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The ALTA Airline Leaders Forum in Brasília highlights several challenges.

CEO of Colombia’s flag carrier sees positive signs following a difficult 2019.

The failure of Avianca Brasil contributes to a higher load factor in the region.

The U.S. airline will take four Airbus A350s and assume an order for 10 from South America’s dominant airline.

Metalworkers union in Sao Jose dos Campos demand progress in contract talks.

Avianca’s demise triggers consolidation of regional operators in Brazil.

Embraer has announced the construction of $30 million in new facilities in the São José dos Campos suburb of Eugênio de Melo.

Honeywell, which serves Latin American business aviation out of a facility at São José dos Campos, sees Synerjet as a strong local partner.

“Engineer Macgyver” has innovated his way into bizav folklore in Brazil, now adding a second smaller “MacBus.”

Prague-based ABS Jets has an operations control center that is also used by many third-party clients from countries such as Brazil.

Local Brazil manufacturers may more than double in number with the addition of Octans Aircraft.

Textron Aviation executives and TAM's president met with AIN at LABACE 2019 to explain their plans in the growing Latin American region.

Royal FBO already provides presidential services in Bolivia and Peru.

LABACE could be moving next year but there are no easy options, and it could remain at Congonhas among the decaying VASP hangars.

Many factors both governmental and economic are rapidly laying the groundwork for GA to prosper in Brazil and beyond.

The business aviation segment has slowed somewhat and there are challenges, but the industry remains optimistic.

Proposed new fractional-share rules in Brazil will be equivalent to those under the U.S. FAA's Part 91K.

Gualter sees a strong market for the SH09, particularly in Brazil's aeromedical sector.

Insurance broker Goodwinds is a LABACE stalwart and supplies insurance to all corners of the aviation multiverse.

Education sessions at LABACE offer something for industry veterans and future customers and new entrants.

The nation is making an attempt to curtail illegal charter, with regulators embracing numerous solutions.

The 2019 Civil Aviation Yearbook will be released at LABACE 2019.

The airport has attracted the attention of real-estate developers and faces closure, a move U.S. operators have seen in recent years.

Catarina’s 2019 opening offers bizav viable alternative

While the political climate continues to present some challenges, industry remains optimistic about the show's future, although its focus may shift.

As the market grows, he maintains, buyers and potential buyers should seek advice from specialists, rather than rely on generalists.

Brazil’s civil aviation agency awards idle takeoff and landing rights at Congonhas Airport to three airlines.

Latam, Gol are paying $70 million each for the bulk of bankrupt airline Avianca Brasil's assets.

Coveted slots at Sao Paulo's Congonhas Airport remain up for grabs.

With Boeing Brasil Commercial taking over facilities in São José dos Campos, production of Embraer’s midsize bizjet production will move to Gavião Peixoto.