Tag: Mariano Recalde

• Tuesday, July 21st 2015 - 05:24 UTC

  Maximo Kirchner and Macri clash over Sunday's election in Buenos Aires

  

  Cristina Fernandez son, Maximo Kirchner, lawmaker candidate for the Victory Front took time on Monday to comment on presidential hopeful Mauricio Macri’s Sunday speech, after his candidate Horacio Rodriguez Larreta won in the Buenos Aires City’s runoff by a much closer margin than expected.

• Monday, July 6th 2015 - 06:57 UTC

  Presidential hopeful Macri celebrates his successor's victory in Buenos Aires City

  

  Saddled on eight years of Mauricio Macri as mayor of the city of Buenos Aires, his handpicked successor Horacio Rodriguez Larreta, won on Sunday Argentina's capital mayoral election, but not with the sufficient margin to avoid a run-off vote later this month. The winner needed to break the 50% mark in order to avoid the second round, which will take place July 19.

• Friday, July 3rd 2015 - 08:32 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez on the campaign trail in Buenos Aires City

  

  On the last day of campaigning for Buenos Aires City Mayor election next Sunday, Argentine president Cristina Fernandez took to the streets next to her handpicked candidate Mariano Recalde and visited one of several shanty towns in the country's capital.

• Monday, June 29th 2015 - 06:44 UTC

  Aerolineas Argentinas and the stripper who pulled the take off throttle

  

  Argentina's flag carrier sacked two pilots and banned a glamorous star and part time stripper from flying in the airline following the release of a video where she is seen in the cabin manipulating some of the instruments when taking off and landing. Victoria Xipolitakis personally offered the recording in her cellular to a local television channel triggering immediate reaction from Aerolineas Argentinas, air security authorities and even passengers.

• Friday, November 22nd 2013 - 03:43 UTC

  'Quality service over profit', Aerolineas Argentinas target, said CEO Recalde

  

  Argentina's flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas CEO Mariano Recalde said that the company's goal, as requested by president Cristina Fernández, was to provide a quality service over profit.

• Tuesday, October 22nd 2013 - 05:20 UTC

  Aerolineas Argentinas announces deal for 20 Next-Generation 737-800 Boeings

  

  Argentina's flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas amd Boeing have completed an agreement for 20 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes, an operation valued at 1.8 billion dollars (list price) which is seen as an effort by the Argentine government to modernize its fleet and increase passenger satisfaction.

• Friday, September 13th 2013 - 02:29 UTC

  Aerolineas Argentinas admits to annual losses of 250 million dollars

  

  Argentina’s flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas will have this year an operational deficit of 250 million dollars, approximately 12% of sales, but a sharp decrease from the 640 million loss last year, said CEO Mariano Recalde addressing Senate Budget, Finance, Infrastructure, Housing and Transport committees.

• Saturday, August 31st 2013 - 01:50 UTC

  “Doors are open for Aerolíneas whenever they wish” Chile tells Argentina

  

  Chilean Foreign minister Alfredo Moreno said that flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentina can access the Chilean domestic market whenever they wish, discarding any impediments or veto to such an option.

• Thursday, August 29th 2013 - 02:56 UTC

  Argentine judge blocks hangar eviction of Lan from Buenos Aires air terminal

  

  An Argentine judge on Wednesday granted an injunction blocking the eviction of LAN Argentina, a unit of Chile-based LATAM Airlines Group, from its hangar at Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery Airport, which handles domestic and regional flights.

• Tuesday, August 27th 2013 - 21:59 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez calls for reciprocity from foreign airlines operating in Argentina’s domestic market

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez got involved in the Lan Chile hangar conflict at the Buenos Aires metropolitan air terminal by praising the performance of re-nationalized Aerolíneas Argentinas and claiming that while foreign carriers can exploit the Argentine domestic market, “there is no reciprocity from other countries”.