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Copa Airlines announces measures to help stranded passengers due to the Coronavirus pandemic

As the government of Panamá announced the closing of its airspace to international passenger arrivals beginning Sunday, until April 21, Panamanian regional carrier Copa Airlines (NYSE: CPA) announced that it has been forced to cancel all flights so will temporarily cease operations.

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...

Tecnoglass, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGLS), the largest Colombian manufacturer of architectural glass, windows, and associated aluminum products for the global commercial and residential construction industries, this week reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended...

Sovereign and corporate issuers in Latin America will be adversely affected by slower Chinese demand and commodity price weakness caused by coronavirus due to high commodity export dependence and direct trade exposure to China, says Fitch Ratings.

Fashion brand Leonisa responds to Finance Colombia's allegations of "whites only" catalogs and featured models that exclude Latinos on its website.

Rebus, a Colombian event and ticketing platform launched in 2017 and led by co-founder Juliana Villalba Torres, has raised $415,000 in seed funding from several angel investors, including Angel Ventures, Magma Partners, Enlaces, Quake Capital, Avalancha Ventures and several...

Last Thursday, January 23, Avianca flight AV693 flying from San José, Costa Rica to Bogotá, Colombia had to land in Panamá City’s Tocumen International Airport after experiencing severe turbulence that sent 3 crew and 1 passenger to the hospital, and left the plane damaged.

Panamá’s transportation regulator “Autoridad del Transito y Transporte Terrestre” (ATTT) has been meeting with government and industry representatives to negotiate a framework for ride hailing platforms such as Uber and InDriver after regulatory uncertainty and pushback against...

Growth in public debt burdens and fiscal deficits in many Latin American countries over the past decade will undermine the ability of governments to respond to shocks and a sharper than expected global slowdown in 2020, says Fitch Ratings. Weakening fiscal dynamics have been a...