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INFRAERO employees strike does not affect airports
INFRAERO employees working in 63 airports nationwide began at midnight on Wednesday to strike planned by union national airport (Sina). The…
High dollar makes Tam Airlines announce firing employees
Tam Airlines today announced that it will lay off about a thousand of its 53,000 employees. The measure aims to circumvent…
Gol Airlines will cut 200 flights weekly from August
GOL Airlines Gol will cut 200 flights weekly from August, mainly routes within Brazil. The strategy is part of the…
GOL Airlines spends R$4 Billion per year in fuel
GOL Airline’s Operations director, Pedro Scorza said today during a safety workshop that, the company spends about 4 Billion Brazilian…
Tam continues to lead the domestic market, but loses participation in international
The Groups Tam and Gol led the domestic market in April with participation (RPK) of 38.42% and 36.24%, respectively. Avianca…
AZUL requests CVM registration for IPO in Brazil
AZUL Airlines submitted to the Securities Commission (CVM) applications for company registration and registration of public offering of preferred shares…
Study foresees new “air crisis” in Brazil in only seven years
Brazil’s air travel market will go through a second bottleneck in the 2020s, after the World Cup and the Olympics.…
TAM Announces Claudia Sender as new president of the airline
TAM announced that Claudia Sender, vice president of domestic business unit Brazil, will assume the presidency of the airline from…
TAM and American Airlines get the OK to start code sharing
TAM Airlines received the approval from ANAC to start code sharing with American Airlines. This was the last governmental approval…
GOL signs agreement with Brazilian Soccer Federation
GOL Airlines signed an exclusive deal with CBF (Confederacao Brasileira de Futebol), where for the next four years GOL will…
GOL Airlines lost R$75 million in the first quarter
GOL Brazilian Airlines released its first quarter results yesterday, when the low cost carrier lost R$75.3 million (U$37 million). The…
Fitch Downgrades LATAM to BB
Fitch Ratings Agency downgraded LATAM Airlines Group S.A.’s (LATAM) foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘BB’ from ‘BB+’. In…