Farnborough Airshow Owner of Gol and Avianca orders five Airbus A350 In a surprising move, Abra Group, parent company of Gol Linhas Aéreas, Avianca and Wamos Air, announced a… Ricardo MeierPublished July 25, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Owner of Gol and Avianca carriers invests in Wamos Air The South American Abra Group, which controls the airlines Gol, from Brazil, and Avianca, from Colombia, announced that… Ricardo MeierPublished May 13, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Aerolíneas Argentinas evaluates alliance with Gol and Avianca, partners in the ABRA group Aerolíneas Argentinas and the ABRA group, the holding company that controls Gol Linhas Aéreas and Avianca, signed a… Ricardo MeierPublished October 19, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Former owner of Avianca in consortium to acquire TAP Air Portugal – report Former owner of Avianca and the bankrupt OceanAir, businessman Germán Efromovich should be part of a consortium that… Ricardo MeierPublished August 28, 2023 Read More
Air Transport New airline of the former owner of Avianca grows in Italy About a year ago, a new airline debuted in Italy without attracting much attention. Aeroitalia started its operation… Ricardo MeierPublished August 7, 2023 Read More
Air Transport As expected, Avianca abandons integration with Viva Air Quite predictably, Avianca announced on May 13 that it had given up on the project to take over… Ricardo MeierPublished May 14, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Colombia gives final approval for Avianca and Viva Air to merge It was on April 29, 2022 that Avianca and Viva Air announced their intention to merge their businesses.… Ricardo MeierPublished April 27, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Former Avianca owner wants to buy Colombian airline for a dollar An unusual interest in the Colombian low-cost airline Ultra Air emerged last week, Germán Efromovich. The businessman born… Ricardo MeierPublished April 11, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Carrier Ultra Air, from Colombia, ceases operations Yet another Colombian airline has ceased operations, Ultra Air. The ultra-low-cost carrier has announced the suspension of its… Ricardo MeierPublished March 30, 2023 Read More
Air Transport JetSmart abandons purchase of Ultra Air, Avianca rethinks merger with Viva Air Considered one of the most effervescent commercial aviation markets in South America, Colombia made headlines due to the… Ricardo MeierPublished March 23, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Aerocivil approves merger between Avianca and Viva Air Almost one year after it was announced, the merger between Avianca and Viva Air was awarded the approval… Ricardo MeierPublished March 22, 2023 Read More
Air Transport A330-200 says goodbye to Avianca while it will fly again with Boliviana de Aviación For 25 years, the Airbus A330-200 has been a popular widebody among South American airlines. The aircraft offers… Ricardo MeierPublished March 2, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Low cost Viva Air suspends flights in Colombia Viva Air suspended all its flights on Tuesday after Aerocivil, Colombia’s civil aviation authority, issued a decision that… Ricardo MeierPublished February 28, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Viva Air loses five A320s as more companies bid to take over Colombian low-cost airline Viva Air is in the midst of drama as its debt grows and there is… Ricardo MeierPublished February 21, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Following JetSmart, LATAM also announces its intention to take over Viva Air The struggling airline Viva Air, from Colombia, won another suitor, LATAM Airlines. The Chilean group announced that it… Ricardo MeierPublished February 15, 2023 Read More
Air Transport JetSmart intends to acquire Colombian airline Viva Air The ultra-low-cost airline JetSmart, from Chile, has decided to enter the dispute for the Colombian carrier Viva Air,… Ricardo MeierPublished February 8, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Colombian civil aviation authority opposes the Avianca-Viva Air merger Aerocivil, Colombia’s civil aviation authority, opposed the plan to merge the airlines Avianca and Viva Air in a… Ricardo MeierPublished November 9, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Viva Air and Avianca urge merger to be approved quickly amid financial difficulty Surprisingly, Avianca and Viva Air asked the Aeronáutica Civil Colombiana (Aerocivil) that the merger between them be rushed… Ricardo MeierPublished August 10, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Gol and Avianca create the largest air travel group in Latin America Brazilian Gol and Colombian Avianca announced on Wednesday an agreement between their shareholders to form a holding company… Ricardo MeierPublished May 12, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Former Avianca owner launches new carrier in Italy After seeing the Brazilian airline OceanAir go bankrupt and being removed from the direction of Avianca Colombia, businessman… Ricardo MeierPublished May 4, 2022 Read More