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WTM Latin America Day 2: New business and networking

Chief Assignment Editor- April 6, 2017 0

The second day of the 5th edition of WTM Latin America & 47th Braztoa Business Event got underway with an important political meeting between leaders ... Read More

WTM Latin America 2017 opens with a 23% increase in visitors

Chief Assignment Editor- April 4, 2017 0

The optimistic tone of economic recovery was predominant during the speeches on the first day of activities at the 5th edition of WTM Latin America. ... Read More

Avianca Brasil announces launch of Miami-Sao Paulo service

Global Editor- April 4, 2017 0

Oceanair Linhas Aéreas S.A. (Avianca Brasil) has announced that it will launch daily passenger service between Miami International Airport and Sao Paulo on June 23, ... Read More

FAA and Brazil strengthen aviation partnership

Global Editor- March 30, 2017 0

Speaking today before aviation leaders at the International Air Transport Association Wings of Change Conference at the first International Brazil Air Show (IBAS) in Rio ... Read More

Embraer flies E195-E2 ahead of schedule

Global Editor- March 29, 2017 0

Ten months after the first flight of the E190-E2, today Embraer performed the inaugural flight of another member of the E2 family, ahead of schedule. ... Read More

Delta Plans new daily nonstop New York-JFK – Rio de Janeiro service

Global Editor- March 23, 2017 0

Delta Air Lines will offer a new daily nonstop flight between New York-JFK (JFK) and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, beginning Dec. 21, 2017, subject to ... Read More

Embraer flies fourth E190-E2 prototype

Global Editor- March 20, 2017 0

Embraer performed last Friday afternoon, at the Sao Jose dos Campos facility, the maiden flight of the E190-E2 fourth prototype, which was completed in two ... Read More

LATAM Brasil updates Johannesburg schedule

Chief Assignment Editor- March 17, 2017 0

LATAM Airlines Brasil will adjust its Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport-Johannesburg route beginning May 4 with morning arrivals and departures in Johannesburg via a Boeing ... Read More

Embraer Phenom 300 remains world’s most delivered business jet

Global Editor- February 23, 2017 0

Embraer Executive Jets delivered 63 Phenom 300 light jets in 2016, the highest volume of any business jet model for the year, according to a ... Read More

Embraer appoints new CEO for Executive Jets business unit

Global Editor- February 16, 2017 0

Embraer announced today the appointment of Michael Amalfitano as the President and CEO of its Executive Jets business unit. Amalfitano will succeed Marco Tulio Pellegrini, ... Read More

GOL announces sale and leaseback agreement for five Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft

Global Editor- February 14, 2017 0

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A., Brazil's largest airline, announces today a Sale and Leaseback agreement for five Boeing 737 MAX 8 Aircraft with AWAS. The ... Read More

Cunard’s Queen Victoria becomes largest cruise ship to sail the Amazon

Global Editor- January 25, 2017 0

This morning, Cunard's luxury cruise ship, Queen Victoria, made her maiden voyage through the 'Meeting of Waters,' and became the largest passenger ship to sail ... Read More

Embraer signs order with Wideroe for up to 15 E2 aircraft

Global Editor- January 16, 2017 0

Embraer has signed a contract with Widerøe, the largest regional airline in Scandinavia, for up to 15 E2 family jets. The contract consists of three ... Read More

Embraer delivers 108 commercial jets and 117 executive jets in 2016

Global Editor- January 13, 2017 0

Embraer delivered 32 commercial and 43 executive jets, 25 of which are light jets and 18 are large, during the fourth quarter of 2016 (4Q16). ... Read More

GOL was Brazil’s on-time performance leader in 2016

Global Editor- January 6, 2017 0

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A., Brazil's largest air transportation and travel services group, with operations in passenger transportation, cargo transportation and coalition loyalty programs, announces ... Read More

Miami, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo from Doha: New freighter routes on Qatar Airways

eturbonews- December 26, 2016 0

Qatar Airways Cargo has announced that it will launch freighter operations to four new destinations in the Americas, starting 2 February 2017. Boeing 777 freighters ... Read More

Línea Aérea Mérida Internacional de Aviación: Low fuel caused deadly crash

eturbonews- December 26, 2016 0

The LaMia airlines plane that crashed last month near the northwestern city of Medellin, Colombia, killing 71 people, the majority of them members of Brazil's ... Read More

Embraer creates new business unit dedicated to services and support

Global Editor- December 20, 2016 0

Embraer today announced the creation of a business unit focused on services and customer support, which will be led by Johann Bordais, who is currently ... Read More

Star Alliance opens own lounge at Rio de Janeiro’s Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport

Global Editor- December 12, 2016 0

Star Alliance opened its new exclusive Alliance Lounge at Rio de Janeiro’s Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (RIOgaleão)last Friday (December 9th 2016). The brand ... Read More

Italian visitor killed after mistakenly entering Rio de Janeiro favela

Global Editor- December 8, 2016 0

An Italian tourist was killed on Thursday, December 8, after he mistakenly entered Morro dos Prazeres, a shantytown in Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro's central ... Read More

Seychelles destination training workshops in Brazil: A success

eturbonews- November 15, 2016 0

Brazilian travel agents from the four key cities of Sao Paolo, Rio de Janeiro, Gramado, and Belo Horizonte, participated in a series of “Seychelles destination ... Read More

Embraer’s commercial aircraft deliveries up 38%

Global Editor- October 14, 2016 0

Embraer delivered 29 jets to the commercial aviation market in 3Q16 Read More

Embraer to finalize settlement agreements with US DOJ and US SEC

Global Editor- October 12, 2016 0

Embraer is seeking to finalize the settlement of the allegations of criminal and civil Violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Read More

Emirates and GOL: now frequent flyer and codeshare partners

eturbonews- October 12, 2016 0

Emirates and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (“GOL”) have announced a new codeshare and frequent flyer programme partnership. The codeshare partnership has been filed to ... Read More

GOL makes first commercial flight in South America with Internet on board

Global Editor- October 4, 2016 0

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, Brazil's largest air transportation group, informs its shareholders that began operations with internet on board, becoming the first South American ... Read More