Loren Moss

Copa Airlines Contemplates Total Temporary Shutdown of Operations

With travel restrictions in place due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Copa Airlines issued a filing indicating that the company will reduce capacity by 80% but may shut down completely.

Posted On March 17, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombia's President Ivan Duque implements measures against the Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic. Photo: César Carrión - Presidencia de la República

ALL FOREIGN TRAVEL TO COLOMBIA BANNED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

President Ivan Duque announced Sunday that Colombia, starting today, March 16, is completely closed to foreign visitors in an effort to contain the global Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Posted On March 16, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Avianca, LATAM Partially Ground Fleets As Pandemic Spreads, Travel Restrictions Take Effect

While Copa & Viva Airlines have not announced any fleet groundings so far, this week, Avianca & LATAM have announced significant cutbacks on routes, grounding between 30-40% of their fleets in the face of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic.

Posted On March 15, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Copa Airlines Passengers Must Wear Surgical Masks At All Times During Flights To & From Venezuela

Panamá based Copa Airlines announced today that all passengers must wear surgical masks during flights, check-in, boarding, and disembarkation on flights to and from Venezuela. The policy is to combat the spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. This policy is in order to...

Posted On March 14, 2020

, By Loren Moss

President Ivan Duque Declares State of Emergency in Colombia Due To Coronavirus Pandemic

Yesterday, Colombia’s President Ivan Duque declared a national health emergency in the country as the number of coronavirus cases in the Andean nation rose to 13.

Posted On March 13, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Work From Home Programs Deserve A New Look In Light Of Coronavirus Pandemic

Smart enterprises have already deployed telework and work-from-home strategies. With the coronavirus pandemic and travel bans, now is the time for less proactive companies to catch up...and fast! Some of the most knowledgeable experts in business share their insights.

Posted On March 12, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Armando Zamora Returns As Head Of National Hydrocarbons Agency

Today, mechanical engineer Armando Zamora Reyes (above, left) was sworn in as president of Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency by Minister of Mines and Energy, María Fernanda Suárez Londoño

Posted On March 12, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Homicide Crime Photo Courtesy Geralt Pixabay

Financial Bloodbath: Colombian Bellwether Stocks Avianca & Ecopetrol, Colombian Peso All Plunge

Colombia's currency and bellwether stocks Avianca & Ecopetrol all took a plunge this week s double whammies of coronavirus panic and petroleum trade wars between Saudi Arabia & Russia impact the global economy. How will things play out?

Posted On March 11, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombia Minsalud Health Ministry Website Collapses Under Coronavirus Traffic

As Coronavirus arrives in Colombia, the website of Minsalud, Colombia’s ministry of health and social protection has gone offline intermittently and become unstable. The country is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with a free app for Android mobile devices and telephone...

Posted On March 11, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Photo excerpted from Twitter: @augustosisa

Fire Contained At Tecnoglass Plant In Colombia

A fire broke out today on the roof of a new Tecnoglass (NASDAQ: TGLS) production facility at its headquarters in Barranquilla, Colombia. The six-alarm fire was reported just after 1pm today and contained by the municipal firefighting units of the coastal city.

Posted On March 11, 2020

, By Loren Moss