearth the […]
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Anti-narcotics police in the Tocumen International Airport in Panama arrested a 31-year-old Panamanian man after arriving on a flight from Europe with hashish in his stomach. He was travelling in the company of a 55-year-old Italian woman, Hora Cero reports. X-rays revealed several tablets in his stomach, which after expulsion, totaled to 23. The drugs […]
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Psychologist Yamal Antar Zawady Ospino (36) was caught in the Riohacha airport in Colombia attempting to fly to Aruba with 250 grams of cocaine. According to El Heraldo, the drugs were hidden inside latex gloves and balloons. The suspect claimed he had been commissioned by a woman identified as Dayana Buelvas to transport cosmetic materials. […]
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After the vote that took place Tuesday in the Senate, the FA refused to install an investigative commission to study the events that led to the bankruptcy of Pluna, while the background parliamentarians sent associations with national carrier Varig and Eastern Aeronautical Company (Leadgate) the judiciary. This includes, along with the complaint made by Senator […]
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FIRST COMMERCIAL TEST FLIGHT OF NEW AIRPORT OUTSIDE OF QUITO ECUADOR – JULY 2, 2012 – AMERICAN AIRLINES
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A 52-year-old Romanian man was arrested by the Bolivarian National Guard in the Maiquetia International Airport in Venezuela after attempting to fly to Paris, France with cocaine. He had planned to then connect to Frankfurt, Germany. He was carrying the drugs in a brown suitcase with a false bottom, Noticias 24 reports. The total weight […]
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The airline has increased its supply of seats for the Chilean market, which operates five weekly flights, which increased to 7 in high season is July and August. Sales of Air Canada to Chile would close 2012 with a growth that fluctuate between 15 and 20% compared to 2011, said Thursday the company’s general manager […]
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Taca Airlines announced today that it will operate direct flights from Lima to Medellin and Cali in Colombia from 24 August, and for each destination there will be three flights a week. “There is a growing demand for Peruvian passenger access these Colombian destinations, and vice versa, so from August 24 will have an easier […]
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Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian airline Gol announced new direct flights in South America and expand its international routes, having canceled their trip to Santiago de Chile. The company will add new flights from Guarulhos airport in Sao Paulo to Montevideo, Asunción and Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia, according to a statement issued Wednesday […]
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The Bolivariana National Guard discovered and dismantled a clandestine airstrip in the Apure state of Venezuela. The airstrip is believed to be the take-off location of a plane stopped and captured at the Punto Fijo airport on July 6, 2012. The illegal airstrip was 1.4 kilometers long and was located near the Juriepe river. 220 […]
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A Belgian citizen was arrested before boarding a plane to Paris, France with five kilos of cocaine hidden in a suitcase. Another individual, from the Dominican Republic, was also arrested before attempting to fly to Madrid, Spain, with capsules of cocaine in the stomach. Both suspects were flying from the Las Americas airport in Santo […]
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A small plane crashed in the mountainous region near Catacamas, Olancho, Honduras that was carrying 600 kilograms of cocaine. One of the passengers, Elías Aureliano Herrera Silva, was killed in the crash, La Prensa reports. The other passenger, George Luis Herrera Bueno, suffered serious injuries, including fractures, and was transported to a hospital in the […]
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Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos said yesterday that the volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupted on Saturday at 5:40 in the morning and taken 1,710 people, 1,125 of Tolima and Caldas 585. He stressed that no affected but warned the “lack of social discipline” and “lack of communication Volcanological Center.” Read Article
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The remains of a helicopter of the Navy (Semar) who disappeared on Friday while traveling in Manzanillo, Colima, Morelia, Michoacan were located in Jalisco. There were no reports of survivors. The remains of the Panther were found 18 kilometers east of the town of Pihuamo, Jalisco, where it hit the top of a mountain, Semar […]
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A Cessna airplane was discovered at a clandestine airstrip in Mexicali, Mexico. It contained 84 total packages with 434 kilos and 610 grams of marijuana, and 12 packages containing 13 kilos and 36 grams of cocaine. The plane was detected by radar and satellite surveillance, San Diego Red reports. Jesús Lindbergh Gómez García and Juan […]
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Allegedly two Federal Police officers involved in the shootout at Mexico City’s International Airport had links to a drug ring that was operating at the airport. Read Article
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Through security footage, the Federal Police was able to identify the aggressors that shot to death three policemen in Mexico City International Airport during a drug investigation. Jose Ramon Salinas, spokesman of the Federal Police, said to the Universal that the faces of the aggressors had been identified and that there is a possibility that […]
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The manager of Venezuela’s drone program is an engineer who helped build ballistic missiles for Iran. The engineer’s identity raises new questions about the purposes behind Venezuela’s drone program. But it’s also only one part of a mystery involving drones shipped from Iran to Venezuela while hidden in secret cargo containing possibly more military hardware […]
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A 24-year-old man from the Merida state of Venezuela was caught in the Simón Bolívar International Airport as he attempted to fly to Rome, Italy with 70 sacs of cocaine in his stomach. The total weight of the drugs was 1 kilo, El Tiempo reports. The flight was operated by the Alitalia airline. The plane […]
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A Venezuelan citizen was arrested in the Santo Domingo international airport after security officials discovered 17 kilos of cocaine in his suitcase. According to El Tiempo, the cocaine had been stored in 16 various packages. The suspect taken into custody was reported to be Jeampiero Alexander Moreno Clavijo, 32. He was attempting to travel with […]
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The Bolivarian National Guard has retained a plane believed to be used for drug smuggling. The plane is a dual-engine aircraft and remains at the Josefa Camejo airport in Punto Fijo, Venezuela. The plane was retained after guards performed a narcotics test on the aircraft, which yielded positive results for cocaine, El Tiempo reports. Two […]
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