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American Airlines Fleet
American Airlines Orders Four Embraer E175s for Envoy Air
With all deliveries in Q4 2024, Envoy's all E-Jet fleet will grow to over 150 aircraft by the end of 2024. The contract value is US$230.6 million at list price, and will be included in Embraer's 2023 Q4 backlog.
Copa Airlines Performance
Copa Holdings Announces Monthly Traffic Statistics for September 2023
For the month of September 2023, Copa Holdings' capacity (ASMs) increased by 13.6%, while system-wide passenger traffic (RPMs) increased by 14.1%, compared to 2022. As a result, the system load factor for the month was 87.3%, 0.4 percentage points higher than September 2022.
Delta Air Lines Routes
6 New Routes, 15,000 Flights, and 3 Million Customers: Delta and LATAM Celebrate Their One-year Joint Venture Anniversary
One year after the start of their Joint Venture, the Delta and LATAM alliance has enabled the partners to announce six new routes, carry out 15,000 flights, transport more than 3 million customers and cover more than 56 million miles (90 million kilometers), which is equivalent to the distance between planet Earth and Mercury.
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes Performance
GOL Discloses Preliminary Traffic Figures for September 2023
GOL's total supply (ASK) increased 4.7%. Total seats increased 12.1% and the number of departures increased by 11.2%. GOL's total demand (RPK) increased by 6.7%.
Aeromexico Performance
Aeromexico September 2023 Traffic Results
Grupo Aeromexico transported 1 million and 959 thousand passengers in September 2023, an 8.3% year-on-year increase. International passengers increased by 3.9%, while domestic passengers increased by 10.1%.
ASUR Performance
ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for September 2023
Passenger traffic increased year-on-year by 2.7% in Mexico and 24.1% in Puerto Rico and decreased 13.7% in Colombia
Aeromexico Routes
Delta-Aeromexico Partnership to Increase Transborder Seat Offering by More Than 30%
In 2024, Aeromexico will launch 17 routes departing from seven airports in Mexico using many of the more than 50 new aircraft added to its fleet in the last two years. This expansion will benefit customers and enhance transborder flying options enabled by Aeromexico and Delta’s Joint Cooperation Agreement (JCA).
Copa Airlines Performance
Copa Holdings Announces Monthly Traffic Statistics for August 2023
For the month of August 2023, Copa Holdings' capacity (ASMs) increased by 12.8%, while system-wide passenger traffic (RPMs) increased by 13.3%, compared to 2022. As a result, the system load factor for the month was 87.0%, 0.3 percentage points higher than August 2022.
Sustainable Tourism
UNWTO Welcomes Mexican States to Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism
UNWTO has worked with tourism leaders from across Mexico to accelerate the sector’s shift to greater sustainability.
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes Performance
GOL Discloses Preliminary Traffic Figures for August
GOL's total supply (ASK) increased 7.7%. Total seats increased 21.7% and the number of departures increased by 17.8%. GOL's total demand (RPK) increased by 11.6% and the load factor was 84.4%.
Aeromexico Performance
Aeromexico August 2023 Traffic Results
Grupo Aeromexico transported 2 million and 321 thousand passengers in August 2023, a 14.3% year-on-year increase. International passengers increased by 10.3%, while domestic passengers increased by 16.1%.
GBTA Strengthens Advisory Board in Latin America with Appointment of New Regional Board Members
The new Board appointments follow the continuity of the path, efforts and results made by the region’s first Advisory Board of volunteer professionals serving from 2021 to 2023 who helped lead the success of two regional Conferences, Education Days, multiple learning webinars and Business Travel Forums held in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina.
Embraer Deliveries
Embraer Deliveries Increase 47% in 2Q23 Totaling 17 Commercial and 30 Executive Jets
Embraer (NYSE: ERJ; B3: EMBR3) delivered a total of 47 jets in the second quarter of 2023, of which 17 were commercial aircraft and 30 were executive jets (19 light jets and 11 midsize jets). During the year, the company delivered a total of 62 aircraft (24 commercial and 38 executive).
Delta Air Lines Routes
São Paulo-Los Angeles: Delta Air Lines and LATAM Inaugurate the Joint Venture's First Route in the Brazilian Market
Route operated by LATAM is the only direct route between Brazil and Los Angeles and will allow connections with Delta to more than 20 destinations in the US, including San Francisco, Las Vegas and Seattle.
Copa Airlines Performance
Copa Holdings Announces Monthly Traffic Statistics for June 2023
For the month of June 2023, Copa Holdings' capacity (ASMs) increased 10.7%, while system-wide passenger traffic (RPMs) increased 14.9%, compared to 2022. As a result, system load factor for the month was 86.8%, 3.1 percentage points higher than June 2022.
Hotel Transaction Mexico Yucatán
Transat Sells Land in Puerto Morelos, Mexico, for US$38 Million to Finest Resorts
Transat A.T. Inc. entered into a sale and purchase agreement for its land property located in Puerto Morelos, Mexico, for US$38 million to Finest Resorts, a luxury resort group, part of The Excellence Collection.
Volaris Performance
Volaris Reports June 2023 Traffic Results: 15% YoY Demand Growth with an 83% Load Factor
In June 2023, Volaris' capacity (measured in ASMs) increased by 16.1% year-over-year, while demand (measured in RPMs) increased by 14.6%; the result was a load factor decrease of 1.1 pp YoY to 83.3%.
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes Performance
GOL Discloses Preliminary Traffic Figures for June 2023
GOL's total supply (ASK) increased 15.4%. Total seats increased 21.7% and the number of departures increased by 20.8%. GOL's total demand (RPK) increased by 14.0% and the load factor was 75.7%.
Delta Air Lines Routes
Delta, LATAM Expand Network with New Bogota-Orlando Service
The international route between Bogotá and Orlando is operated daily on an Airbus A320 with a monthly offer of more than 9,900 seats.
ASUR Performance
ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for June 2023
Passenger traffic increased year-on-year by 10.3% in Mexico and 22.3% in Puerto Rico and decreased 19.8% in Colombia
Tourism Investment
UNWTO Puts Spotlight on Tourism Investment in the Americas
UNWTO further strengthened its cooperation with the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean as it brought together public and private sector leaders to advance investments in the tourism sector.
Volaris Fleet
Volaris Announces 25 A321neo Aircraft, Bringing Its Total Backlog to 143 A320neo Family Aircraft
Volaris became an Airbus customer in 2006, and since then it has ordered 206 A320 Family aircraft, including more than 170 A320neo Family aircraft.
Delta Air Lines Routes
Delta Air Lines and LATAM Group Announce New and Enhanced Service, with US-Colombia Routes and LATAM Group’s First to Atlanta
The partnership has announced five new U.S.-South America routes and increased capacity by 75% since implementing their joint venture. Delta and LATAM’s complementary networks and award-winning customer experience are winning over new customers and generating travel demand.
Sustainable Aviation Fuels
Volaris Joins an Investment Agreement to Accelerate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Production Through CleanJoule
Volaris (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR) announces a $50 million investment agreement alongside Indigo Partners, GenZero, Cleanhill Partners, Frontier Airlines, and Wizz Air. The investment aims to accelerate the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) worldwide through the North American startup CleanJoule.