There are some interesting developments in the Latin American airline industry. News that definitely reshape the balance of the sector. The new President-Elect from Chile, billionaire Sebastian Piñera, is delivering on promises he made during the presidential race and will relinquish his 26.3% stake in LAN, Chile’s flagship airline. What is not yet clear is who will be the buyer. The Cueto family... 

In 2005, the two largest Brazilian carriers, TAM and GOL, pulled all their domestic content out of the GDSs, removing more than 90 percent of the country’s total domestic inventory. In lieu of the traditional GDS model, TAM and GOL required that bookings at the Brazilian point of sale be made through their direct channels, including their Web sites. Faced with massive losses of content and decreased... 

According to a statement from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Latin American carriers are the only ones in the world to close 2009 with profitable operations, accumulating a collective gain of around US$100 billion. “These results are mainly due to the relative strength experienced by South American economies and efficiency gains through structures of regional airlines.” The... 

The results are in and the tallies counted for the ten startups in the finals of the #PS10 competition organized by PiolaPs10 and PulsoSocial on November 30th, 2009.  LetMeGo won the #PS10 competition for best Latin American startup. They also came away with new partners for their Portuguese version. The Colombian Startup LetMeGo offers an innovation never before seen in the market for the hospitality...