Saturday, November 30, 2024

ROUTE UPDATES: October 2024 - Part 1 - Aerolineas Argentinas, American, Arajet, Avianca Costa Rica

Route Updates - October 2024 - Part 1

The following airlines / flights are confirmed to have started or re-started service on the indicated routes on the listed dates.  Many of the services are the resumption of flights that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Increases / decreases in flight frequency are verified by your editor only where indicated.

Airline - Route - Eff Date - Aircraft Type - Flight Frequency - Remarks  

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Curitiba (CWB) - 27Oct24 - aircraft type ? - 6x/weekly - Remarks: Increase in frequency from 4x/weekly in southern hemisphere summer 2023/24 to 6x/weekly in southern hemisphere summer 2024/25  

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Cordoba (COR) - Trelew (REL) - 30Oct24 - Remarks: Route "suspended" (cancelled?), apparently as a cost-saving measure 

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Santiago (SCL) - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - 01Oct24 - 737 MAX 8 - 1x/daily - Remarks: Throughflight with passengers not required to deplane or go through immigration / customs in AEP made possible by new Argentine regulations and international "Sixth Freedom of the Air" allowing an airline from one country to carry revenue passengers between two other countries as long as it stops in its country of origin en route between the other two nations.  

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Santiago (SCL) - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - 01Oct24 - 737 MAX 8 - 1x/daily - Remarks: Throughflight with passengers not required to deplane or go through immigration / customs in AEP made possible by new Argentine regulations and international "Sixth Freedom of the Air" allowing an airline from one country to carry revenue passengers between two other countries as long as it stops in its country of origin en route between the other two nations.  

* American Airlines - Dallas Ft. Worth (DFW) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 26Oct24 - 777-200ER - 1x/daily - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until 29Mar25.  Using 777-200ER this year instead of 787-9 used last year.  American flew this route year-round prior to the pandemic, but has operated only seasonal service since then, partly due to delivery delays of new 787-9's. 

* American Airlines - Miami (MIA) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 26Oct24 - 777-200ER, 777-300ER, 787-8 - 3x/daily - Remarks: Seasonal Southern Hemisphere Spring / Summer / Fall Service increase from 2x/daily.  Normal 777-200 2x/daily increasing to 777-200ER, 777-300ER, 787-8, 1x/daily each.  787-8 flight operating until 04May25 when will be suspended.  All three flights to depart EZE in the evening compared to past years when one of the flights departed in the morning. 

* American Airlines - New York Kennedy (JFK) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 27Oct24 - 777-300ER - 1x/daily - Remarks: Upgrade in equipment from 777-200ER for southern hemisphere summer until 06Mar25.  Plans for increase in frequency to 2x/daily were previously announced, but cancelled in late April due to 787 aircraft delivery delays from Boeing, so JFK-EZE to remain 1x/daily. 

* Arajet - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Punta Cana (PUJ) - 27Oct24 - 737 MAX 8 - 1x/daily - Remarks: Replacing Arajet flights out of Santo Domingo (SDQ)

* Arajet - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Santo Domingo (SDQ) - 26Oct24 - 737 MAX 8 - 7x/weekly - Remarks: Service out of SDQ to be suspended and shifted to Punta Cana (PUJ) starting on 27Oct24.  SDQ service to be reinstated when Arajet receives more 737 MAX 8's

* Avianca Costa Rica - San Jose (SJO) - Guayaquil (GYE) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 27Oct24 - A320neo - 4x/weekly - Remarks: Service to complement 4x/weekly SJO-UIO-EZE flights for a total of 8x/weekly flights from SJO through Ecuador to Argentina

* Avianca Costa Rica - San Jose (SJO) - Quito (UIO) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 31Oct24 - aircraft type ? - 4x/weekly - Remarks: Service reverting to 4x/weekly from 1x/daily because Avianca Costa Rica will start SJO-GYE-EZE 4x/weekly, eff 27Oct24 for a total of 8x/weekly flights from SJO through Ecuador to Argentina

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ROUTE UPDATES: October 2024 - Part 2 - British, Delta, Emirates, Flybondi

Route Updates - October 2024 - Part 2

The following airlines / flights are confirmed to have started or re-started service on the indicated routes on the listed dates.  Many of the services are the resumption of flights that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Increases / decreases in flight frequency are verified by your editor only where indicated.

