Airlines
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The Best Credit Cards in Latin America for Travel, Air Miles and Points
In addition to air miles, benefits include points to be spent as you please, and low commissions, now that business travel in the region is recovering
Colombian Low-Cost Carrier Ultra Air Suspends Operations
Bloomberg Línea can confirm that the airline will cease operations on Thursday, buffeted by rising fuel prices, the unfavorable exchange rate and a failure to find funding
Low-Cost Carrier Ultra Air to Appeal Decision Authorizing Avianca-Viva Merger
Ultra Air, which has reduced its operations amid financial difficulties, will appeal the decision by Colombia’s civil aviation authority that allows the merger to go ahead
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Avianca, Viva Air Merger Gets Green Light from Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority
Bloomberg Línea can confirm that the decision will be announced Tuesday following Aeronáutica Civil’s approval of the merger of the two carriers
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Viva Aerobus, Allegiant Hoping to Land US Antitrust Immunity to Share Routes
The merger between the two airlines has been approved in Mexico, but requires approval of antirust immunity in the US in order for the Mexican and US-based airlines to be able to share routes
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Avianca-Viva Merger: Failure to Approve Deal ‘Would Lead to Airfare Hikes’
Félix Antelo, CEO of the Viva airline group, tells Bloomberg Línea that the low-cost carrier faces the threat of being sidelined in the commercial aviation market, which would remove the option of cheaper airfares
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World’s Worst Airline Bonds Are in Latin America as Dollar Climbs
The dollar’s relentless climb is bringing pain for holders of Latin American airline bonds
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High Fuel Prices Cause Headwinds for Mexican Low-Cost Carrier Volaris
The low-cost airline’s passenger numbers dropped in June, and which some analysts see as a sign of increased fares due to higher fuel costs
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What’s the Flight Plan for the Avianca and GOL Alliance?
For the time being, the two airlines will operate their brands, staff and aircraft separately, but doubts have arisen as to whether the alliance will result in a merger
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Airports Clogged With Queues as Travel Rebound Strains Resources
The rebound in some major markets has caught airlines and airports on the hop. Markets such as Thailand and Singapore that are yet to reopen to the same degree aren’t seeing the same delays
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AMLO’s Fast-Track Airport Set to Open With Few Flights, Ample Criticism
Mexico City’s newest airport, opening March 21, is meant to relieve traffic at the mega-city’s main hub. The eight daily flights it will start with won’t achieve this -- but that’s beside the point for President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
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LatAm’s Low-Cost Airlines Continue to Gain Airspace
With a strategy to compete with the big carriers, budget airlines maintain their growth goals and target public
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The Long and Winding Road to Mexico City’s New Airport
With the capital city’s new terminal slated for a March 18 opening, work still has to be done on roads and signage to facilitate travelers’ arrival
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Europe and Russia Air Bans Raise Echo of Cold War Disruption
Most of Europe closed its airspace to carriers from Russia, which reciprocated with its own bans in an echo of the Cold War restrictions that caused airlines to fly circuitous intercontinental routes
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Boeing’s 737 Max Crisis Wasn’t One Man’s Fault
The plane’s twin crashes resulted from systemic breakdowns in company culture, management oversight and airplane safety regulation. No single villain is to blame.