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Goldair Airline Services joins ALTA

Source: ALTA With close to 70 years of experience, Goldair Airline Services is one of the longest-standing General Sales Agents (GSAs) in Europe, representing today more than 25 airlines in the Passenger & Cargo sectors through the provision of a full range of marketing, commercial, and operations services to promote them in the Greek market. Today the company joins the Latin America and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) to contribute to further developing the sales of Latin American airlines in Europe. “Goldair is continuously expanding, and the company is currently looking to partner with operators in Latin America and the Caribbean and contribute to their growth and development as well as promote their brand awareness in foreign markets. We are [...]

2022-12-13T02:28:35+02:00December 13th, 2022|News, SERVICES, SUPPLIERS|

Arajet to support CONNECT New World as the event’s Official Carrier

Source: CONNECT New World The Airport Agency is delighted to announce that Arajet will be the official carrier of CONNECT New World, the new regional event dedicated to the Americas and the Caribbean. Arajet is the first ULCC in the Caribbean and is based in Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas (SQD), located in the capital of the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo. Arajet operates a fleet of 5 brand new Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft and has commitments for 46 aircraft. The airline was founded and is led by Victor M. Pacheco Méndez, the Chief Executive Officer. "I am delighted to welcome our community to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, for the launch of CONNECT New World. The support of Arajet as the Official [...]

2022-10-03T17:52:44+03:00October 3rd, 2022|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS, SERVICES|

Air Canada – Goldair Partnership to strengthen sales channels in Greece & Cyprus

Source: Goldair Air Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Goldair Airline Services as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in Greece and Cyprus. This strategic Partnership is planned to increase recognition and to best promote the presence of Air Canada in Greece and Cyprus, mainly focusing on increasing the number of tourists between Greece and Canada and on the optimization of Air Canada’s marine product sales. Air Canada is Canada's largest airline and the largest provider of scheduled passenger services in the Canadian market, the Canada-U.S. transborder market and in the international market to and from Canada. In 2019, it was among the top 20 largest airlines in the world. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance, providing [...]

2022-07-15T17:48:08+03:00July 15th, 2022|AIRLINES, News, SERVICES, SUPPLIERS|

FIDAE 2022 ends successfully in Santiago de Chile

Source: ALA News The fifth largest air and space fair in the world, and the most important in Latin America, for the first time in four years brought together 46 countries, more than 420 exhibitors and almost 200 official delegations from around the world Among its objectives was to promote the development of space and the security of the aviation industry, both military and civil With great success and having fulfilled the mission of repositioning itself as the fifth exhibition of its kind worldwide and the most important in Latin America, the 2022 International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) concluded in Santiago de Chile. This year's version, which, according to its biannual schedule, should have been held in 2020 but [...]

2022-04-11T18:20:54+03:00April 11th, 2022|MANUFACTURERS, News, ORGANISATIONS, SAFETY, SERVICES, SUPPLIERS|

Malaysia Airlines appoints Goldair as its General Sales Agent in Greece

Source: Goldair Malaysia Airlines, the national carrier of Malaysia, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Goldair as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in Greece. The strategic partnership is designed to increase recognition of Malaysia Airlines in Greece and to steer sales growth throughout the Greek Market with a particular focus on marine travel, signaling further expansion of MAB’s sales presence and representation in Europe. Goldair is one of the largest and most esteemed organisations in the field of transport and tourism in the Greek Market. The GSA’s role is to build MAB’s strong position in Greece by conducting efficient and strategic commercial activities to establish and reinforce MAB’s brand awareness in the local market, while focusing on maximising [...]

2022-01-19T19:33:33+02:00January 19th, 2022|AIRLINES, News, SERVICES, SUPPLIERS|

Swissport adds six new airports in Chile as part of a significant growth strategy across Latin America

Source: Swissport As of today, Swissport is offering professional ground handling services at six additional airports in Chile. The expansion of the network is part of a comprehensive growth strategy in Latin America, which includes a multitude of new locations in Peru, Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay. As part of its growth strategy in Latin America, Swissport has added six more airports to its network in Chile. The world's leading provider of airport ground services and air cargo handling is now represented at a total of 8 Chilean airports, covering airports in the entire country from Arica (ARI) in the north to Punta Arenas (PUQ) in the south. At all six new locations, Swissport provides passenger and ramp services to LATAM Airlines, [...]

