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ALTA region totals 177m passengers in 2020 ALTA reported (11-Feb-2021) airlines operating in the Latin America and Caribbean market carried 177.3 million passengers in 2020, down 59.2% year-on-year. Traffic (RPK) decreased 61.9% and capacity (ASK) decreased 55.7%, bringing the load factor to 71.3%, 11.5pp lower than in 2019. [more - original PR] Want More News Like This? CAPA Membership provides access to all news and analysis on the site, along with access to many areas of our comprehensive databases and toolsets.Find Out More

Embraer aircraft deliveries down 35% in 2020 Embraer delivered (12-Feb-2021) 130 jet aircraft in 2020, comprising 44 commercial aircraft and 86 executive jets, a decrease of almost 35% year-on-year. Delivery details for 2020 include:

10-Feb-2021 10:46 AM LATAM Airlines recovers 57% of domestic capacity in Brazil, 79% in Colombia and 39% in Chile LATAM Airlines announced (09-Feb-2021) the carrier expects to handle 35% of operations in Feb-2021 compared to Feb-2020. Operations in Jan-2021 reached 39.8% of Jan-2020 levels. The decline was attributed to "a scenario dominated by the increase in governmental restrictions". The carrier expects to increase cargo fleet utilisation by 20% year-on-year. Details include: Brazil: The carrier plans to operate 57% of its domestic capacity, with 360 daily flights, and 15% of its internat...

Lima Airport Partners (LAP) launched (05-Feb-2021) the tender process for the construction of Lima Jorge Chavez International Airport's new passenger terminal. The winner of the contract will be responsible for designing and constructing the terminal. The tender is scheduled to be awarded in 3Q2021 and the terminal is scheduled to be complete in 2025. The design will focus on six concept pillars: Expandability;

US airports' funding crunch - are P3s the answer?', stated (04-Feb-2021) the US has failed to sell the idea of leasing airport terminals to the private sector for almost 25 years since the first airport privatisation programme was initiated, but various events have made public private partnerships (P3s) more popular with municipal owners. US municipalities are struggling to find the cash to run their airports, let alone invest in them. A change in regulation in 2018 made private infrastructure financing more attractive and available to all airports, so now P3s are seeing renewed popularity an...