Don't think so. The 787 will be usefull only on the MAD routes. All other route you mention are perfectly done with the A320. Narrowbodies are really capable now, you don't have to put more cycles on a 787 on short routes. TACA did have the 767 on short route but then the narrowbodies where not able...
Jump to postToday day flew a MAX9 from La Aurora and other from Montevideo back to PTY Copa Airlines from January 25th to January 28th will gradually start the reactivation of the 21 aircrafts that had been temporarilly suspended, regarding the incident of the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9, some days ago. Th...
Jump to postWith the PW A320NEO engines issue I don't think so. They will reduce flights
Regards
LightChop2Chop wrote:Jump to postDoes Volaris El Salvador have any plans to expand?
SFO could work once or twice weekly. Europe, must be somewhere in the UK, but I don't think this would happen.
Judge1310 wrote:Jump to postJust heard on local radio in Belize that BZE is in final talks for air service nonstop from San Francisco and in talks for service from Europe.
Thoughts? Pensamientos?
Acoording to Flight Radar this are the airports where the grounded MAX9 are. HP-9908... Grounded - PTY HP-9909... Grounded - PTY HP-9910... Grounded - GUA HP-9911... Grounded - PTY HP-9912... Grounded - SCL HP-9913... Grounded - PTY HP-9914... Grounded - PTY HP-9915... Grounded - PTY HP-9916... Grou...
Jump to postI was refering to the Volaris Route SAL-GUA-ORD Avianca route is SJO-GUA-ORD that is just seasonal The other route is SAL-GUA-ORD that looks that it will be discontinued. AV SAL-GUA-ORD 3x weekly will be discontinued on January 31st. Same with AV SAL-SAP-JFK 2x weekly on January 28th. Both were anno...
Jump to postThe other route is SAL-GUA-ORD that looks that it will be discontinued. Just wanted to give the heads up, that Volaris El Salvador is not offering any flights from SAL-ONT after JAN 18 2024. This leaves AV as the sole airline serving the SAL-ONT sector. Seeing the loads from the CBP pages, they were...
Jump to postWell this route is mostly flown by local travellers and if tourist visits Guatemala you don't go directly to Peten. Avianca will add frequencies between GUA-FRS on Feb 2024 It wil be 10 weekly flights Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays AV700 GUA 18:05 - FRS 18:55 AV701 FRS 19:55 - GUA 20:40 Actual fligh...
Jump to postAvianca will add frequencies between GUA-FRS on Feb 2024
It wil be 10 weekly flights
Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays
AV700 GUA 18:05 - FRS 18:55
AV701 FRS 19:55 - GUA 20:40
Actual flights daily
AV704 GUA 06:00 - FRS 06:50
AV705 FRS 07:45 - GUA 08:30
Unless you pay, you can't see it. It is $1000.00 a year if you wan't to be my guest.
avi8 wrote:Jump to postI can’t read it. How many more ATRs?
New from Tag Airlines Plan to lease some ATR42 according to ch-aviation https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/134755-guatemalas-tag-airlines-to-add-atr42s-eyes-growth The fouth ATR72 according to sklyliner will soon be delivered. ATR 72 -500 919 TG-ATB TAG Airlines at LFBF 22dec23 prior delivery e...
Jump to postHappy Holidays
TAG drop Oaxaca on November
SJOtoLIR wrote:Jump to postSummary of the 2023 civil aviation in Central America.
Frequencies have been displayed as weekly services.
Feel free to add those inputs that could have been missed from the list.
Happy Holidays.
No ONT-GUA. LAX is the only airport of California with flights to GUA. Maybe in the future SFO will be added. Alaska Airlines started flying Guatemala City from LAX with great load factors. For this high season we see the following flights to LAX from Guatemala City. Avianca - AV732 - 5:00 AM - Airb...
Jump to postThat's what they said in Guatemala. There is no sense to leave the airplane on the ground 6 hours in La Aurora. Alaska Airlines could not find slot in LAX for earlier departure from GUA. Departure time is at 1145 am local time. Other carriers departs at 8am. Regards GUA is at 4,900 feet elevation (w...
