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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.

Colombian Government To Loan $370 Million USD To Bankrupt Avianca

Colombia’s finance ministry over the weekend announced that it would provide an 18 month loan of up to $370 million USD to Avianca Airlines, currently in Chapter 11 proceedings in US courts. The financing would be provided under Avianca’s proposed Debtor In Possession (DIP)...

Posted On September 1, 2020

, By Loren Moss

72% Of All SIC Platform Complaints Against Airlines In Colombia Filed Against Avianca

Colombian air travel passengers have battled with airlines over fare refunds more than any other complaint during the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic, according to the Superintendence of Commerce.

Posted On June 20, 2020

, By Loren Moss

VivaColombia Colombia airplane el dorado airport (Photo credit: Viva Air)

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Viva Air Adds New Daily Flights Connecting Barranquilla To Both Medellín & Bogotá

As part of its planned expansion. Rionegro Colombia based air carrier Viva Air is adding two daily flights between Barranquilla (BAQ) and Bogotá (BOG), and one daily flight between Medellín (MDE) and Barranquilla, starting immediately. “Viva Air is proud to return to Barranquilla...

Posted On June 17, 2019

, By Loren Moss

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Aerial Combat: United Airlines Ejects Avianca Chairman Efromovich, Replaces Him With Arch-Nemesis Kriete

Last week United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) moved to remove longtime chairman and controlling shareholder Germán Efromovich from Avianca’s (NYSE: AVH) (BVC: PFAVH), board of directors. Adding insult to injury, United installed Roberto Kriete as the board’s new chairman. All this...

Posted On May 27, 2019

, By Loren Moss

Catalina Rendón Jaramillo is Viva Air’s director of communications and corporate affairs.

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Viva Air Names Catalina Rendón Jaramillo as New Head of Communications & Corporate Affairs

Viva Air CEO Félix Antelo announced last week the hiring of Catalina Rendón Jaramillo as Viva Air’s director of communications and corporate affairs for the low cost international airline. During the last 12 years Rendón led the communications efforts of Inexmoda, Colombia’s...

Posted On April 2, 2019

, By Loren Moss