GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (GOL – Analyst Report) recorded a y-o-y demand growth of 12.3% and 16.7% on its domestic and international route network, respectively. GOL’s total load factor reached 62.9% in May, up 5.0 percentage points year over year while yield remained close to R$19.00 cents. The company aims to improve aircraft productivity in order to leverage the global aviation demand. Read Article
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Eight policemen were killed and four others injured is the tragic toll of a plane crash reported on Saturday in Las Salinas Casanare. Although it is unclear what caused the crash of the helicopter of the National Police. Four police injured were treated at health centers in Yopal. Read Article
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According to Travelupdate.com.pe the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) granted permission to Peruvian Airlines to begin operating flights to 27 countries worldwide. Air transport will consist of passenger, cargo and mail flights from Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima. MTC will allow the airline to expand operations for four years. Peruvian Airlines must prove […]
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It is one of the most perilous air routes in the world. Colombian pilots fly through storms in decrepit planes over dense forests to deliver food and goods to villagers isolated from the rest of the world. Jumping off point is Villavicencio, a city in the foothills of the Andean Cordillera. The destination is any […]
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According to ElComercio.com, an Ecuadorian military plane belonging to the navy failed to takeoff due to a flaw in the landing gear in which an explosion caused a fire. The mishap was at 02.35 this morning and cuased damage to the aircraft. No injuries or casualties were reported. Furthermore, air traffic at the base is […]
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Company Increases Cargo Capacity on 19 Weekly Flights in Central and South America With Latin American economies showing solid growth, UPS has significantly expanded the capacity of its express air network throughout the region. Effective last week, UPS increased its cargo capacity by more than 50 percent on 19 weekly flights into Central and South […]
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The Government intends to implement a national system of international airports and resorts with an investment of at least $ 144 million by 2015, said Sunday the Minister of Public Works, Walter Delgadillo. In an interview with state media, Delgadillo anticipated that this national system will consist of 8 and 6 international airports tourist airports. […]
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Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX:CMH.to – News) (Pink Sheets:CMHXF.pk – News) is pleased to announce that a large international airport in Latin America has chosen Carmanah A704-5 solar powered aviation runway and A650 taxiway lanterns as their lantern of choice for emergency back-up airfield lighting for both of the runways on the airfield. The value of […]
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The Policía Aeroportuaria del Servicio de Vigilancia del Ministerio de Seguridad Pública (MSP) at country’s international airports now do more than keep an eye on security, but can also now issue traffic tickets to drivers and detain illegals, among other duties of an immigration official. The special police body that is a permanent fixture at […]
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Research: The pilot sailed down a hill height and destabilized the aircraft. Operational failures caused the crash of the Cessna 341, Bolivia Air Force (FAB), in which six people, two soldiers and four officers from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC, by its acronym English) – were burned to death last May […]
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A TAM plane made an emergency landing at Luis Eduardo Magalhaes airport after a passenger threatened to blow up the aircraft late on Friday (20). The man said he was with a bomb and the commander of the flight 3603 signaled a clear threat to the control tower in Salvador. The 129 passengers were evacuated […]
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Manaus – A new line of research will point out if there was human error in the crash of an aircraft of the Air Taxi Amazonaves in the last 21 days in Manaus, in the Regional Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (Seripando 7). The first report issued by the Seripando 7 concluded that there […]
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Mexican authorities on Thursday announced that a Bolivian pastor was sentenced to over 7 years in prison for the hijacking of an airplane in 2009. Josmar Flores Pereira was found guilty of taking control of a passenger airplane through threats and illegally kidnap people. He was sentenced to 7 years and seven months in prison. […]
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Eurocopter expands its influence in Latin America to open in Panama this past May 12, a maintenance center for Central America. Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer and faithful to its goal of increasing and improving the provision of services to its customers, develops its network of service centers in the Central American market, through […]
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Aernnova Aerospace company has hired the engineering and architectural work Lantec for technical assistance prior to the construction of a new factory in the Mexican city of Queretaro. These facilities will be dedicated to the production of composites. Read Article
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A Sol Líneas Aéreas (SOL) commuter plane carrying more than 20 people crashed in southern Argentina on late Wednesday evening, the airline confirmed. Sol Líneas Aéreas flight 5428 was on a flight from Córdoba in Córdoba Province to Comodoro Rivadavia in Chubut Province during which it made two scheduled stops. The first stop was in […]
