Category: Latin America

Avior Airlines Boeing 737 Overruns Runway on Landing

Reading Time: < 1 minute An Avior Airlines Boeing 737-200, performing flight from Caracas (Venezuela) to Manaus (Brazil), overran runway on landing. Aircraft landed on Manaus’ runway 29 but overran the end of the runway and came to a stop past the end of the runway end safety area with all gear on soft ground. There were no injuries.

Binter to Become First European Customer of E-Jets E2 Largest Model

Reading Time: < 1 minute Embraer announced that Binter Canarias, of Spain, will receive its first E195-E2 jet in the second half of 2019, becoming the first European customer of the E-Jets E2’s largest model. The airline signed a firm order with Embraer for three E195-E2s. The contract also includes purchase rights for two additional aircraft of the same model. […]

IATA Calls for a Spirit of Change

Reading Time: 2 minutes The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for a spirit of change from governments to capture the social and economic benefits of air connectivity, by enabling a more competitive air transport sector. Today 8.5 million flights touch Europe each year. That activity supports 12.2 million jobs and $823 billion of European GDP. Those benefits have […]

Embraer Posts $21 Million Q3 Loss

Reading Time: < 1 minute In the third quarter of 2018 (3Q18), Embraer has delivered 15 commercial and 24 executive (17 light and 7 large) jets, compared to the 25 commercial and 20 executive (13 light and 7 large) jets in 3Q17. The Company’s firm order backlog was US$ 13.6 billion at the end of 3Q18, including contracts of the […]

Latitude 33 Aviation Takes Delivery of Challenger 350 Business Jet

Reading Time: < 1 minute Bombardier announced that Latitude 33 Aviation, a private jet charter, executive jet management, and aircraft sales and acquisitions company based in California, has taken delivery of a new Challenger 350 business jet. The high-performing Challenger 350 aircraft, the best-selling business jet platform of the last decade, will be based in Orange County (John Wayne Airport) […]

Embraer: 39 Jets Delivered in 3Q18

Reading Time: < 1 minute During the third quarter of 2018 (3Q18), Embraer delivered 15 jets to the commercial aviation market and 24 business jets, being 17 light jets and 7 large jets. On September 30, Embraer’s firm order backlog totaled USD13.6 billion. Regarding the commercial aviation market, Embraer forecasted in its Market Outlook a demand for 10,550 new aircraft […]

Embraer to Support Six ERJ 145s of Air Peace

Reading Time: < 1 minute Embraer announced at MRO Europe that Air Peace, Nigeria’s leading private airline, has signed a multi-year Pool Program Agreement for spare parts and support covering more than 250 components for their six Embraer ERJ 145 jets. With their ERJ 145 jets, Air Peace aims to expand their local and regional routes and transform air travel in […]

Azul ATR-72 Encouters Lightning Strike

Reading Time: < 1 minute An Azul Linhas Aereas Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, performing flight from Vitoria da Conquista to Belo Horizonte (Brazil), received lightning strike. Aircraft was enroute at FL160 near Montes Claros (Brazil), about 200nm north of Belo Horizonte, when lightning struck the aircraft prompting the crew to divert to Montes Claros for a safe landing on […]

Embraer Unveils Most Technologically Advanced Business Jets

Reading Time: < 1 minute Embraer introduced the new Praetor 500 midsize and Praetor 600 super-midsize business jets during a company event at Orlando Executive Airport. “The Praetor 500 and Praetor 600 are the disruptive aircraft for the entrepreneur, for the pioneer, for the innovator,” said Michael Amalfitano, President & CEO, Embraer Executive Jets. The Praetor jets will introduce unprecedented […]

Turbulence Injures 29 People on Volaris Airbus A320 Flight

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Volaris Airbus A320-200, performing flight from Guadalajara to Tijuana (Mexico) with 179 people on board, was enroute from Los Mochis (Mexico) when the aircraft experienced Clear Air Turbulence (CAT),leaving some Clients and Crew members injured. The aircraft continued to Tijuana for a safe landing about 90 minutes later. When the Captain informed about what […]