Articles tagged “Latin America”

Chilean discounter JetSmart wants to buy Colombian Viva Air in the latest twist to South America's on-going round of airline consolidation. The offer is the latest stumbling block to Avianca's…

The fundamentals at Brazilian airline Azul look good. Revenues are up significantly from before the pandemic, and so are passenger numbers. New business lines, including air freight and vacations, are…

South America’s second-largest airline, Avianca, emerged from its U.S. Chapter 11 restructuring over a year ago as a fundamentally changed carrier. It would no longer be known as a full-service airline,…

Worldwide passenger traffic in November reached 75 percent of its November 2019 level, according to new data from IATA, the airline industry’s international trade association. That’s traffic measured by revenue…

The U.S. may be near returning the safety rating of Mexico's aviation regulator, AFAC, to the top category, said executives of Mexico's largest airline Volaris.

Leaders from across the global aviation sector gathered in Dallas this week, at the inaugural in-person Skift Aviation Forum co-hosted with Dallas-Fort Worth airport. The prevailing sentiment was simultaneously upbeat…

Brazilian airline Azul could forge deeper ties with partner JetBlue Airways, CEO John Rodgerson hinted at Thursday.

Gol was Brazil's largest airline three years ago, dominating key markets like the busy business-heavy route between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The pandemic changed that.

Avianca and Viva Air could have regulatory approval in hand for their merger by the end of the year, Viva Air CEO Felix Antelo said this week.

Air travel in Latin America is back with the leaders of the region's largest airlines forecasting strong demand through the peak southern summer season, or roughly until March. But even…