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Montevideo, May 11th 2025 - 21:10 UTC

Tag: Aerolineas Argentinas

  • Monday, April 28th 2025 - 09:52 UTC

    Aerolineas Argentinas to shut down all but 2 ticket offices

    These cost cuts come as the Libertarian government is expected to resurface privatizing the airline

    Argentine President Javier Milei's “chainsaw” policies reached flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas, which will be shutting down 19 of its 21 ticket offices nationwide. Only the Mendoza and Córdoba branches will remain operational, pushing customers to online booking and purchasing.

  • Saturday, December 7th 2024 - 10:50 UTC

    Aerolíneas Argentinas and LATAM sign game-changing agreement

    LATAM and Aerolíneas together are arguably the largest alliance in South America

    Aerolíneas Argentinas and LATAM Airlines signed a key agreement for codeshare flights and reciprocity within their fidelity programs, thus resulting in arguably the largest alliance in South America. The understanding allows the sale of tickets on domestic and regional routes between both companies in addition to the accrual and redemption of miles, thus benefiting 48 million LATAM Pass members and more than 4 million Aerolíneas Plus members.

  • Friday, November 8th 2024 - 21:51 UTC

    Ramp handling company out, Aerolíneas Argentinas might follow suit

    No more blackmailing the government for Intercargo

    The Aerolíneas Argentinas pilots agreed not to stage any further strikes as long as wage negotiations with the Argentine government keep going on, pilots union leader
    Mateo Ferreira told reporters after Friday's meeting. “We are reassuring passengers that at least the pilots' union will not take measures of force,” he stressed. If no arrangement is reached, “a crisis procedure” would be set in motion, whereby “the arbitrator is the Labor Secretary,” he also explained.

  • Thursday, November 7th 2024 - 09:12 UTC

    Argentina's aviation industry nearing decisive hours

    The Libertarian Administration would not hesitate to scrap the flag carrier if passengers are repeatedly put through recurrent hardships

    The Libertarian Administration of President Javier Milei gave aviation unions until Friday to work out their discrepancies or otherwise Aerolíneas Argentinas was to be shut down given the number of hardships passengers at various airports, particularly Ezeiza and Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires, are going through.

  • Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 09:36 UTC

    Biró sacked from Aerolíneas Argentinas Board

    Biró's actions caused significant damage to the company, it was argued

    Aerolíneas Argentinas Wednesday dismissed APLA pilots union leader Pablo Biró from its board of directors given the alleged incompatibility of the two functions, it was reported in Buenos Aires. “His actions are detrimental to the company,” a shareholders assembly found. In response, Biró said he would appeal the measure before the courts.

  • Saturday, September 21st 2024 - 10:31 UTC

    Buenos Aires holds talks with Gol regarding Aerolineas Argentinas' future

    Francos insisted pilots' union leader Biró never gets tired of hurting Argentines

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos and Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo met Friday with representatives from the Brazilian airline Gol to discuss the possible handover of Aerolíneas Argentinas operations amid threats of additional strikes by pilots and cabin crewmembers. Earlier this month, some 37,000 travelers were affected by the protests seeking wage increases to cope with inflation.

  • Tuesday, September 17th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Sturzenegger underlines new conditions for Aerolíneas Argentinas strikes

    The State-run carrier needs to have a profit before demanding any salary increase with taxpayers' money, Sturzenegger underlined

    Argentine Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger recalled that, as per President Javier Milei's Decree 831/24, the aviation industry had become a basic service and therefore the right to unrestricted strikes grounding all flights would no longer be possible. Sturzenegger made those remarks through his X account after last week's labor measure affecting over 37,000 travelers nationwide when Aerolíneas Argentinas pilots and crewmembers demanded wage updates to keep up with the country's rampant inflation.

  • Friday, September 13th 2024 - 21:39 UTC

    Aerolíneas Argentinas strike leaves 37,000 passengers stranded

    Aerolíneas Argentinas pilots and their families travel on business class for free, causing substantial losses to the company. These privileges need to end, Adorni argued

    Flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas had to cancel 319 flights Friday, altering the travel plans of some 37,000 passengers, as a result of a joint strike carried out by the airline industry labor groupings representing either pilots or crewmembers.

  • Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 11:29 UTC

    Bomb threat mid-flight in Aerolineas Argentinas service from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires

    Passengers were kept waiting outside the aircraft while police searched for explosive devices

    A scheduled Aerolíneas Argentinas flight from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires had to return to the airport of origin amid a bomb threat. The case got additional notoriety because entertainers Carmen Barbieri and Marcelo Polino were onboard as passengers.

  • Thursday, July 11th 2024 - 12:25 UTC

    Argentine airline pilots announce strike against deregulation

    The measure has been announced with the winter school recess coming nearer

    Argentine airline pilots announced a strike for Friday, the last working day before the winter school break and judiciary recess, to protest against the decision of President Javier Milei's Government to open up the industry to foreign players through deregulation.

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