News of aviation

Two killed as private jet overshoots runway in San Fernando

18-12-2024 15:22 Tragic accident in Buenos Aires Province; Private jet misses runaway and crashes into houses near small airport of San Fernando. Two pilots aboard the aircraft perished in tragedy.

aviation sector

JetSMART adds to Argentina fleet as Milei opens up the skies

01-11-2024 12:40 Low-cost carrier JetSMART is increasing its fleet of planes in Argentina as President Milei seeks to deregulate the aviation industry and dismantle Aerolíneas Argentinas' domestic dominance.

SELL OFF OF STATE AIRLINE

Milei: Aerolíneas Argentinas could be handed over to employees if not sold

15-10-2024 18:19 Argentina’s president reiterates his government’s desire to sell off flagship state airline through privatisation, complaining that the problem is the workers “do not want it.”

STATE CARRIER

Milei declares Aerolíneas Argentinas 'subject to privatisation'

04-10-2024 20:13 President Javier Milei has formally declared the state airline Aerolíneas Argentinas to be "subject to privatisation" after weeks of union conflict.

STATE CARRIER

Milei to declare Aerolíneas Argentinas ‘subject to privatisation’ via decree

27-09-2024 14:10 Government seeks to speed up sell-off of state carrier; President Javier Milei will declare Aerolíneas Argentinas “subject to privatisation” via a decree in the “next few days,” says spokesperson.

AVIATION WARS

Government authorises foreign crew, companies to operate domestic flights

23-09-2024 17:01 Reacting to clashes with unions over pay and strikes, President Javier Milei’s government authorises hiring of foreign crew-members and firms for domestic flights via decree.

LABOUR UNREST

Milei government declares air transport an ‘essential service’

16-09-2024 14:58 President Javier Milei on Monday decreed the aviation sector an "essential service" and ordered that airlines maintain at least 50% of flights in the event of work stoppages.

Labour unrest

Aviation worker strike affects more than 30,000 passengers

13-09-2024 13:59 A strike by pilots and crew demanding salary increases affected more than 30,000 passengers on Friday, according to Aerolineas Argentínas and unions.

CUTBACKS AT STATE AIRLINE

Adorni: 1,500 jobs cut at Aerolíneas Argentinas in six months

04-09-2024 17:33 Milei administration has reduced the size of flagship carrier’s payroll by 13%, says presidential spokesperson.

PLANE ACCIDENT

Plane with 61 aboard crashes in Brazil, no survivors

09-08-2024 15:40 An airplane carrying 61 people crashed Friday in the interior of Brazil's São Paulo state, killing everyone on board.

AIRLINES & AVIATION

Government targets red tape in aviation deregulation drive

10-07-2024 17:48 Pilot union announces one-day strike as Argentina’s government announces big changes for airline industry; Reforms designed to “modernise” sector and eliminate red tape for aviation operators.

AVIATION REFUELLING ROW

Argentine firms refuse to refuel Cuban state airline’s planes

25-04-2024 11:33 Cuba’s state airline announced Wednesday that it had been forced to cancel two flights to Argentina because fuel suppliers refused to supply the planes.

STRIKE HITS AVIATION SECTOR

Anti-Milei strike leads to mass flight cancellations

24-01-2024 09:45 State airline Aerolíneas Argentinas forced to cancel more than 260 flights due to CGT’s anti-Milei walkout; Low-cost carriers JetSmart cancels all business for the day, while FlyBondi moves operations to Ezeiza; More than 20,000 travellers affected.

REFORM BLITZ

President sets up Aerolíneas Argentinas and YPF for sell-off

21-12-2023 11:15 Milei announces slew of reforms that would allow tens of state-controlled firms, many of them money-losing, to be sold off. Among them, national airline Aerolíneas Argentinas SA and, after a "transition period," state energy firm YPF.

aviation sector

Low-cost airline Flybondi eyes Brazil expansion after SPAC deal

15-11-2023 13:11 Argentine low-cost airline Flybondi is considering an expansion into Brazil, a move that could eventually be financed through public markets.

AIRLINES & AVIATION

Low-cost airlines: Domestic passenger growth can take off

24-04-2023 07:00 Mauricio Sana and Gonzalo Pérez Corral, the CEOs of Flybondi and JetSMART respectively, agree that the number of domestic passengers could be doubled with a better commercial aviation policy. The duo offer their opinion on Aerolíneas Argentinas, explain why they cannot get more room at downtown Aeroparque and detail their relationship with government ministries.

by Claudio Celano Gómez