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Ecuador-based Linea Aerea del Ecuador (TAME) has signed up for GE Aviation’s OnPoint solution to maintain the CF34-10E engines on its three E190 aircraft. The contract is worth $30m over five years. GE will provide material and services tailored to TAME’s operational and financial needs. Read Article
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Three foreigners died, after the small plane they were flying in crashed in a wooded area of Canton Changallo in Ilopango, as reported by the Fire Department in El Salvador and CDS. ONe of the victims was an Israeli and president of Pulsar Group, an Israeli aircraft company and two Chinese nationals. Read Article
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“Before 2007 we had a fleet of aircraft that operated from about 35 years. From this year, almost all aircraft have 10 years average life (…) One of the most modern air fleets in Latin America, “said the official. He explained that this was achieved thanks to strict security policies implemented by the Government. Read […]
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An air force pilot died Thursday when his warplane crashed in northeastern Brazil, an air force spokesman told Efe. The A-29 turboprop plane went down near Natal, the capital of Rio Grande do Norte, a state in extreme northeastern Brazil. Read Article
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Over the next 20 years air carriers in Latin America will require 2,180 new airplanes worth approximately USD210bn as growth in air travel in the region is expected to outpace the world average, Boeing has forecast. Latin American air travel is expected to grow by approximately 70% over the next two decades, driven by an […]
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ELN Guerrilla Involved in 1999 Hijacking Is Captured • According to rcnradio.com , the ELN guerrilla, alias “Pablito”, was captured near Santa Rosa, Bolívar in a collective effort by the Army, Attorney General, and the Department of Security. • He is considered a man trustd by the head of the ELN, Nicolás Rodríguez Bautista, alias […]
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Helicopter Accident Injures Six People in Puerto Wilches, Santander, Colombia • Per a report by rcnradio.com, a helicopter of the company Geosismica of Ecopetrol had an accident during the night. • The six passengers (two of which were crewmembers) were injured. • Police quickly transported the helicopter to Barrancabermeja where the passengers were transported to […]
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The outlook for the international airline industry remains uncertain amid a volatile political situation in the Middle East, high oil prices and uneven global economic growth, says Frederico Curado, chief executive of Brazil’s Embraer. Read Article
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In the summer of 2011, Avianca airlines will begin new air service between Orlando International Airport and Bogota, Colombia.
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The Mexican carrier Interjet has conducted the first biofuel flight in the country, operating an Airbus A320 with a 30 percent biofuel blend developed from the local jatropha plant. The plants were harvested in Chiapas, Mexico. Read Article
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Héroux-Devtek Inc. (HRX-T8.29-0.01-0.12%) is taking the long-awaited plunge and making an entrance into the Mexican marketplace to build a facility for its aerostructures and landing gear operations in Mexico. The Quebec-based company’s first foray outside of Canada and the U.S. will be located in the Queretaro Aerospace Park. Read Article
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Tourists arriving in Liberia (LIR) for the 2011-2012 vacation season will enjoy the new terminal that is under construction and to be ready for November. The new terminal in Liberia will almost double capacity to 1.500 passengers at one time from the current 900 and will have a food court, two boarding areas and a […]
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The audit was performed by senior clinical staff from the UK Ministry of Defence Permanent Joint Headquarters and highlighted “the dedication and team spirit of all members of staff and their pursuit to deliver quality care to their patients”. It also noted that “for such a remote and isolated community the provision of health care […]
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At 16:30 pm yesterday the U.S. plane Jumbo Boeing 747-10 (“Supertanker”) held yesterday its first flush of 76.000 liters of water and fire retardant chemicals in the Rancho El Bonito municipality of Acuña, Coahuila, reported the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT). Read Article
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The aircraft declared an emergency for not landing gear retraction / The incident did not record any damage or injury to passengers, or affect the operation of the airport. Authorities Maiquetía International Airport Simón Bolívar activated its Emergency Plan Air (PEA) to address the Air France flight 471, which declared an emergency twenty-six minutes after […]
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The flight delays due to a labor dispute action will intensify from now on Friday, announced yesterday the Association of Civil Aviation (AFAC). The workers made today a delay in the delivery of aeronautical information between 12 and 14 hours ahead of El Pais union’s general secretary, Jorge Di Giacomo. Read Article
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The Government decided yesterday to close the operative international flights at the airport in San Fernando, where they exit from about 6000 private jet flights and air due to “non-compliance and lack of investment in infrastructure” to ensure “the Customs control. ” Read Article