Airline - Route - Eff Date - Aircraft Type - Flight Frequency - Remarks  

* British Airways - London Heathrow (LHR) - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 27Oct24 - A350-1000 - 1x/daily - Remarks: Change of type from 777-200ER to A350-1000 scheduled through 2025

* Delta Air Lines - Atlanta (ATL) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 26Oct24 - A330-900neo - 1x/daily - Remarks: A330-900neo replacing 767-400ER 

* Delta Air Lines - New York Kennedy (JFK) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 26Oct24 - A330-900neo - 1x/daily - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until March 2025

* Emirates - Dubai (DXB) - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 27Oct24 - 777-300ER - 1x/weekly - Remarks: 1x/weekly of 5x/weekly flights to be operated with 777-300ER until 04Dec24

* Flybondi - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - 01Oct24 - 737-800 - 1x/daily - Remarks: One of two EZE-GIG flights being transferred to AEP

* Flybondi - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - 02Oct24 - 737-800 - 1x/daily - Remarks: Flights being transferred from EZE

* Flybondi - Ushuaia (USH) - El Calafate (FTE) - xxOct24 - 737-800 - 4x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 3x/weekly 

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ROUTE UPDATES: October 2024 - Part 3 - Gol, Iberia, LATAM Brasil, LATAM Chile, LATAM Peru, Level, Paranair, Sky

Route Updates - October 2024 - Part 3

The following airlines / flights are confirmed to have started or re-started service on the indicated routes on the listed dates.  Many of the services are the resumption of flights that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Increases / decreases in flight frequency are verified by your editor only where indicated.

Airline - Route - Eff Date - Aircraft Type - Flight Frequency - Remarks  

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Montevideo (MVD) - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - 28Oct24 - 737 Series - 4x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 3x/weekly

* Iberia - Madrid (MAD) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 26Oct24 - A350-900, A330-200 - 3x/daily - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 17x/weekly.  A350-900 17x/weekly plus A330-200 on the additional 4x/weekly  

* LATAM Brasil - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - 27Oct24 - A320 Series - 34x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 23x/weekly. Collective increase in frequency from Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) by LATAM Brasil, Chile and Peru of 27% compared to April - October 2024.

* LATAM Chile - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Santiago (SCL) - 27Oct24 - A320 Series - 28x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency out of AEP from 26x/weekly. Collective increase in frequency from Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) by LATAM Brasil, Chile and Peru of 27% compared to April - October 2024.

* LATAM Peru - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Lima (LIM) - 27Oct24 - A320 Series - 14x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency out of AEP from 9x/weekly. Collective increase in frequency from Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) by LATAM Brasil, Chile and Peru of 27% compared to April - October 2024.

* Level - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Barcelona (BCN) - 25Oct24 - A330 Series - 7x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 6x/weekly

* Paranair - Asuncion (ASU) - Montevideo (MVD) - Salto (STY) - Montevideo (MVD) - Asuncion (ASU) - 08Oct24 - CRJ-200 - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Uruguayan government authorized Paranair of Paraguay to operate Uruguayan domestic flights between Montevideo (MVD) and Salto (STY) under "8th Freedom Rights".

* Sky Airline - Lima (LIM) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 15Oct24 - A320neo, A321neo - 7x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 4x/weekly

* Sky Airline - Santiago (SCL) - Buenos Aires Aeropaeque (AEP) - 15Oct24 - A320neo - 2x/daily - Remarks: Increasing frequency 

* Sky Airline - Santiago (SCL) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 15Oct24 - A320neo, A321neo - 2x/daily - Remarks: Increasing frequency 

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ROUTE UPDATES: October 2024 - Part 4 - United Airlines

Route Updates - October 2024 - Part 4

The following airlines / flights are confirmed to have started or re-started service on the indicated routes on the listed dates.  Many of the services are the resumption of flights that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Increases / decreases in flight frequency are verified by your editor only where indicated.

