Latin American aviation: elections create clouds of uncertainty

During the past couple of years some of Latin America's largest airlines have garnered investments, largely from US carriers, as the region's potential for traffic stimulation remains too good to pass up.

There are presidential elections occurring in each of Latin America's largest aviation markets in 2018 - Brazil, Mexico and Colombia. Now that elections are complete in Mexico and Colombia, it is time to determine whether a change of government in each country will result in more or less liberalisation of the aviation industry.

At this point the outcome of Brazil's election is anyone's guess, but it is notable that the country has one of the most restrictive levels of airline foreign ownership among Latin America's largest aviation markets.

CAPA - Centre for Aviation will hold a panel discussion on Latin American investment and other pertinent topics at its upcoming Latin America Aviation and LCC Summit 2018 11-12 Sep in Cartagena, Colombia.