ROUTE UPDATES: Amaszonas, United, Avianca

* Cordoba (COR) - Santa Cruz (VVI) - eff 14Sep17 - POSTPONED

The Amaszonas group of airlines recently started flying from Cordoba (COR) to Montevideo (MVD) and was scheduled to also start CRJ-200 service from the central Argentine city to Santa Cruz (VVI) on a 3x/weekly basis on 14Sep17 but this route has been postponed until at least December. 

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* Newark (EWR) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - eff 29Oct17 - UPGAUGING TO 767-400 

United announced in June that it would restart this route, which it dropped in September 2013, with 767-300's 1x/daily eff 29Oct17 but recently indicated that it would upgrade the equipment to 767-400's.  

This change appears targeted at the business travel market because the 767-400 has more premium-class seats with 39 vs. 30 in business and 70 vs. 29 premium economy compared to the 767-300.  Both aircraft types have virtually the same number of economy-class seats with 133 for the 767-400 vs. 135 for the 767-300.   

* Cordoba (COR) - Lima (LIM) - eff 17Nov17

This airline will start service from Cordoba (COR) to its Lima (LIM) hub 1x/daily using A320's in November competing head-to-head with LATAM from the same city to the Peruvian capital's airport, where LATAM also has a hub.

Sources:

http://www.aviacionline.com/2017/09/amaszonas-pospuso-el-inicio-de-sus-vuelos-entre-cordoba-y-santa-cruz-de-la-sierra/

http://aeropuertocordoba.blogspot.com.ar/2017/08/confirmado-desde-noviembre-avianca-taca.html

http://www.sirchandler.com.ar/2017/08/united-agrando-avion-arrancar-volar-nueva-york/

ROUTE UPDATES: Air France, Air New Zealand, United

* Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Newark (EWR) - eff 28Oct17

The US airline will reintroduce service on this route after having dropped it in September 2013.  Flights will be operated 1x/daily using 767-300's complementing the carrier's nightly 777-200 service from EZE to Houston Bush Intercontinental (IAH).   

* Montevideo (MVD) - Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) - Discontinued eff 29Oct17

The French airline has operated this route since April 2013 as an extension of its Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) service, most recently 5x/weekly with 777-200's, but the carrier is dropping it in favor of codeshares with Gol Brazilian Airlines from Montevideo (MVD) through Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) and Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) to Paris.

    

* Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Auckland (AKL) - Increased Frequency eff 07Nov17

Will increase frequency for the southern hemisphere summer adding a fourth weekly 787-9 flight on 07Nov17 increasing to five flights on 05Dec17 until 13Mar18.  

Sources:

http://www.aviacionline.com/2017/05/united-airlines-volvera-a-operar-entre-nueva-yorknewark-y-buenos-aires/
http://www.portaldeamerica.com/index.php/primera-plana/item/24523-el-proximo-29-de-octubre-cambia-la-operativa-de-air-france-desde-montevideo
http://www.aviacionline.com/2017/04/air-new-zealand-aumenta-la-frecuencia-de-sus-vuelos-entre-buenos-aires-y-auckland/

ROUTE UPDATE: United Starting Newark (EWR) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) Service on April 6

United Airlines' nonstop Washington-Dulles (IAD) to EZE service is being discontinued and Continental's former Newark (EWR) - Houston Intercontinental (IAH) - EZE flights are being split into two flights from each of these US airports to EZE with UA flying the IAH - EZE sector on a daily nonstop basis using 767-200's and, starting on April 6, EWR - EZE using 767-300's, also on a nonstop basis.


Sources:  http://www.aviacionnews.com/blog/
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