Airline - Route - Eff Date - Aircraft Type - Flight Frequency - Remarks  

* United Airlines - Houston Bush Intercontinental (IAH) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 27Oct24 - 777-200ER - 10x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service with 10x/weekly, 27Oct24-30Nov24, increasing to 2x/daily, 01Dec24-12Feb25, reducing back to 10x/weekly, 13Feb25-05Mar25.  Mainly for Antarctica cruise business.

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ROUTE UPDATES: October 2024 - Part 5 - Jetsmart Argentina growing to 280 weekly flights on 22 domestic and international routes by January 2025

Route Updates - October 2024 - Part 5

The following airlines / flights are confirmed to have started or re-started service on the indicated routes on the listed dates.  Many of the services are the resumption of flights that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Increases / decreases in flight frequency are verified by your editor only where indicated.

JetSmart Argentina growing to approx. 280 weekly flights on 22 domestic and international routes by January 2025

Listing below includes all of the anticipated growth on the Jetsmart Argentina route network due to the addition of the 9th, 10th and possibly 11th A320ceo's to its fleet between October 2024 and January 2025. 

Domestic Flights

Airline - Route - Eff Date - Aircraft Type - Flight Frequency - Remarks  

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP)/Ezeiza (EZE) - Bariloche (BRC) - A320-200 - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 22x/weekly to 25x/weekly on xxOct24 and to 33x/weekly on xxJan25 

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP)/Ezeiza (EZE) - Comodoro Rivadavia (CRD) - 08Jan25 - A320-200 - 5x/weekly - Remarks: Restart of service (prior to pandemic?)  

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP)/Ezeiza (EZE) - Cordoba (COR) - xxOct24 - A320-200 - 27x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 22x/weekly

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP)/Ezeiza (EZE) - El Calafate (FTE) - A320-200 - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 4x/weekly to 5x/weekly on xxOct24 and to 6x/weekly on xxJan25 

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP)/Ezeiza (EZE) - Mendoza (MDZ) - date ? - A320-200 - 31x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 29x/weekly

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP)/Ezeiza (EZE) - Neuquen (NQN) - xxOct24 - A320-200 - 18x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 16x/weekly

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP)/Ezeiza (EZE) - Puerto Iguazu (IGR) - xxOct24 - A320-200 - 33x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 24x/weekly

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP)/Ezeiza (EZE) - Salta (SLA) - xxOct24 - A320-200 - 15x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 13x/weekly

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP)/Ezeiza (EZE) - San Martin de los Andes (CPC) - A320-200 - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 6x/weekly to 7x/weekly on xxOct24 and to 10x/weekly on xxJan25 

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP)/Ezeiza (EZE) - Tucuman (TUC) - xxOct24 - A320-200 - 11x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 9x/weekly

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP)/Ezeiza (EZE) - Ushuaia (USH) - A320-200 - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 3x/weekly to 4x/weekly on xxNov24 and to 5x/weekly on xxDec24

* Jetsmart Argentina - Mendoza (MDZ) - Bariloche (BRC) - 05Nov24 - A320-200 - 5x/weekly -Remarks: Restart of Seasonal Summer Service

* Jetsmart Argentina - Mendoza (MDZ) - Salta (SLA) - 05Nov24 - A320-200 - 4x/weekly -Remarks: 

* Jetsmart Argentina - Salta (SLA) - Neuquen (NQN) - A320-200 - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 3x/weekly to 4x/weekly on xxNov24 and to 5x/weekly on xxJan25

International Flights

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Asuncion (ASU) - A320-200 - 4x/weekly - Remarks: Frequency unchanged

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Curitiba (CWB) - 01Oct24 - A320-200 - Remarks: Route cancelled after only two months of service due to low profitability. 

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Florianopolis (FLN) - 13Dec24 - A320-200 - 4x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service. Increasing frequency to 11x/weekly on xxJan25.

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Lima (LIM) - 27Oct24 - A320-200 - 7x/weekly - Remarks: Moving all EZE-LIM flights to AEP 

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Montevideo (MVD) - 01Oct24 - A320-200 - Remarks: Route cancelled after six months of service (started in March 2024) due to low profitability.  Service was initially 2x/daily, scheduled to allow for same-day return trips between Buenos Aires and Montevideo, reduced to 10x/weekly, and finally 6x/weekly.  Load factor for the four month period between May and June was only 32%.  

