Ecuador eliminates capital outflow tax for airlines

Avianca Airlines Ecuador adds first A320neo

Avianca Group has transferred a first A320-200N for its Avianca Airlines Ecuador (2K, Quito International) unit in the form of N776AV (msn 8280).

The 4.8-year-old aircraft leased from SMBC Aviation Capital was recently retired by Avianca Airlines (AV, Bogotá), entering into maintenance at Medellín José Maria Córdova on March 3, 2023. It was ferried to Quito International on March 20, repainted in a hybrid livery commemorating AeroGal, the privately-owned carrier acquired by Avianca Group in 2009 and subsequently rebranded as Avianca Ecuador.

The Ecuadorean airline has thus far operated one A319-100 (registered in the United States) and six A320-200s (five on the local Ecuadorean HC- register and one registered in the US). Avianca Airlines Ecuador operates its flights exclusively under the 'AV' code of Avianca Airlines.

Avianca Ecuador is practically tied with LATAM Airlines Ecuador (XL, Quito International) in terms of the market share out of Ecuador, with the airlines having a 31.6% and a 32.2% market share by scheduled weekly departure capacity...

LATAM Airlines Ecuador begins freighter operations

Ecuador's ESAV Airlines launches intra-Galapagos flights

Chile's LATAM Airlines orders five A321neo(XLR)s

LATAM Airlines Group has ordered five A321-200NY(XLR)s from lessor Air Lease Corporation with deliveries tentatively scheduled to start in fall 2025 and continue through 2026. The announcement comes after the South American carrier holding ordered seventeen A321-200Ns during the 2022 Farnborough International Air Show in July.

LATAM did not reveal on which of its AOCs - LATAM Airlines, LATAM Airlines Brasil, LATAM Airlines Colombia, LATAM Airlines Ecuador, or LATAM Airlines Perú - it will allocate the five aircraft. It is its first commitment for any extended-range narrowbody type. The XLR is proving to be a popular platform for carriers from the southern part of South America - in Chile, both SKY Airline (Chile) and JetSMART have units of the type on order. The advertised range of the XLR, which has yet to be certified, would allow carriers to operate non-stop services from hubs such as Santiago de Chile, Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Rio de Janeiro International, or Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini to the...