Latin America: leading airlines, the start-ups and market stimulation

Now that Latin America has weathered a recession and reasonable demand patterns have returned, airlines operating in the region can direct more attention to the way the market is evolving and focus on their long term competitiveness.

Avianca has made no secret of its ambitions to emerge as one of two pan-Latin American airlines that will dominate the region as a result of consolidation. The other airline group, LATAM, continues to maintain its dominance in key markets, including Chile, Peru and Brazil.

But as full service airline groups work to maintain and expand their strength in Latin America, low cost operators are also working to establish pan-regional groups. These developments set the stage to determine whether those regional groupings can coexist peacefully.

CAPA will feature a panel discussion at its upcoming Latin America & LCC Summit 11-12 Sep in Cartagena, Colombia. Details below.