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - 27Oct24 - A320-200 - 7x/weekly - Remarks: Moving most EZE-GIG flights to AEP with 4x/weekly flights remaining at EZE.

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Santiago (SCL) - A320-200 - 23x/weekly - Remarks: Frequency unchanged

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - A320-200 - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service increase in frequency from 4x/weekly to 7x/weekly on xxDec24 and again to 11x/weekly on xxJan25

* Jetsmart Argentina - Mendoza (MDZ) - Santiago (SCL) - A320-200 - 4x/weekly - Remarks:  Frequency unchanged

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Thursday, November 28, 2024

FLEET UPDATE: Aerolineas Argentinas E-190, LV-CIF, repainted in Aerolineas livery

Former Austral E-190, LV-CIF (c/n 421) was recently repainted with Aerolineas Argentinas colors and titles like those on sistership LV-CMA, pictured above at Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) on 26Jul24. (Phil Perry Photo)

Aerolineas Argentinas E-190, LV-CIF (c/n 421) had its Austral colors and titles removed and replaced with the complete Aerolineas scheme at the Fabrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) airfield in Cordoba (not the Cordoba (COR) airport where airline flights operate) on 09Nov24.  It is the third former Austral E-190 to be repainted in Aerolineas colors, joining LV-CMA (c/n 445) and LV-CDZ (c/n 377), which were repainted on 03Mar21 and 05Jun23, respectively.  The Aerolineas and Austral schemes are very similar, with the main differences being the titles and the red stripe on the Austral fuselage.

Austral was a privately-owned airline formed decades ago that changed hands on more than one occasion until it was finally fully-merged with state-owned Aerolineas Argentinas on 30Nov20.  

Now, some four years after the merger was completed, only three of the 24 former Austral E-190's currently in the Aerolineas fleet have been repainted in the Aerolineas Argentinas color scheme.  Maybe due to nostalgia among former Austral employees, especially the pilots, who reportedly remember the carrier fondly.  
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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

FLEET UPDATE: Second of two AlbaStar 737-800's, EC-NLK, wetleased by Flybondi arrives at Ezeiza on 09Nov24

Unidentified AlbaStar 737-800 with the same scheme as EC-NLK (c/n 33104/1337), which arrived at Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) on 09Nov24, the second of two AlbaStar 737-800's on wetlease to Flybondi until March 2025. (AlbaStar Photo) 

Text repeated from posting on arrival of the first AlbaStar 737-800 in Argentina in early November with slight updates: 

Flybondi is wet-leasing two 737-800's from Spanish carrier AlbaStar, EC-MUB (c/n 32920/1293) and EC-NLK (c/n 33104/1337), from November 2024 to March 2025, the southern hemisphere summer high season, to cover for two of its 15-strong 737-800 fleet that are out of service for maintenance and apparently financial reasons.  AlbaStar has, at various times since its founding in 2009, operated scheduled and charter flights in partnership with European tour operators and on behalf of private organizations, such as sports clubs and other associations, largely to Spanish and Italian destinations.

EC-MUB and EC-NLK are being flown by AlbaStar for Flybondi on an ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, Insurance) basis where AlbaStar will assume responsibility for all aspects of  aircraft operations.  The aircraft are on the Spanish register and will be flown by Spanish crews employed by AlbaStar.    

While it is a common practice in Europe and many other parts of the world for airlines to wetlease  aircraft from foreign carriers, airlines in South America usually only sign on for such leases with  carriers from their own countries, such as when Flybondi leased Andes 737-800's to cover for capacity shortfalls at various times in 2024.  Wetleases from foreign airlines have only occurred a few times in Argentina, with the last occasion being when Andes Lineas Aereas briefly leased in an A320 from Vueling Airlines of Spain in early 2012.  However, on 23Sep24, Argentine President Javier Milei, in keeping with his overall philosophy of freeing up the Argentine economy, issued Decree #844/2024 instructing the National Civil Aviation Administration (spanish initials ANAC) to loosen regulations which required Argentine airlines to employee only Argentine workers and fly only aircraft registered in Argentina, paving the way for wetleases to fill capacity gaps and transfers of aircraft from one airline subsidiary to one in another nation, such as Jetsmart did recently when it transferred two A320ceo's from its Chilean to Argentine affiliate, although in the latter case, the aircraft are said to be flown by Argentine crews.  Even with the new regulations, Argentine airlines are apparently only allowed to  employ foreign crews for the short term, not on a permanent long-term basis.