2021-12-02T13:50:05+02:00December 1st, 2021|News, SERVICES|

Chile and Greece sign important Air Services Agreement

By Jeff Peet, Managing Editor, ALA News. In the context of long-standing economic-trade relations of great importance for both Chile and Greece, both countries signed an Air Services Agreement at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens that will further consolidate bilateral ties. On the Greek side, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Konstantinos Fragkogiannis, participated and on behalf of Chile, the Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic and concurrent in Cyprus, Ximena Ares. "This agreement reinforces a very fluid bilateral relationship and will allow the promotion of greater economic cooperation between both countries, facilitating the exchange of tourists and weekly flights between Santiago and Athens," said Ambassador Ares. The agreement establishes a modern and dynamic legal framework, which will result [...]

2021-05-30T22:22:34+03:00May 30th, 2021|AROUND THE WORLD, News, SERVICES|

ALA News Celebrates its First Anniversary with an Online Event to be attended by Industry Leaders

TAKING OFF AGAIN: AIR TRANSPORTATION IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Date: Tuesday, 25 May 2021  AT  10:00am, Panama City - Mexico City / 11:00am: Santiago de Chile / 12:00pm: Sao Paulo / 4:00pm: London (GMT) / 5:00pm: Madrid (CET)   Zoom: https://aegean-gr.zoom.us/j/91832933334   PROGRAMME 10:00am WELCOMING WORDS: Mr. Jeff Peet, Editor-in-Chief, ALA – Latin America Aeronoticias   10:05 am OPENING REMARKS Luis Felipe de Oliveira, Managing Director, ACI World Juan Carlos Salazar, Director General, Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia   10:20 am LEADERS PANEL Moderator: Mr. Alex de Gunten, Senior Vice President Government and Industry Affairs, HEICO Corporation Panelists: Montserrat Barriga, General Director, ERA José Ricardo Botelho, Executive Director & CEO, ALTA Rafael Echevarne, General [...]

2021-05-24T11:06:52+03:00May 24th, 2021|AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS, SERVICES|

LOT – GOLDAIR ARE REJOINING FORCES TO STRENGTHEN SALES CHANNELS IN GREECE

Source: Goldair Goldair – Golemis Air Services has been appointed as the General Sales Agent of LOT Polish Airlines in Greece. This step is planned to increase recognition of the Polish National Carrier in Greek region, which will steer an increase on the number of tourists between Poland and Greece. Currently, LOT offers 32 connections from Warsaw and Katowice to Greece, as well as 7 connections from Gdansk, Krakow, Poznan, and Wroclaw, but the carrier does not exclude any possibility of increasing the offer for the summer of 2021. Meeting the passenger’s expectations, LOT is expanding its offer of holiday destinations. This summer, the Polish carrier will increase its capacity on flights to Greece, making direct connections to 14 ports [...]

2021-05-13T23:10:33+03:00May 13th, 2021|News, SERVICES|

SITA marks a 25-year milestone in border management

Source: SITA SITA, today celebrates the 25th anniversary of its border management business, a journey that started in 1996 in readiness for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. A quarter of a century on, SITA’s border solutions are used by over 60 governments to seamlessly process two billion border crossings every year. SITA’s extensive knowledge and experience in serving the air transport industry includes delivering solutions and services for airlines, airports, and on aircraft. This has enabled the organization to diversify its portfolio over the last few decades into border management and security for governments worldwide with significant success. Jeremy Springall, VP of SITA AT BORDERS, said: "We’re immensely proud to celebrate this 25-year milestone for our borders business. We [...]

2021-05-10T21:35:05+03:00May 10th, 2021|News, SERVICES|