LATAM Airlines

As 2023 draws to a close, Colombia’s commercial aviation sector is marking one of the most eventful years in its history.

Carriers deploy 787-9s on new long-haul routes.

At the end of the second quarter, LATAM’s fleet plan for 2023 included 223 Airbus A320ceo-family aircraft and 31 A320neo-family aircraft.

Copa Holdings’ Colombian subsidiary Wingo has added some domestic flights, but the company has no plans soon to grow the airline’s presence significantly.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

Changes in cabin hardware and services can help cut waste and improve airlines’ environmental credentials.

The civil penalty follows an investigation by the U.S. Transportation Department’s (DOT) Office of Aviation Consumer Protection (OACP).

The airline expects to end 2023 with a fleet of 303 passenger aircraft and 20 Boeing 767-300F cargo aircraft.

LATAM Airlines Group is commencing the routes as part of its Delta Air Lines joint venture.

LATAM Airlines Group is working to fill the gap created by Colombian ULCC Viva suspending operations.

Ultra-low-cost carrier is forced to suspend operations after government fails to approve merger.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

Colombian ULCC Viva has yet another suitor after LATAM Airlines Colombia declared it wants to start negotiations to acquire Viva.

Investigators will focus on whether the rescue vehicle had permission to enter the runway that the departing aircraft was using.

LATAM Airlines Group continues to build back its operations to pre-pandemic levels, but the company’s revenue performance in the 2022 third quarter (Q3) lagged behind the same period in 2019.

The carriers already codeshare on 20 routes between North and South America.

LATAM Airlines Group is touting better than expected annual cost savings as it works to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by year-end.

The airlines believe the deal will “create the most comprehensive combined carrier network throughout the Americas.”

LATAM Airlines Group may need to consider a widebody refresh in the future, but those decisions will be considered by the company’s new board of directors.

Over the past year Latin American carriers have worked diligently to rebuild their fleets into competitive forces as COVID-19 moves from pandemic to endemic.

LATAM Airlines Group plans to operate at 72% of its 2019 passenger flight capacity in January but warns it could revise those estimates as omicron coronavirus variant threats loom.

Brazil’s Azul has opted not to pursue an acquisition of LATAM Airlines Group but says it will evaluate further consolidation opportunities in Latin American markets.

The U.S. and South American airline companies are awaiting U.S. government approval for their proposed joint venture.

LATAM Airlines Group operated 49.7% of 2019 capacity levels in the third quarter, a significant improvement considering the COVID-19 border restrictions still in place in a number of South American countries in which it operates.

LATAM Airlines Group is the latest operator in Latin America working to strike a fleet balance and has asked the bankruptcy court overseeing its restructuring to approve the purchase of 28 new Airbus narrowbodies.