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In February, the subsidiary companies of Avianca Holdings S.A. (NYSE: AVH) (BVC: PFAVH) transported 2,049,954 passengers, up 7.4% compared to February  of 2014. Capacity, measured in ASKs (available seat kilometers), increased 6.8%, while passenger traffic, measured in RPKs...

Yesterday evening in Bogotá’s Corferias Convention Center, an reception attended by civilian officials, police and military brass from several different countries formally launched the preparatory phase for the 2015 F-Air Colombia International Air Show, to take place from July...

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is launching a new scheduled service to Colombia’s capital, Bogota, and Cali, the country’s third-largest city. Beginning March 31, KLM will fly three times a week operating a Boeing 777-200 on flight KL745. The round trip route will start in Amsterdam,...

Houston, Texas-based Luby’s Fuddruckers Restaurants, LLC has finalized a new development agreement that will extend the fast casual hamburger restaurant group’s base in South America.  A partnership with Grupo Char’s calls for an initial restaurant opening in Bogota,...

Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), the provider of global mobile satellite communications services, today announced that Raymundo (Ray) Villar has joined the company as Regional Director, Aviation, Latin America. Villar brings 17 years’ worth of business development experience from...

Avianca will inaugurate its nonstop Bogotá-Los Angeles-Bogotá flight on July 1st, giving travelers access to over 2,000 seats per week, along with available seats through three daily flights from San Salvador to the movie capital. According to Avianca CEO, Fabio Villegas Ramírez,...

Avianca Holdings S.A., (NYSE: AVH) (BVC: PFAVH), announced this week its fourth quarter 2014, financial and operational results. The carrier earned an adjusted net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 of $47.4 million, excluding special items, while posting an adjusted...

By leveraging specialized technology for the transportation of perishable goods, Avianca Cargo was able to transport a wide variety of flowers, along with other cargo, from Colombia and Ecuador to Miami, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Indianapolis, San Juan Puerto Rico, London,...

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), announced the signing of a new-build, 199-room Crowne Plaza® hotel in Medellin, Colombia. The hotel will be located in Medellin’s”El Poblado” neighborhood, occupying one of two towers in the Palmanova luxury, mixed-use...

In line with its plan to expand and strengthen its presence in markets with a high demand in the transport of goods and merchandise, Avianca Cargo has incorporated its fifth Airbus A-330 aircraft exclusively for freight. The addition of this new aircraft allows Avianca Cargo to...