Mexicana Goes Private Pt2: 1993-1996
The reimagination of Mexicana’s image from 1991 onwards had been a great success but unfortunately in the highly competitive deregulated
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Mexicana Goes Private Pt1: 1989-93
The deregulation of the Mexican domestic market in late 1988 was to provide both opportunities and pitfalls for Mexicana, which,
Dutch Jungle-Jets: Aero Perú Fellowships
The Dutch Fokker 28 Fellowship proved to be a hardy design that after first flying in 1967 provided strong competition,
Super Advanced: Cruzeiro & VARIG 737-200s
From the mid-1970s the Boeing 737-200 Advanced model became the backbone of the fleets of the three major Brasilian airlines
Ecuatoriana Pt3: VASP to the Rescue?
Ecuatoriana’s cessation of operations in 1993 had been something of a shock as the airline’s financial condition was unknown even
Ecuatoriana Pt2: The Rainbow Fleet
Ecuatoriana dazzled the aviation world with its amazing special livery variations during the 1970s, as discussed in part 1. From 1979
Ecuatoriana – Jungle Jet Masterpieces
Special schemes are everywhere nowadays but back in the 70s Ecuatoriana produced a fleet of special schemes which have never
Silent Giants: A300s in Brasil
The A300 was an excellent product and yet Airbus really struggled to sell the type at first. Eventually, however, it
Savage Capitalism: AVENSA 1985-1994
By the mid-1980s the good times for Venezuela were well and truly over. The currency had been devalued in 1983
Happy Island, Unhappy Airline: Air Aruba
The pride of any small nation having its own national airline is tempered by the incredibly competitive nature of the
Teague 737: PLUNA’s First Jet
South American nations are no strangers to turbulent histories, replete with dictators and revolutions, and yet Uruguay has been one
Lan Tens: DC-10s in Chile
The 1980s were a time of crisis and transition at Chile’s national airline Lan Chile. During that period the airline