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the domestic aviation market, figures for August 2011

From time to time we like to have a look at the figures published on a regular basis detailing the composition of the domestic aviation market. According to the official body ANAC, these are the airlines dominating the domestic market in August 2011: Gol, 38.84% of market share Tam, 38.37% of market share Azul, 9.27% […]

Aerosur to fly from Bolivia to Rio Branco in Acre

Bolivia’s airline Aerosur is expected to begin flying from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Rio Branco, in the Brazilian state of Acre, in November 2011. The flight from Bolivia to Brazil will make a stopover at Cochabamba. There will be four weekly flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, flown on a Boeing 737-300.

Emirates’ A380 gets permission to fly to Brazil

Infraero, the Brazilian airport authority, would have given the go ahead to Emirates’ request to bring to Brazil one of its Airbus A-380. The largest passenger aircraft in the world would arrive in Guarulhos airport in São Paulo at the end of the year. The only remaining issue is the time of the flight, as […]

Turkish Airlines wants to fly Buenos Aires-São Paulo-Istanbul

Turkish Airlines wants to operate a fifth weekly flight to Brazil – it is only awaiting for an additional slot to operate at Guarulhos Int’l airport in São Paulo. The company’s CEO declared the new frequency should take of at the end of 2011. And he also revealed that Turkish wants to fly its Boeing […]

Iberia cancels its Madrid to Fortaleza and Recife flight

10 months after its launch (the new Iberia flight to the Northeast begins on 1 February), Iberia’s Madrid to Fortaleza and Recife flight comes to an end. On 2 November 2011, to be exact. The reasons alleged by Iberia for the end of the route are high fuel costs and the world crisis. One wonders […]

American Airlines in Manaus and Porto Alegre

Two news stories on American Airlines. Although it seems like an eternity – the flight will only commence on 16 June 2012, American Airlines is already selling tickets for its four-times a week flight from Miami to Manaus. The news is from Panrotas. The airline should announce shortly its new direct flight from Porto Alegre […]

British Airways and Iberia include their Brazilian flights in their code-share agreements

The now partners British Airways and Iberia have just included their Brazilian flights in their code share agreements. As a result, Iberia flights from Madrid to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro will also use a British Airways flight code. Conversely, British Airways flights from London Heathrow to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro will […]

Singapore Airlines with special fares to fly from Brazil to Spain

Singapore Airlines has special fares for its flights from Brazil to Spain during the month of October 2011. Purchases must be made between 5 and 18 September. You can fly from São Paulo to Barcelona from USD 808 (taxes not included). If you can’t find the fares, get hold of a travel agent conversant with […]

Singapore Airlines to make its São Paulo-Barcelona a daily flight

Singapore Airlines is quite happy with the way things are going on its São Paulo – Barcelona flight (continuing onto Singapore). The occupancy rate is 80% and now the company intends to turn its three-times-a-week flight into a daily one. For this, it needs to wait for permission and slots from the local aviation authorities. […]

interline agreement between Tam and JetBlue

Brazil’s Tam and the American JetBlue have entered into an interline agreement allowing one company to sell flights operated by the other. As a result of the agreement, passengers will be a able to issue the entire trip on a single e-ticket and will be able to check-in their lugagge to their final destination. An […]