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Avianca has begun dissolving its Peru subsidiary and will no longer fly domestic flights in the country. In the future, Avianca says it will continue to serve routes to and from Peru through its airline subsidiaries in Colombia, El Salvador and Ecuador, once the restrictions...

Avianca Holdings S.A. (NYSE: AVH, BVC: PFAVH) announced today in a 6K filing with the United States Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has suspended trading in the Company’s American Depositary Shares, each representing eight...

Avianca has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US Southern District Court of New York. The airline was already struggling and facing multiple scandals before the arrival of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic

Copa Airlines' new notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of Copa and will accrue interest at a rate of 4.50% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on October 15, 2020

Copa is raising $350 million USD due 2025, presumably to prepare itself for the Coronavirus-related economic downturn.

Not long after a bitter strike, Avianca is facing renewed labor unrest, this time from Airbus pilots in Peru who claim that Avianca is using the Coronavirus Pandemic to escape from a negotiated early retirement buyout with pilots in the neighboring country.

Colombian airline Avianca over the weekend admitted that, as the Coronavirus continues to impact its operations, it has begun to defer payments on long term leases and  on principal on some of its outstanding debt. Over 14,000 employees are currently on unpaid leave.

S&P Global Ratings has downgraded Avianca's credit rating from “B-” to “‘CCC” while placing the airline on CreditWatch negative.

Avianca Airlines announced this afternoon that as of March 23, the carrier will completely suspend its international operations. The domestic operation will continue at 16% of capacity from Bogotá to certain destinations within Colombia.

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.