Today, the US Department of Transportation approved American Airlines’ and Delta Airlines’ applications for new service into Brazil. This is a follow up on our previous post on US-Brazil. Service on the newly available 21 frequencies for US carriers is planned as follows:
–AA daily service Miami-Salvador-Recife-Miami (eff Nov 02)
–AA 3x weekly service Miami-Belo Horizonte (eff […]
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USDOT Awards New Brazil Routes
Published by August 8th, 2008 in Airlines, Amazon, American Airlines, Atlanta, Aviation Policy, Bahia, Belo Horizonte, Bilateral agreements, Brazil, Delta Airlines, Fortaleza, Manaus, Miami, Salvador, South America, TAM, USA and Uncategorized. 0 CommentsNortheast Brazil – US Update
Published by July 30th, 2008 in Airlines, Amazon, American Airlines, Atlanta, Aviation Policy, Bahia, Belo Horizonte, Bilateral agreements, Brazil, Delta Airlines, Fortaleza, Manaus, Miami, Photos, Salvador, Spirit Airlines and USA. 2 CommentsItapua Beach in Salvador, Bahia, in Brazil’s Northeast. If their request pending before the US Department of Transportation is approved, which seems likely, then American Airlines will offer daily non-stop service to this city from Miami beginning this November.
A few days ago we wrote about the new routes that airlines have applied for with USDOT […]
Brazil and the Amazon
Published by July 25th, 2008 in Airlines, Amazon, American Airlines, Atlanta, Aviation Policy, Azul, Bahia, Belo Horizonte, Bilateral agreements, Brazil, Delta Airlines, Fortaleza, Ft. Lauderdale, Gol, Manaus, Miami, Salvador, Spirit Airlines, TAM, USA, Varig and Virgin Atlantic. 0 CommentsGetting to Brazil and around the country is becoming easier, as a lot has been happening on the Brazilian front lately. First, a new airline and the intentions for a second, have been announced, and by successful industry veterans. Second, the US-Brazil bilateral has been approved, increasing the number of weekly flights from each country […]
Preclearance to the United States
Published by December 26th, 2007 in Aruba, Aviation Policy, Bahamas, Bilateral agreements, Canada, Ireland and USA. 0 CommentsAnother of the many interesting aspects of international aviation policy is preclearance to the US—that is the clearing of immigration and customs of US-bound passengers (of any citizenry) in the foreign country of departure. Upon preclearing, a passenger enters the United States and is treated as a domestic passenger, thus removing the necessity of […]
Flying the Fifth Freedom: Cheaper or More Expensive?
Published by December 12th, 2007 in Africa, Air New Zealand, Airlines, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Asia, Auckland, Australia, Aviation Policy, Bangkok, Bilateral agreements, Brazil, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Cheap tickets, China, Continental Airlines, Dakar, Delta Airlines, Discount travel, Emirates, Europe, Heathrow, Hong Kong, JFK, Japan, Japan Airlines, Johannesburg, LAN Airlines, London, Los Angeles, Manila, New York City, New Zealand, Northwest Airlines, Palau, Philippines, Sao Paulo, Senegal, South Africa, Sydney, TAM, Thailand, Tokyo, USA, United Kingdom and Virgin Atlantic. 0 CommentsGenerally, airlines carrying passengers between two countries are the flag airlines of either the origin or destination country, such as a US or Mexican airline carrying passengers between the United States and Mexico. But, as we discussed in our post on Monday, some airlines have Fifth Freedom rights to fly and carry passengers between two […]
The Fifth Freedom
Published by December 10th, 2007 in Africa, Airlines, Asia, Australia, Aviation Policy, Bilateral agreements, Canada, Europe, Middle East, New Zealand, South America and USA. 0 CommentsOne of my particular areas of interest in airlines and travel is international aviation policy. Today, I would like to talk about the Fifth Freedom, an interesting exchange between nations in the world in international aviation.
International aviation policy includes, what is referred to as, nine ‘freedoms’ of the air. These freedoms regulate commercial aviation activities […]
OceanAir: The Next Hot Brazilian Airline?
Published by November 27th, 2007 in Airbus, Aircraft, Airlines, B787, Bilateral agreements, Brazil, Gol, Los Angeles, OceanAir, Sao Paulo, South America, TAM, USA and Varig. 0 CommentsLook out for OceanAir to become the new fast-growing airline out of Brazil. TAM and Gol, now the first and second largest carriers in Brazil, respectively, dominate the market, having benefited substantially from the demise of the once-great Varig. Varig was the first airline in Brazil, and until recently, its largest carrier before facing massive […]
Getting to Brazil’s Northeast
Published by November 20th, 2007 in Airlines, American Airlines, Aviation Policy, Bahia, Bilateral agreements, Brazil, Photos, Salvador, Sao Paulo, South America and TAM. 2 CommentsBrazil is a vast and beautiful country offering an incredible variety of places and vibes. As New York City, LA, Miami, and Cleveland each have their unique feel, Brazilian cities possess perhaps even greater differences between them. Bustling concrete Sao Paulo is South America’s largest city and financial hub and lies in great contrast to […]
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