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Transportation Minister Alfredo Nascimento Brazilian considered “disturbing” delays in the expansion work of nine of the 13 airports planned for the 2014 World Cup, which were revealed Thursday in a study by research institute IPEA. Read Article
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The Caribbean’s first Low Fares Airline (LFA) REDjet will take to the region’s skies on May 8 with a service from Barbados to St Lucia while the second introductory flight would be to Port-of-Spain from Barbados. Tickets went on sale yesterday. Read Article
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Since May 1, LAN Peru will discontinue flights from Lima to Cartagena, Colombia, adjustment is also due to the redefinition of the strategy of the airline in the Colombian market after acquiring Airways Regional Integration (AIRES) in November 2010 . “Given the importance of destination for our passengers, LAN (…) ensures that the service will […]
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Honduras has several airports throughout its territory divided into two groups: those categorized and approved, both controlled and supervised by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). The controls are the Tela, Utila, Guanaja, Trujillo, Puerto Lempira, Ahuas, Brus Laguna, Guampusirpe and others. Read Article
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exico’s top airline, Aeromexico, will likely launch an initial public offering before Easter of this year, Chief Executive Officer Andres Conesa told Reuters on Wednesday. Asked if the IPO would come before Easter, Conesa said: “Yes, (that is) very likely.” Easter falls on April 24 this year. Read Article
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Flight 266 of American Airlines detected a problem with the landing gear after takeoff from Santiago, Chile to Miami, at 00:15. The crew decided to make a return to Santiago and made an emergency landing at Aeropuerto Arturo Merino Benítez, in the metropolitan region. There were 66 passengers on board and no injuries were reported. […]
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Hawker Beechcraft announced on February 24 the opening of a new $20 million facility in Chihuahua City, Mexico, that will be employed primarily in sheet metal fabrication. According to Hawker Beechcraft CEO Bill Boisture, the 180,000-sq-foot building is one of two at the Chihuahua site, where a third will be added later this year. By […]
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The construction works at the airport in Pisco to begin within a month. The works comprise the construction of passenger terminal and cargo terminal. And a platform for aircraft parking and care that will extend over an area of about 24.500 m2. For this project, the consortium of companies GBHI Investments, will invest $ 40 […]
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President Porfirio Lobo Sosa reiterated late on their willingness to support the construction of a new international airport in Palmerola Air Base, Comayagua, Honduras center. The president said that advances in the study for the qualification of roads that lead there to Tegucigalpa. Read Article
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The Aires aircraft managed to land smoothly at the airport Garzones in Monteria. According to Caracol Radio reported the plane, en route to Medellin, Monteria, he blew out an engine in flight. Read Article
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Bolivian authorities say a commercial plane (TAM Airlines) carrying 33 passengers touched down on its belly after its landing gear failed to open properly. Read Article
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A Paraguayan-registered plane carrying 180 kilos of cocaine and 291 kilos of marijuana was seized in a raid by agents of the Brazilian Federal Police at the airport in the town of Lucelia, located west of the state of Sao Paulo. The aircraft departed from the city of Pedro Juan Caballero. Read Article
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Crew members stopped two drunken Mexican pilots from leaving Costa Rica with an Aeromexico flight carrying 101 passengers to Mexico, a Costa Rican aviation official said on Monday. “One of them, the co-pilot, tested positive for alcohol while the captain refused to do the test,” Alvaro Vargas, deputy director of Dirección General de Aviación Civil […]
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One person died and another was injured Monday when a small private plane crashed in the jungles of southern Colombia, aviation officials said. The single-engine aircraft that provides services to private enterprise Ariari was covering the route between the town of El Retorno and San Jose del Guaviare, in the jungle province of Guaviare. Read […]
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Posadas Airport ceased operations on Sunday night at 21:00 by beating the radio permit inspection of help to commercial flights, which gives the Secretary of Transportation’s Office after verification technique of an Air Force . The manager of Aerolineas Argentina Posadas Adrian Omar told Regueria Aeropuerto”. that “last night (on Sunday) our last flight out. […]
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Last Friday, around 10 hours, a Boeing 800 F flying over the city of Toluca, causing great surprise among the Toluca, who were impacted by the steel bird, as it is the fourth largest in the world. “The fourth world’s largest airliner, the Boeing 800 F, walked through the valley of Toluca in the morning […]
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Paraguay’s airport workers said on Monday that they will make a six-hour strike in the three main terminals in the country, which will be the first protest against a bill promoted by the government concessions. Read Article