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https://albastar.es/en/
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Monday, November 4, 2024

FLEET UPDATE: First of two AlbaStar 737-800's, EC-MUB, wetleased by Flybondi arrives at Ezeiza on 02Nov24

AlbaStar 737-800, EC-MUB (c/n 32920/1293), on wetlease to Flybondi until March 2025, arrived at Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) on 02Nov24 (photo taken elsewhere).  (AlbaStar Photo)   

Flybondi is wet-leasing two 737-800's from Spanish carrier AlbaStar from November 2024 to March 2025, the southern hemisphere summer high season, to cover for two of its 15-strong 737-800 fleet that are out of service for maintenance and apparently financial reasons.  AlbaStar has, at various times since its founding in 2009, operated scheduled and charter flights in partnership with European tour operators and on behalf of private organizations, such as sports clubs and other associations, largely to Spanish and Italian destinations.

EC-MUB, and its sistership to arrive in Argentina soon, will be flown by AlbaStar for Flybondi on an ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, Insurance) basis where AlbaStar will assume responsibility for all aspects of  aircraft operations.  The aircraft are on the Spanish register and will be flown by Spanish crews employed by AlbaStar.    

While it is a common practice in Europe and many other parts of the world for airlines to wetlease  aircraft from foreign carriers, airlines in South America usually only sign on for such leases with  carriers from their own countries, such as when Flybondi leased Andes 737-800's to cover for capacity shortfalls at various times in 2024.  Wetleases from foreign airlines have only occurred a few times in Argentina, with the last occasion being when Andes Lineas Aereas briefly leased in an A320 from Vueling Airlines of Spain in early 2012.  However, on 23Sep24, Argentine President Javier Milei, in keeping with his overall philosophy of freeing up the Argentine economy, issued Decree #844/2024 instructing the National Civil Aviation Administration (spanish initials ANAC) to loosen regulations which required Argentine airlines to employee only Argentine workers and fly only aircraft registered in Argentina, paving the way for wetleases to fill capacity gaps and transfers of aircraft from one airline subsidiary to one in another nation, such as Jetsmart did recently when it transferred two A320ceo's from its Chilean to Argentine affiliate, although in the latter case, the aircraft are said to be flown by Argentine crews.  Even with the new regulations, Argentine airlines are apparently only allowed to  employ foreign crews for the short term, not on a permanent long-term basis.

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https://albastar.es/en/

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Saturday, October 26, 2024

FLEET UPDATE: Jetsmart Chile transfers A320ceo CC-AWC "Loica" to Jetsmart Argentina on 18Oct24

Jetsmart Chile A320ceo, CC-AWC (c/n 7691), at Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) on a cloudy and foggy 24Jul24, almost three months before it was transferred to Jetsmart Argentina.  Note Republica Argentina 757-200, ARG-01, presidential transport aircraft parked in the background.   (Phil Perry Photo)    

Jetsmart Chile transferred A320ceo, CC-AWC (c/n 7691), to its Argentine affiliate Jetsmart Argentina  on 18Oct24.  The aircraft is operating in Argentina on the basis of the "Interchange" agreement signed by Chile and Argentina in August 2024, which was facilitated by the changes in Argentine regulations allowing for the operation of foreign aircraft by Argentine carriers, which took effect on 04Oct24.  Jetsmart Argentina is flying the plane with Argentine crews.

CC-AWC was orginally delivered to Jetsmart Chile on 28Jull7 where it flew with the carrier until its recent transfer to Jetsmart Argentina.  The aircraft has worn the "Loica" (Longtail Meaadowlark) scheme pictured at the top of this posting since it was first delivered to Jetsmart Chile in 2017.  

Jetsmart Argentina now has ten A320ceo's in its fleet with the last A320ceo currently flying for Jetsmart Chile scheduled to join the Argentine affiliate in January 2025 for a total of eleven aircraft flying for the Buenos Aires-based carrier.  At that point, Jetsmart Chile will have a fleet comprised entirely of A320neo's and A321neo's.  

