LATAM has just announced that its entire Airbus A350 fleet will be retired. LATAM Brazil currently operates a fleet of 11 Airbus A350-900, and the company's CEO has today announced plans for those planes to be retired effective immediately. LATAM Airlines…
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Airline crews operating flights to Sydney are facing new restrictions, after a LATAM Chile crew recently had a night on the town, leading to a big fine. Airline crews operating flights to Sydney are supposed to self-quarantine in their hotel rooms for…
LATAM filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy a few weeks ago. That's simply a method for the company to reorganize, and the plan was for the airline to continue operating. Unfortunately that won't be the case for at least one LATAM affiliate. It has just been…
Earlier I wrote about how LATAM is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US. In LATAM's First Day Declaration, an interesting revelation was made regarding an A350 deal that Latin America's biggest airline had worked out with Delta. In the fall of…
A couple of weeks ago Avianca, one of Latin America's largest airlines, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Now LATAM, Latin America's largest airline, has done the same. LATAM Airlines Group, including affiliates in Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador,…
As I’ve said before, in general I don’t think there’s anything wrong with planning travel way in advance, given the deals that are available. However, if you’re going to do so, go into it with the expectation that the trip may not materialize, as we…
In September 2019 it was announced that Delta would be buying a 20% stake in LATAM, and that the two airlines would be forming a joint venture. There is significant work required to fully execute on the partnership, as LATAM currently belongs to oneworld,…
Yesterday Ford and I planned a pretty last minute trip to Peru, which we're both excited about: Neither of us have ever been to Peru Hopefully I can review LATAM's new 767 business class There are some cool points hotels I plan on reviewing I'll also…
Well over a year ago I wrote about how LATAM is spending $400 million updating their interiors across their fleet, which includes installing a new business class product. Historically the airline has a pretty lackluster business class hard product, with…
LATAM is discontinuing one of my favorite intra-Europe fifth freedom flights, and is replacing it with another service. As of June 30, 2020, LATAM will be launching 3x weekly nonstop flights between Santiago and Frankfurt. The flight, which will be the…
In late September 2019, one of the biggest "deals" we've seen in the airline industry in a long time happened, as Delta purchased a 20% stake in LATAM. LATAM has been in oneworld for years, and had a close partnership with American. The two airlines…
In September 2019 it was announced that Delta Air Lines would be buying a 20% stake in LATAM, and that the two airlines would be forming a joint venture. In the process LATAM will be leaving oneworld, and will also stop partnering with American Airlines,…
In September 2019 it was announced that Delta would be buying a 20% stake in LATAM, and that the two airlines would be forming a joint venture. This is a gradual process, as LATAM has to give one year notice for leaving oneworld, meaning they'll belong…
LATAM has been making significant investments in their product lately. For example, the airline is in the process of installing awesome new business class seats throughout their long haul fleet, and they've even been doing so at a good pace. Well, the…
In late September it was announced that Delta would be buying a 20% stake in LATAM, and that the two airlines would be forming a joint venture. Well, the first step towards cooperation between the two airlines has now been revealed. It has just been…
In late September it was announced that Delta is buying a 20% stake in LATAM, which has huge implications for the industry. American and LATAM had been pursuing a joint venture, so to see Delta invest and now pursue a joint venture with LATAM caught…
This has been a huge week in the airline industry, as Delta has announced that they're buying a 20% stake in LATAM, and will form a joint venture with them. This is a massive development, since American and LATAM had been pursuing a joint venture, but…
American just did what's possibly the cattiest thing that we've ever seen done in the airline industry (and this includes Qatar Airways flying to Atlanta to "rub salt in the wound" of Delta, and also includes Delta trying to gate-block Qatar Airways…
Yesterday I wrote about the truly shocking development that Delta would buy a stake in LATAM, and as a result LATAM would cut ties with American and oneworld. This was all happening while American and LATAM were pursuing a joint venture, though they…
This is huge news. It has been announced today that Delta will invest $1.9 billion to acquire a 20% stake in LATAM. This is being done through a public tender offer at $16 per share, to be funded principally with newly issued debt and available cash.…
LATAM is the largest airline in Latin America, though in reality it has several different "branches." LATAM is based in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. In a vast majority of cases, planes are shared across the divisions of the…
Several months ago I wrote about how LATAM is spending $400 million updating their interiors across their fleet, which includes installing a new business class product. Currently the airline has a pretty lackluster business class hard product, as all…
LATAM has announced that they're investing 400 million USD in their aircraft interiors, which will see them refreshing two thirds of their fleet over the next two years, including longhaul aircraft. LATAM already has fully flat beds in business class…
Alaska Mileage Plan is one of my all around favorite frequent flyer programs, though there's no denying that over time the program has lost some value. Alaska has a unique mix of partners that are great for earning and redeeming miles, and their partner…