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Tomorrow, the Colombian-Chinese consortium Airplan deliver the works in the José María Córdova.That will be a thing of the past in the terminal aéreoque criticism and discomfort of passengers and traders for alleged delays and inconveniences such as leaks, unfinished ceiling, hallways and rooms shading approach. Read Article
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The government of the United States has cleared the airport of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood to make trips to Cuba, which becomes the third terminal of Florida who may make such trips. The authorization was granted by the Customs and Border Protection, which granted it a week early to leave Tampa International Airport. Read Article
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A Salvadoran mechanics group, part of the small aircraft builder Press Group, part of building a fleet for basic training of pilots of the Colombian Air Force (FAC). The total investment in the fleet of 25 military trainer aircraft primary Calima T-90, is U.S. $ 10 million. Late last year, technicians Press, a company based […]
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UPDATE – MARCH 14, 2011 18:20 Ecuador government sends six tons of food and supplies to families who have lost their liveliehood. Also, it is reported that some hotels have received major damage. Read Article UPDATE – MARCH 13, 2011 14:34 GALAPAGOS DAMAGE ASSESSMENT UPDATE – MARCH 12, 2011 12:49 INOCAR – UPDATE The navy […]
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Migration authorities became suspicious of eight Asians who had arrived at the airport in San Pedro Sula. They were denied entry because they could not provide an exact location where they would be staying. Their return tickets also were suspicious. Seven of the individuals were from mainland China and one was from Taiwan. Read Article
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MEXICO CITY, March 9 .- In Baja California Sur, the private airport in Punta Arena de la Ventana, La Paz is administered by an American convicted of drug trafficking in the United States. On 26 February, the governor of the state, Narciso Agundez Montano, attended the reopening of the airfield. The concession to operate and […]
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Members of the PRI and demanded Pt separately, revoke the grant, investigate and initiate appropriate proceedings against those who have committed a crime by the grant of a private airport in La Paz, Baja California Sur, given the American Angelo Joseph Bravo, convicted of drug trafficking in the United States. Read Article
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The Panther Squadron, located in Santa Maria Air Base in Brazil, held last March 1, the arrival of the first H-60L Black Hawk. These new aircraft, an American, came out on February 13 Sikorsky factory in Elmira, New York. Read Article
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Beginning 28 March 2011, passengers will have access to direct connections from Changi Airport to Brazil as Singapore Airlines commences its three-times-a-week service to Sao Paolo via Barcelona. The launch of flights from Singapore to Sao Paolo marks Changi Airport’s first direct air link with South America. Read Article
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Two Colombian air force helicopters have crashed during a training exercise, killing four Colombian soldiers and a Mexican lieutenant participating in the operation. Read Article
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“Given the complex world scenario which is reflected in the high prices reached by oil, LAN is forced to implement an increase in air fares in international routes” said the Chilean flagship in a release. Read Article
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The Juan Santamaría International airport in San José, Costa Rica’s largest and busiest airport, handles up to three thousands uses with some 40 flights coming and going daily. And part of that daily commonplace activity is drug trafficking, mainly leaving Costa Rica headed for the United States, Canada and Europe. Read Article
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A small Honduran commercial airliner crashed Monday near the capital, killing all 14 people aboard, including a high government official and a union leader, authorities said. The Central American Airlines plane was on a routinely scheduled daily flight, airline manager Felix Pacheco said. Read Article
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Taca Airlines announced new flights from Peru’s capital city of Lima to Trujillo, Tarapoto and Juliaca starting February 15. The routes will complement the company’s current flight from Lima to Cusco. Yesterday the company also presented the new Embraer 190 aircrafts, to be used in the new Peru routes. Read Article
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Few know that fighter Squadron 201 was part of the Mexican Expeditionary Air Force. The squadron was called “Aguilas Aztecas 201” (Aztec Eagles) and was attached to the 58th Fighter Group of the United States Army Air Forces during the battle for the liberation of the Philippine Islands. Read Article ———–
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Bolivia’s Aerosur plans to acquire an additional Boeing 767-200 and 737-300 this year as the carrier continues its widebody fleet expansion and narrowbody fleet renewal programmes. Read Article
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Air traffic in domestic flights totaled 5,459 733 passengers in 2010, a 27.85 percent increase compared to last year (4,270,510 passengers), the General Administration of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) reported Monday. Read Article
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Chilean authorities evacuated passengers and crew from an Iberia airline flight to Madrid, Spain, following a bomb threat Sunday. Police said later they arrested a Chilean woman in the case. Read Article