Jetsmart Argentina will use the new additions to its fleet to increase frequencies on many existing routes and expand its overall route network. 
  
Fleet List of Jetsmart Argentina A320's:

Jetsmart Argentina's current fleet of Airbus A320ceo's consists of the following ten aircraft.

Registration - C/N - Delivery Date - Remarks
  • CC-AWC - 7691 - 18Oct24 - Remarks: "Loica" (Longtail Meaadowlark) tail scheme.  Originally delivered to Jetsmart Chile on 28Jul17.  Transferred to Jetsmart Argentina on 18Oct24 with no change of registration, still CC-AWC.
  • CC-AWE - 8028 - 02Oct24 - Remarks: "Gaviota Austral" (Dolphin Gull) tail scheme. Originally delivered to Jetsmart Chile on 14Dec17, transferred to Jetsmart Argentina on 30Oct22, re-registered as LV-KGO, transferred back to Jetsmart Chile on 27Nov23, re-registered as CC-AWE, transferred back to Jetsmart Argentina on 02Oct24 with no change of registration, still CC-AWE.
  • LV-HEK - 8599 - 11Dec18 - Remarks: "Huemul" (South Andean Deer) tail scheme. Factory-delivered new to Jetsmart Argentina.
  • LV-HVT - 8574 - 15Apr19 - Remarks: "Jaguar" tail scheme.  Originally delivered to Jetsmart Chile on 13Nov18, transferred to Jetsmart Argentina on 15Apr19, re-registered as LV-HVT.
  • LV-IVN - 8730 - 15Nov19 - Remarks: "Zorro Culpeo" (Fox) tail scheme. Originally delivered to Jetsmart Chile on 12Feb19, transferred to Jetsmart Argentina on 15Nov19, re-registered as LV-IVN.
  • LV-IVO - 8838 - 01Apr19 - Remarks: "Cardenal" (Cardinal) tail scheme.  Factory-delivered new to Jetsmart Argentina.
  • LV-JQE - 8539 - 28Sep21 - Remarks: "Pinguino Rey" (King Penguin) tail scheme. Originally delivered to Jetsmart Chile on 21Nov18, transferred to Jetsmart Argentina on 28Sep21, re-registered as LV-JQE.
  • LV-KDP - 8493 - 29Apr22 - Remarks: "Puma Concolor" (Cougar) tail scheme. Originally delivered to Jetsmart Chile on 27Oct18, transferred to Jetsmart Argentina on 29Apr22, re-registered as LV-KDP.
  • LV-KFX - 8006 - 03Sep22 - Remarks: "Condor Andino" (Andean Condor) tail scheme. Originally delivered to Jetsmart Chile on 09Dec17, transferred to Jetsmart Argentina on 03Sep22, re-registered as LV-KFX.
  • LV-KJA - 7502 - 29Jun23 - Remarks: "Martin Pescador" (Fisher Bird) tail scheme. Originally delivered to Jetsmart Chile on 02Sep17, transferred to Jetsmart Argentina on 29Jun23, re-registered as LV-KJA.   

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Monday, October 21, 2024

ROUTE UPDATES: September 2024 - Part 1 - Aerolineas Argentinas, COPA, Flybondi, Gol

Route Updates - September 2024 - Part 1

The following airlines / flights are confirmed to have started or re-started service on the indicated routes on the listed dates.  Many of the services are the resumption of flights that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Increases / decreases in flight frequency are verified by your editor only where indicated.

Airline - Route - Eff Date - Aircraft Type - Flight Frequency - Remarks  

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Bahia Blanca (BHI) - Trelew (REL) - 30Sep24 - Remarks: Route "suspended" (cancelled?), apparently as a cost-saving measure 

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Cordoba (COR) - Punta Cana (PUJ) - 13Sep24 - 737 MAX 8 -  2x/weekly - Remarks: Restart of service between COR and PUJ since before the pandemic with connections to/from various points of the Argentine "Interior" through AR's COR hub.  Operated as a throughflight originating in AEP to COR and PUJ.

