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A chartered Beechcraft King Air 90 crashed Friday in Minas Gerais, Brazil, killing 26-year-old Latin Grammy winner Marília Mendonça and four others.

Helicopter resellers and trading firms at Heli XP report business is white hot.

The Heli XP show being held today and tomorrow at Helipark in São Paulo is Brazil’s second in-person event since the pandemic began.

LABACE, which organizers delayed until November in hopes of the pandemic’s passing, will now happen only next year on the traditional August timetable.

The loss of a 30-year tax exemption from Brazilian import duties and other taxes would increase airlines’ tax burden by $955 million.

The Brazilian federal police seized a chartered Turkish-registered Gulfstream IV that was found to be carrying 1,304 kilos of cocaine.

Brazilian fractional provider Amaro Aviation took delivery of its first Pilatus PC-24, which will be based at São Paulo Catarina International Airport.

Now Brazil’s number-two airline, Gol will gain 26 slots at Congonhas Sao Paulo Airport with its purchase of MAP.

Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos expects to benefit from the connection capabilities of its parent company’s bus fleet.

Brazil’s largest domestic carrier has made a virtue of a varied fleet.

Latin America’s largest business aviation event is poised to return this year, organizer ABAG said yesterday.

As the Covid pandemic continues to rage in Brazil, Latam takes further steps to cut capacity with the retirement of its A350s.

With light-hearted animation, “The Flight of the Impossible” film celebrates Embraer founder Ozires Silva, who turned 90 on January 8.

Heli Show, Brazil’s first in-person aviation fair this year, was held through Saturday as part of the São Paulo Boat Show.

The Latin America business aviation fair, which traditionally takes place in mid-August in São Paulo, is another Covid casualty.

Webinar hosted by Airport Infra Expo explores Covid-19 challenges and opportunities for business aviation in Brazil.

Normally held in May, Brazilian helicopter show Heli XP is now scheduled for October 21 and 22 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Airline and airport groups decry the Argentine government’s decision to close the country to air travel for another four months.

Show organizer said it is delaying LABACE 2020 due to Covid-19, but hasn't yet set dates for the later-than-usual Latin American business aviation event.

The spread of Covid-19 has hit airlines in Brazil and Colombia particularly hard.

David Neeleman’s Breeze Aviation plans to take 28 of Azul’s E195s.

ANAC certification for Pratt & Whitney Canada's new engine overhaul center was obtained in December with the first testbed to be ready by end of January.

Brazilian websites are "weaponizing" jurisprudence of the airline industry.

Brazilian factory construction specialist Imetame recently upgraded to an ATR72-600 to shuttle workers from its base in Aracruz to work sites.

São Paulo Catarina Aeroporto Executivo, Brazil’s first greenfield business aviation airport, opened on December 16 after six years of construction.

The first remote ATC tower in South America, provided by Frequentis, was recently inaugurated at the Santa Cruz military airbase in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil's airspace control organization has implemented 22 route changes proposed by Azul.

United Airlines and Kingsland Holding provide Avianca Holdings with $375 million in new financing.

The final day of the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum in Brasilia featured a panel of five prominent women in the industry.

Infrastructure investment and air transport liberalization have helped boost prospects for South America’s largest country.