GOL

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Lori Ranson
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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
GOL plans to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May and pledges an improving financial performance as more aircraft return to service after engine maintenance.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian airlines face a potentially pivotal year in 2025 as GOL emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian operator GOL aims to reach pre-pandemic levels of domestic capacity in 2026 as the carrier works to exit bankruptcy protection next year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson, Adrian Schofield
2024 was full of challenges and milestones for airline consolidation efforts around the world.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Abra Group, the parent company of Avianca and Gol, says it has completed the acquisition of Spanish wet-lease and charter specialist Wamos Air.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Azul is pushing back on reports of potential bankruptcy considerations, saying it has sources of liquidity and continues to explore combinations with GOL.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Helen Massy-Beresford
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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brasilia is moving closer to offering carriers fiscal relief.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson, Christine Boynton, Helen Massy-Beresford, Adrian Schofield, Jens Flottau
Airlines have enjoyed strong demand for the past two years. But with more capacity entering the market, yields are coming under pressure.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
This week’s Carbon Analysis returns to Latin America and reassesses the emissions of Avianca Group, Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines, and LATAM Group.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Brazil's GOL took delivery of five Boeing 737-8s in the 2023 fourth quarter (Q4), its latest earnings release reveals; two more were delivered in Q1 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
The governments of Argentina and Brazil have forged a memorandum of understanding to expand air service between the two countries.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Latin American airlines face headwinds from financial challenges and politics.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
With limited government financial support, some of Brazil's airlines exited the pandemic period with balance sheets stretched to a much greater degree.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
Government insurance policy will allow low-cost carrier to finance engine maintenance by GE-Celma.
MRO

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian operator GOL has received a single Boeing 737-8 in 2023 instead of the 15 slated to be delivered to the airline.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian operator GOL has lowered its capacity guidance for 2023 to ensure the supply-demand equilibrium in the market remains intact.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The Brazilian carrier intends to expand operations in the northeast of the country, as well as restarting a number of routes to Buenos Aires.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The codeshare pact builds on Turkish’s high-frequency Istanbul-Sao Paulo service.
Airports & Networks