Jump to postAlaska Airlines could not find slot in LAX for earlier departure from GUA. Departure time is at 1145 am local time. Other carriers departs at 8am. Regards Anyone know the reason for blocking so many seats on GUA-LAX? Runway length? GUA is at 4,900 feet elevation (which I had no idea it was that high...
Jump to postAlaska Airlines started flying Guatemala City from LAX with great load factors. For this high season we see the following flights to LAX from Guatemala City. Avianca - AV732 - 5:00 AM - Airbus A320 (daily new frequency and it will stay) United - UA1138 - 7:40 AM - Boeing 737-8 (from 3 weekly to dail...
Jump to postInteresting.
Tropic want's to launch flights to Guatemala City. Airline officials where here last week and they have meetings with local authorities.
Regards
LightChop2Chop wrote:Jump to postJust noticed that 9N is suspending SAL BZE in Nov
It has done 3 flights. Also Air Transat have used 2 times de A330-300, expected that Air Canada will be using A330 also.
Skywatcher wrote:Jump to postI saw that Flair operated an agricultural worker end of season return home YUL-Guatemala flight last week.
Sunwing has done most of them in the past. I wonder why the change?
It is bookable in their webpage.
Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from Dec13 to Jan31
AV630 GUA 8:45 - ORD 13:15
AV631 ORD 14:35 - GUA 19:05
timberwolf24 wrote:Jump to postHas AV canceled the planned ORD-GUA service over the holidays? No flights available for sale on the AV website.
anair79 wrote:Do you know if the first UA A321neo has been delivered? Thanks
Officially delivered, still in Hamburg
https://x.com/jonostrower/status/171251 ... 58065?s=20
anair79 wrote:Jump to postDo you know if the first UA A321neo has been delivered? Thanks
45 A350 still on order 15 Boom ?? E-series Does someone have the breakdown by aircraft type of the 800 orders pending delivery for United ? If I'm doing my math correctly: ⋅ 130 A320neo ⋅ 50 A321XLR ⋅ ~400 737 MAX of flexible variant ⋅ 150 787 of flexible vari...
Jump to postDoes someone have the breakdown by aircraft type of the 800 orders pending delivery for United ?
Jump to postAvianca was expected to receive this year 3 787-8 ex Norwegian but it is delay until 2024. But don't know if they will be base on SAL or go to Colombia.
Airlines0613 wrote:Jump to postLooks like AV has extended their Wamos A330 SAL-LAX/MAD seasonal service til January. I’m hoping it eventually goes year round with Boeing 787.
American 777-200 just arrive for maintenance, seven more will be heading alto to Aeroman. Also re San Salvador airport, I saw ALOT of Delta, American and Southwest airlines amongst others in some really huge hangars. I assume there is some kind of maintenance facility at the airport? What kind of wo...
Jump to postAvianca will launch GUA-ORD 3 time a week for the x-mas season from December 13 to January 31.
AV630 GUA 8:45 - ORD 13:15
AV631 ORD 14:35 - GUA 19:05
Yes they have the Aviateca crew. And they are hiring if you are interested.
avi8 wrote:Jump to postHard to imagine why AV doesn’t have a crew base in GUA.
Avianca will incremente LAX from dialy to double daily from Guatemala City starting December 15th. Flight by Aviateca operated by Taca. Starting november 2023 Avianca will increment some frecuencies from GUA. FRS - increment from 3 to 7 weekly JFK - increment from 3 to 7 weekly IAD - increment from ...
Jump to postBoth will be for Panama (Both of the are already in PTY). Guatemala only has the TG-DHP that needs replacement urgent.
avi8 wrote:Jump to postLAXintl wrote:DHL moving two 757s (C/N 29380 & 29943) from EAT to its Central America operation.
Are they going to the subsidiary in Panama or Guatemala?
Starting november 2023 Avianca will increment some frecuencies from GUA. FRS - increment from 3 to 7 weekly JFK - increment from 3 to 7 weekly IAD - increment from 3 to 7 weekly LAX - stays at 7 weekly BOG - increment from 7 to 10 weekly SJO - increment from 16 to 21 weekly SAL - increment from 16 t...