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Mar del Plata (MDQ) - Bahia Blanca (BHI) - 30Sep24 - Remarks: Route "suspended" (cancelled?), apparently  as a cost-saving measure 

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Mendoza (MDZ) - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - 29Sep24 - Remarks: Route "suspended" (cancelled?), apparently  as a cost-saving measure 

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Trelew (REL) - Comodoro Rivadavia (CRD) - 30Sep24 - Remarks: Route "suspended" (cancelled?), apparently  as a cost-saving measure 

* COPA - Panama City (PTY) - Cordoba (COR) - 18Sep24 - 737 Series - 11x/weekly - Remarks:
Decreasing frequency from 14x/weekly.  Shifting three rotations to Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE). Some of COPA's frequencies are operated by its Colombian subsidiary Wingo from Medellin to PTY to EZE under Fifth Freedom rights to bypass bilateral air agreements between Panama and Argentina.  Fifth Freedom, in this case, permits a Colombian carrier to fly from a city originating in its home country (Colombia) to its destination (Argentina) stopping in a third nation (Panama) enroute. 

* Flybondi - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - San Juan (UAQ) - 02Sep24 - 737-800 - 4x/weekly - Remarks: New route

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Montevideo (MVD) - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - 01Sep24 - 737 Series - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service increasing to 4x/weekly on 28Oct24.

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ROUTE UPDATES: September 2024 - Part 2 - Andes Lineas Aereas high school graduation charter flights to Bariloche (BRC)

Andes Lineas Aereas 737-800, LV-KFW (c/n 37366/3628), takes off from runway 13 at Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) on 14May24. (Phil Perry Photo)  

Route Updates - September 2024 - Part 2

Andes Lineas Aereas traditional high school graduation charter flights to the lake and mountainside Patagonian town of Bariloche on behalf of student tour operators, primarily Travelrock.  Operated with the two 737-800's in the Andes fleet; LV-KFW (c/n 37366/3628) and LV-HKS (c/n 33821/1698).  

These flights operate from June to December.  Below example is just one month of service. 

September 2024 flight segments flown:

LV-KFW

Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Bariloche (BRC):  71
Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Mar del Plata (MDQ):  2
Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Porto Seguro (BPS):  22
Resistencia (RES) - Bariloche (BRC):  6
Rosario (ROS) - Bariloche (BRC):  3
Salta (SLA) - Bariloche (BRC):  7
Santa Fe (SFN) - Bariloche (BRC):  2
Tucuman (TUC) - Bariloche (BRC):  2

Total Segments Flown by LV-KFW in September:  115

LV-HKS

Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Bariloche (BRC):  107
Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Porto Seguro (BPS):  1
Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Puerto Iguazu (IGR):  1
Mar del Plata (MDQ) - Bariloche (BRC):  1
Rosario (ROS) - Bariloche (BRC):  2
Salta (SLA) - Bariloche (BRC):  5
Santa Fe (SFN) - Bariloche (BRC):  4
Tucuman (TUC) - Bariloche (BRC):  1

Total Segments Flown by LV-HKS in September: 122

Total Segments Flown by LV-KFW and LV-HKS in September: 237

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* Number of flights is total of one-way segments in both directions 
* Some of the segments might have been one-way ferry positioning flights 
* A few other flights between cities that were clearly only for positioning are not shown, such as, for example, Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Rosario (ROS)   

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Monday, October 14, 2024

FLEET UPDATE: Jetsmart Chile transferred A320ceo CC-AWE "Gaviota Austral" to Jetsmart Argentina on 02Oct24

Jetsmart Chile A320ceo, CC-AWE (c/n 8028), at Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) on 26Jul24, a little more than two months before it was transferred to Jetsmart Argentina. (Phil Perry Photo)      

Jetsmart Chile transferred A320ceo, CC-AWE (c/n 8028), to its Argentine affiliate Jetsmart Argentina  on 02Oct24 with the aircraft entering service on the Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) to Salta (SLA) route on 08Oct24.  CC-AWE is operating in Argentina on the basis of the "Interchange" agreement signed by Chile and Argentina in August 2024, which was facilitated by the changes in Argentine regulations allowing for the operation of foreign aircraft by Argentine carriers, which took effect on 04Oct24.  Jetsmart Argentina is flying the plane with Argentine crews.

