Avianca

Airline fortunes differ widely north and south of the border.

The exclusive route, with a flight time of around 2 hr. 45 min., will be operated with an Airbus A320 configured to carry 180 passengers.

LATAM, Avianca, GOL and Azul have all made emissions reductions between Q3 2019 and 2023, however, their journeys to reach this reduction differ.

Colombia’s Avianca is comfortable with its aircraft composition over the next year and a half.

As 2023 draws to a close, Colombia’s commercial aviation sector is marking one of the most eventful years in its history.

New routes from the likes of Avianca, Edelweiss and JetSmart are driving capacity growth in Colombia’s international market.

Colombia’s largest airline, Avianca, is expanding at a fast pace after two of the country’s other carriers—Viva and Ultra Air—ceased operations this year.

Colombia’s Avianca Airlines will open seasonal service on three routes from U.S. cities to Central American destinations in December.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Copa Holdings’ Colombian subsidiary Wingo has added some domestic flights, but the company has no plans soon to grow the airline’s presence significantly.

LATAM Airlines Group’s market share within Colombia has reached 33% as the country’s airlines take advantage of Viva’s market exit.

Avianca is deploying more widebodies on routes to the Americas and also plans to redefine an elevated product on its narrowbody aircraft.

Avianca wants to operate a nonstop route linking Quito’s Mariscal Sucre International Airport with Orlando International Airport during winter 2023-24.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

Avianca CEO Adrian Neuhauser said the “most damage done” from the exit of Viva and Ultra Air has been in Colombian cities Medellin and San Andreas.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

Editors discuss why Colombia made a rescue of LCC Viva almost impossible.

Avianca said Aerocivil’s conditions for approving the proposed merger would “make Viva’s recovery impossible and could even affect Avianca’s stability.”

Avianca CEO Adrian Neuhauser says the company will decide whether to buy Viva by the end of this week, “either Friday afternoon or Saturday morning.”

Conditions imposed on the Avianca-VIva merger include the return of slots at Bogota El Dorado and placing a fare ceiling on certain routes.

Star Alliance member Avianca is adding long-haul service from San Salvador and further increasing its U.S. network.

Colombia’s largest airline Avianca announced plans to acquire its ULC rival Viva roughly a year ago.

Colombia’s aviation sector has been in a constant state of upheaval since the start of 2023.

Explaining its plans not to pursue Ultra Air, JetSMART said it hoped to commence operations in Colombia as soon as possible.

South American ULCC group JetSMART has gained approval from Colombia’s government to start the process of launching operations in the country.