Articles tagged “latam”

Airline partnerships connecting North and South America look different in 2020, with Delta a stronger contender in the region than ever before. Its $1.9 billion investment for a 20 percent stake in Chile’s Latam Airlines helps. Now, the question is how it will shape the industry — and the strategies of competitors like American Airlines.

After changing its fare structure to compete with low-cost carriers and earmarking $400 million to improve its cabins, Latam’s rollout of premium economy on domestic and regional routes makes sense. It puts the carrier in a position to offer higher-end services without the added complexity of a major business cabin reconfiguration.

The new partnership in the works between Delta and Latam may drastically affect the way that Oneworld and SkyTeam loyalists shift their business. But there's still no timeline for when any changes will happen.

Delta’s planned $1.9 billion investment for a 20 percent stake in Latam is a pretty penny, but the U.S. airline is confident the deal will pay off by expanding its network in South America.

American Airlines has made a lot of excuses for its performance this year. It blames so many of its problems on a labor dispute and the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max. But perhaps there's something more here?

LATAM Airlines Group has so much exposure to Brazil that its second quarter loss hardly comes as a surprise.

Repositioning a brand and integrating two airlines is a challenging process, and LATAM has taken its time to work out the details. Right now, its efforts are looking good.

A new plane is only as cool as the ambitions it reveals about the airline, and TAM is certainly ambitious right now.

There should be plenty of room for all passengers to be comfortable in this lounge, and more than enough things to do to make the time go by quickly. LATAM has not held back on adding passenger experience features to this ambitious project.

The arms race in premium lounges continues this year as the majors fight for the most valuable premium flyers.