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Brazilian carrier TAM Airlines is expanding its fleet on the back of rising demand for domestic flights across the vast country. The airline is to add two Airbus A330s, two A321s and three A319s to its fleet to meet domestic demand which is forecast to soar by as much as 18% this year. Read Article
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A helicopter from the megayacht Octopus, owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, made an emergency landing on water in Argentina’s far south on Monday, officials said, injuring one co-pilot. Allen was not on board. Read Article
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The AP reported that on Friday an American Airline’s 757 made an emergency landing in Jamaica en route from Quito, Ecuador to Miami. According to American Airlines, the pilot made the precautionary decision afer a temperature indication warning was issued on the right engine of the aircraft. There were 155 on board plus the crew. […]
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The Director General of Civil Aviation, Jorge Fernández Chacón, called up the security measures implemented in the checkpoint to the hangar area Tobias Bolaños International Airport in Pavas, San Jose. Airport, Miguel Zamora, where it is stated: “We kindly request (Zamora) the lifting of all measures AVSEC in that checkpoint.” Fernandez explained that these measures […]
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Brazil’s largest airline, TAM Linhas Aereas, said on Tuesday it expects growth in demand for domestic flights to slow to between 15 and 18 percent in 2011, but to remain supported by robust tourist and business travel. Read Article
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Five Ecuadorian military personnel perished in a small plane crash. The plane belonged to the Ecuadorian air force and was a Twin Otter, which was near Tena, in the province of Napo. There was one survivor and the cause of the was unknown. Read Article
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Mexico’s Interjet airline signed a contract Monday to buy 15 long range Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft, with options for five more. Customers have now ordered 170 Superjet 100s, which seat 98 passengers in a single-class configuration. Read Article
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Guatemalan press reported that Russell Thomas Gilbert, age 72?, from the U.S. perished while attempting to make a landing at Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala. His companion, Helen Cernik, was seriously injured and hospitalized. Witnesses indicated the tale of his small aircraft hit a tree during the landing attempt.
On January 6, 2010, a wanted individual was arrested by Peruvian police when the driver of a minivan acting as a taxi was attempting to pick up 8 tourists that had just arrived from the United States. The police were concerned about his behavior and it was discovered that he had false papers and was […]
Air traffic in six southern Peru airports will increase between 18 and 20 percent this year while at least 1.5 million passengers will be transported compared to the 1.2 passengers from previous years, reported their concessionaire Aeropuertos Andinos del Peru (AAP). Peruvian Argentinean consortium AAP was awarded the concession of these airports last Wednesday. Read […]
A 10-year-old girl has survived a plane crash in western Venezuela that killed the five other people on board, apparently her family members. Amilcar Mendes, the civil protection director in western Cojedes state, says the small, PN68 plane crashed on the edge of a farm in the municipality of Lima Blanco. Read Article
A Robinson 44, registration LVZYO, departed Sunday from Brandsen piloted by former Commissioner Alejandro Ferzola and planned a tour of the route Interbalnearia for the National Highway Traffic Safety Agency (ANSV). The flight planned to refuel and pick up staff in Santa Teresita, but never reached its destination. Read Article
LAN Airlines, one of Latin America’s leading passenger and cargo airlines, signed a firm order for 50 new eco-efficient Airbus A320 Family aircraft, making it the largest single airline order for Airbus in Latin America. Read Article
Goldman Sachs gave buy ratings to Brazilian carriers Gol Linhas Aereas Sa and Tam Sa , as Latin America’s middle class expands further amid strong economic activity. “Less than a third of Brazilian families are potential air travelers today,” the financial services firm said in note to clients. Read Article
The annual ranking by the British consultants Sky Research puts Lima’s Jorge Chávez Airport in front of all South America’s airports, with Pudahuel Airport in Chile coming in just behind. Read Article
A Brazilian labour court judge late Wednesday ordered aviation unions preparing a crippling pre-Christmas airport strike Thursday to abort their action under threat of big fines. Milton de Moura Franca, president of the High Labour Tribunal in Brasilia, issued the order just hours before the stoppage was to take hold across all of Brazil’s 65 […]
Chile’s LAN airline has placed a record purchase order with Airbus for 50 medium-range passenger jets in an acquisitions program aimed at giving passengers confidence Latin American air transportation is safe and secure. Read Article
Brazil could be set for airport chaos this week after unions dug in their heels and kept plans for a strike Thursday that would affect hundreds of thousands of passengers heading off on Christmas vacation. Read Article
The Peruvian army has purchased a MicroFalcon UAV system from manufacturer Innocon of Israel. Read Article
Flight attendants are on strike at LAN Argentina, causing delays and cancellations of about 30 flights a day. The strike affects all LAN Argentina flights out of the domestic and international airports in Buenos Aires. Read Article