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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...

Carlos Ferrer has been making moves since taking over as the general manager and vice president of Unisys LACSA, encompassing all of Latin America except Mexico and Brasíl. Running everything from his Bogotá office, Ferrer is responsible for leading over 2,000 employees,...

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...

The Avianca Aeronautical Center is being built adjacent to the José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro, Colombia, which is the international airport serving Medellín and the surrounding Antioquia department. This is in line with the size of its fleet, which currently...

According to a report jointly produced by the gremios (trade groups) ANDI (National Businessmen’s Association of Colombia), FENALCO (National Federation of Merchants), and the Colombian Automotive Committee, in December 2014 new automobile sales in Colombia surpassed 40,000 units...

President Juan Manuel Santos announced Wednesday plans to expand the El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, which seeks to increase the current capacity of 50 operations per hour and 27 million passengers per year, to 90 operations per hour and approximately 40 million...

The ratings firm Fitch reaffirmed its opinion on Medellin’s creditworthiness in a release issued today. Edited excerpts follow: According to Fitch, the rating actions are the result of the city’s relevant role in the Colombian economy; sound, albeit declining,...

In December 2014, and in just 13 days, Avianca received delivery of its first four Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. This signals the end of the first phase of incorporation of the Dreamliners. The remaining aircraft will be incorporated into the fleet between 2015 and 2019....