CC-AWE was orginally delivered to Jetsmart Chile in 2017 where it flew with the carrier until it was transferred to Jetsmart Argentina in late 2022 and re-registered as LV-KGO, following the rules then in place that required Argentine carriers to operate only aircraft that were on the national registry.  After only a year, the plane went back to Chile in late 2023, once again assuming its Chilean registration of CC-AWE until it recently returned to Argentina, but keeping its CC-AWE reg this time.  Since it was first delivered to Jetsmart Chile in 2017, the aircraft has always worn the "Gaviota Austral" (Dolphin Gull) scheme pictured at the top of this posting.       

Jetsmart Argentina now has nine A320ceo's in its fleet with one more expected before the end of 
October for a total of ten aircraft.  At that point, Jetsmart Chile will only have one A320ceo left in its fleet, which will likely be reassigned to Jetsmart Argentina, maybe in January 2025, as Jetsmart Chile focuses on a fleet comprised entirely of A320 and A321neo's.  

Jetsmart Argentina will use the two new additions to its fleet primarily to increase frequencies on many existing routes, such as, in October:

* Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) and Ezeiza (EZE) to Bariloche (BRC), Cordoba (COR), El Calafate (FTE), Neuquen (NQN), Puerto Iguazu (IGR), Salta (SLA), San Martin de los Andes (CPC) and Tucuman (TUC).

Also in October, new international service will be added from Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) to Lima (LIM) and Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG).   
 
More new service and increased frequencies will be added in the November through January period.
  
Fleet List of Jetsmart Argentina A320's:

Jetsmart Argentina's current fleet of Airbus A320ceo's consists of the following nine aircraft:

Registration - C/N - Delivery Date - Remarks
  • CC-AWE - 8028 - 02Oct24 - Remarks: "Gaviota Austral" (Dolphin Gull) tail scheme.  Originally delivered to Jetsmart Chile on 14Dec17, transferred to Jetsmart Argentina on 30Oct22, re-registered as LV-KGO, transferred back to Jetsmart Chile on 27Nov23, re-registered as CC-AWE, transferred back to Jetsmart Argentina on 02Oct24 with no change of registration, still CC-AWE.
  • LV-HEK - 8599 - 11Dec18 - Remarks: "Huemul" (South Andean Deer) tail scheme. Factory-delivered new to Jetsmart Argentina.
  • LV-HVT - 8574 - 15Apr19 - Remarks: "Jaguar" tail scheme.  Originally delivered to Jetsmart Chile on 13Nov18, transferred to Jetsmart Argentina on 15Apr19, re-registered as LV-HVT.
  • LV-IVN - 8730 - 15Nov19 - Remarks: "Zorro Culpeo" (Fox) tail scheme. Originally delivered to Jetsmart Chile on 12Feb19, transferred to Jetsmart Argentina on 15Nov19, re-registered as LV-IVN.
  • LV-IVO - 8838 - 01Apr19 - Remarks: "Cardenal" (Cardinal) tail scheme.  Factory-delivered new to Jetsmart Argentina.
  • LV-JQE - 8539 - 28Sep21 - Remarks: "Pinguino Rey" (King Penguin) tail scheme. Originally delivered to Jetsmart Chile on 21Nov18, transferred to Jetsmart Argentina on 28Sep21, re-registered as LV-JQE.
  • LV-KDP - 8493 - 29Apr22 - Remarks: "Puma Concolor" (Cougar) tail scheme. Originally delivered to Jetsmart Chile on 27Oct18, transferred to Jetsmart Argentina on 29Apr22, re-registered as LV-KDP.
  • LV-KFX - 8006 - 03Sep22 - Remarks: "Condor Andino" (Andean Condor) tail scheme. Originally delivered to Jetsmart Chile on 09Dec17, transferred to Jetsmart Argentina on 03Sep22, re-registered as LV-KFX.
  • LV-KJA - 7502 - 29Jun23 - Remarks: "Martin Pescador" (Fisher Bird) tail scheme. Originally delivered to Jetsmart Chile on 02Sep17, transferred to Jetsmart Argentina on 29Jun23, re-registered as LV-KJA.   

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