Avianca

Avianca will open service between Managua Sandino International Airport (MGA) in Nicaragua and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Florida.

The Routes Americas 2025 Awards honor excellence in airport and destination marketing, featuring 15 airports, five destinations and five airlines as finalists.

From June 3, Avianca will commence flights between El Salvador International Airport in capital San Salvador and Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

In line with Aviation Week’s MRO Latin America event, this week’s Carbon Analysis looks at Avianca Group, Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines and LATAM Group.

After months of talks, Azul and GOL take steps to merge, the result of which could account for a large chunk of Brazil’s market share.

Brazilian airlines face a potentially pivotal year in 2025 as GOL emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Avianca CEO Frederico Pedreira said the Colombian domestic market continues to show strong growth, with a high number of new passengers.

Avianca CEO Frederico Pedreira says the Colombian carrier is close to adding a new destination in the southeast U.S.

2024 was full of challenges and milestones for airline consolidation efforts around the world.

Colombia’s largest carrier, Avianca, plans to more than double the re-launch of business class service on narrowbody routes in the Americas by year-end.

Although LATAM Airlines Group continues to see overcapacity in Colombia, trends indicate supply in the country’s domestic market should start to rationalize.

GOL's parent Abra Group has agreed to convert $950 million of its secured debt in the Brazilian carrier to equity as it nears exiting bankruptcy protection.

Brazilian carrier Azul has reached agreement with existing bondholders for $500 million in additional financing, a key step in its latest restructuring.

Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) opened six new gates Oct. 22, part of an expansion of its Terminal D.

Abra Group, the parent company of Avianca and Gol, says it has completed the acquisition of Spanish wet-lease and charter specialist Wamos Air.

Embraer’s E190F small jet freighter has reached the latest stage in its move towards operational service with the award of FAA certification for its conversion program and cargo loading system.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Abra Group, the main shareholder of Colombian airline Avianca and Brazilian LCC Gol, has signed a memorandum of understanding for five Airbus A350-900s.

The low-cost model remains promising in Latin America, but U.S. budget carriers continue to struggle.

The EC is investigating IAG’s plans to buy Air Europa to help expand its Madrid hub, where around two-thirds of traffic is connecting traffic.

This week’s Carbon Analysis focuses on a selection of Star Alliance airlines, namely, Avianca, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and United Airlines.

Colombia’s Avianca is this month resuming 11 seasonal routes between Central America and the U.S., including between Chicago O’Hare and Guatemala City.

A selection of new routes starting in June, including Scandinavian Airlines adding Atlanta; Delta Air Lines returning to Taiwan; and Emirates offering its first passenger flights to Colombia.

Codeshare flights will begin in early June once Emirates opens its first route to Colombia.

Abra Group, the holding company for airlines Avianca and GOL, has acquired a strategic shareholding in Spanish wet-lease and charter provider Wamos Air.