Articles tagged “LATAM”

Delta Air Lines

Latam Airlines Spars With Creditors Over Cancellation of Delta and Qatar Aircraft Deals

Desperate for cash as global air travel ground to a halt in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Latam Airlines Group reached out to two of its largest shareholders,…

Edward Russell | 3 years ago

Azul

Brazil’s Gol to Take Lead in Latin American Airline Consolidation

Gol is eager to move forward with its deal to acquire Map Transportes Aéreos, a move that CEO Paulo Kakinoff believes will put it at the forefront of consolidation in…

Edward Russell | 3 years ago

Azul

Gol Takes Lead in Brazilian Consolidation with $6 Million Deal for Map Transportes Aéreos

Gol taking the first step in the expected wave of Brazilian airline consolidation with a reais 28 million ($5.6 million) deal for regional carrier Map Transportes Aéreos.

Edward Russell | 4 years ago

Aeromexico

Global Airline Group Says Politics, Not Science, Informs South America Border Restrictions

Governments in Latin America need to "follow the science" and not let politics dictate border reopenings and travel restrictions, or else the region will lag behind the rest of the…

Madhu Unnikrishnan | 4 years ago

Azul

Azul and Latam Airlines Break Off Partnership Over Merger Overtures in Brazil

The pandemic partnership of Azul and Latam Airlines broke up faster than almost anyone expected. Latam is pulling the plug on the codeshare and frequent flyer relationship on August 22…

Edward Russell | 4 years ago

Avianca

The Brazilian Economy Isn’t Growing But Airline Capacity Is

The good news for Brazil’s newly-elected president Jair Bolsonaro: In 2017, the economy grew, after two years of deep contraction. The bad news? Growth was a mere 1%. And this…

Seth Kaplan | 6 years ago

Aeromexico

South American Comfort: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 73

Having just weathered a once-in-a-generation economic crisis, the airlines of South America just enjoyed a smooth first quarter. All the major South American airlines profited, and some even posted margins…

8 years ago

LATAM

Getting Greater South of the Equator: LATAM strives for thus-far elusive post-merger success

Is LATAM a loser? An untrained observer might jump to that conclusion after its four consecutive years of net losses. From 2011 through 2015, Latin America’s largest airline accumulated $676m…

Seth Kaplan | 8 years ago

easyJet

EasyJet Does It: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 17

Not so surprisingly, easyJet wrapped up a strong earnings season in Europe with some strong numbers of its own. We looked at what’s working for easyJet but also why it…

Seth Kaplan | 9 years ago