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There are more than a few surprises in the global top 10, with multiple flag carriers, and even a budget airline, vying for first place.
Gordon Smith | 2 weeks ago
Airline Weekly
South America’s Big Four—or Big Three if you count Gol and Avianca as one—are earning some of their best operating profit margins ever right now. What in the world is going on? Our feature story this week explains.
2 months ago
News Blog
Avianca CEO Adrian Neuhauser will take the helm of the Latin American airline group Abra in January. He will pass the reins of the Bogotá-based carrier to its Deputy CEO Frederico Pedreira. Neuhauser, who oversaw the U.S. bankruptcy restructuring of Avianca into something of a low-cost global carrier, will oversee Latin America's second largest airline…
Edward Russell | 5 months ago
Although Avianca wasn't able to finalize its desired merger with Viva Air, the company is still finding ways to expand, with Colombian tourism poised to boom.
Reuters | 8 months ago
It's high time for profits in Latin America.
12 months ago
In a recent webinar, FLYR Labs and Avianca joined Skift to discuss how airline business models are evolving to keep pace with traveler expectations. With pressure to adapt to today’s real-world challenges, AI is enabling a step change in airline commercial performance and customer experience.
FLYR + Skift | 12 months ago
Whether Viva Air will ever fly again is increasingly an open question. Avianca, which wants to merge with the bankrupt budget carrier, said late Wednesday that the conditions laid out by Colombian civil aviation regulators for the deal "make Viva's recovery impossible." "Several conditions that, depending on the case, (i) make Viva’s operation unviable in…
Edward Russell | 12 months ago
With the Viva Air mess settled, Avianca can now turn its full attention to the bigger deal at hand: The creation of Abra with Brazil's Gol.
1 year ago
South America’s Avianca has rolled out a subscription program just for businesses. The Colombian airline has partnered with Caravelo, a company that builds subscription platforms for airlines. The new program follows a similar tie-up it announced with Europe’s Wizz Air earlier this month. Avianca Access differs, however, as it’s targeting corporate travelers only, who gain…
Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago
The potential merger of Avianca and Viva Air took a small step forward Wednesday when the former partially accepted the conditions laid out by the Colombian government for the combination of the country's largest and third largest airlines. While Avianca accepted regulator Aerocivil's passenger protection provisions, including guaranteeing refunds for all travelers affected by Viva's…
Edward Russell | 1 year ago