San Andres plane crash in photos
Colombia’s National Police released photos of the site on the island of San Andres where on Monday morning a Boeing 737 crashed, killing at least one person and injuring at…
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San Andres plane accident kills one, injures 114
One person was killed and 114 were injured when a ray of lightening struck a plane as it was landing on the Caribbean Colombian island of San Andres, a Colombian…
Dutch airline opens new Cartagena-Curaçao flight route
Caribbean-based Dutch Antilles Express Airlines is opening a new direct route between the Caribbean island of Curaçao and Colombia’s historical port city Cartagena, Colombian media reported Monday. The route will…
Airline prices hikes force Colombians to plan ahead
New pricing systems for Colombia’s domestic airlines mean that Colombians must plan their Easter vacations well in advance this year in order to get a good deal, reported La Republica…
Avianca merges with El Salvador’s Taca
Colombia’s largest airline Avianca SA and El Salvador’s Grupo Taca said Tuesday the merger they had announced in October became effective after all regulatory hurdles were passed. Synergy Aerospace Corp.,…
Colombian authorities approve merger of Avianca and TACA
Colombia’s civil aviation authority Thursday approved the union of Avianca airlines with Grupo TACA. An Avianca spokesperson confirmed that the agreement between the majority shareholder of Avianca, German Efromovich, and…
Delta flight from Bogota to Atlanta turns back
A Delta Airlines flight from Colombia to Atlanta returned to Bogota airport Wednesday after the crew discovered some cracks in the copilot’s windshield. The decision to turn back Wednesday was…
Avianca to replace 25 Fokker jets: CEO
Colombia’s largest airline, Avianca, plans to replace Fokker jets with new airplanes of 100 seats or less, Chief Executive Fabio Villegas said. Avianca is looking to replace 15 Fokker-100 and…
Colombia’s aviation industry consolidates while fares continue to drop
A week after the announcement of Taca and Avianca’s merger, the Latin American airline industry is undergoing a process of consolidation in Cartagena Thursday. In the forum held in the…