Jump to postSince 4 months ago, Arajet is offering connections to several other islands in the Caribbean. New flight to Argentina, Brasil and Chile are now being offered. Remember that Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Belize and Dominican Republic are part of the SICA countries a...
Jump to postArajet will increase SAL and GUA from 4 to 6 weekly on september the 15th. On october SAL will become daily.
Jump to postYou are correct, that flight is operated once a year, for at least 12 years. UN charter
B747-437B wrote:Jump to postsoups wrote:What was the reason behind ET8801 from Guatemala to Addis Ababa via Dakar and Goma?
I believe Guatemala has a contingent of troops serving with MONUSCO in DRC.
DL/UA are operating the route 3 times a week, while AV is operating 7 weekly frequencies and Volaris 10. AS’ route is a welcomed and needed addition to improve competition and lower prices. I really thought DL was daily on LAX GUA. Pre pandemic they were at 2Xdaily IIRC Always was 1 daily the secon...
Jump to postMaybe crew rest.
avi8 wrote:Jump to postI wonder why the plane will spend such a long time in GUA.
Alaska Airlines will start flying LAX-GUA-LAX mid december in a Boeing 737-800
AS1353 Los Angeles to Guatemala City departing 11:15PM arriving 6:00AM (+1 day)
AS1354 Guatemala City to Los Angeles departing 11:45AM arriving 3:10PM
That is great news, I said in this thread that Alaska personel where in Guatemala looking to stabllish the route.
gmcc wrote:Jump to postAS official announces more international flying .
https://news.alaskaair.com/alaska-airli ... mala-city/
TAG Airlines started flying regular flights from Guatemala City to Roatan. It wil be 3 weekly.
Regards
Volaris will start flying GUA-ORD 3 weekly in October.
Volaris El Salvador, empezara a volar a partir de Octubre a Chicago O'Hare 3 veces por semana.
N3 4332 GUA 05:38PM - ORD 11:00 PM - Friday, Sunday and Tuesday
N3 4333 ORD 12:30 AM - GUA 04:56 AM - Saturday, Monday and Wednesday
Alaska Airlines personel where in Guatemala City to evaluate to open a route to Guatemala.
Regards
TAG Airlines third ATR almost ready for delivery.
ATR 72 -500 920 TG-ATC Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos air-test at LFBF 20jun23, M-reg prior delivery ex MIBAN
8 more Dreamliners 787-8 for Azerbaijan Airlines
https://twitter.com/BoeingAirplanes/sta ... 67200?s=20
Finally some competition in that route. Hope more transatlantic flights come to Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
LightChop2Chop wrote:Jump to postSo basically AV is leasing a Wamos plane to start SAL MAD. IB won't be happy
Wamos on behalf of Taca will fly SAL-MAD 3 weekly starting mid june.
Looks like it is going to be seasonally.
Regards
Yes Taiwan President was here in Guatemala, took some pictures, one is on queu on a.net database. After she departed Taiwan she landed in New York where she stayed 2 night, then she headed to Guatemala City, on the second day the plane went to Mundo Maya in Flores Peten for a visit to Tikal, then we...
Jump to postLightChop2Chop wrote:Attention GUA and BZE spotters. China Airlines 359 will be visiting both airports in the coming days due to the visit of the Taiwanese President.
Avianca update in Central America.
On June 1
SJO-CUN 3 weekly
SJO-SAL-CUN 3 weekly
Then in September the route will be
SJO-GUA-CUN 3 weekly
SJO-SAL-CUN 3 weekly
SJO-GUA will increment to 20 weekly
SJO-GUA-LAX 7 weekly
SJO-GUA-IAD 3 weekly
SJO-GUA-JFK 5 weekly
SJO-GUA-CUN 3 weekly
SJO-GUA 2 weekly
Frontier will start flying from ATL to GUA twice a week with A320 equipment.
Starts May 12
Julio Gamero (Managing Director) told in a recent event that there is a posibility to start the route this year, when the arrival of two more ATR. I think they should start first Managua 3 or 4 weekly. Can the ATR even do GUA NLU? I would think there would be restrictions. Range is about 1500km for...
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