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The CEO of Colombian ULCC Viva has resigned as the airline continues to push the country’s government to approve its acquisition by Avianca.

Colombia’s largest airline Avianca announced its plans to acquire Viva nearly a year ago but has yet to gain approval for the transaction.

Colombian ULCC Viva has yet another suitor after LATAM Airlines Colombia declared it wants to start negotiations to acquire Viva.

Colombian ULCC Viva has undertaken a restructuring as the airline’s fate continues to remain uncertain.

Colombia’s largest airline Avianca is dismissing JetSMART’s pursuit of Viva as a distraction to its own quest to acquire the budget carrier.

The Colombian airline has agreed a five-year contract for the digital platform to provide condition monitoring for its Airbus narrowbody and widebody fleet.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

The carrier is also kicking off two new routes to Brazil in March.

The airlines hope the proposed steps will allay Aerocivil’s competition concerns.

Aerocivil has found the combined entity would have a monopoly on 16 routes within Colombia.

The agreement between the airlines starts on Oct. 31.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

The regional subsidiary will offer one domestic and two international routes from December.

The regional subsidiary will offer one domestic and two international routes from December.

The carrier will begin international flights from Bucaramanga, Pereira and Santa Marta, as well as expanding its overseas network from Cartagena.

The move gives Avianca passengers access to seven Bolivian cites.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks

Viva will be a part of the Abra group, the new pan-Latin American airline company in the process of being created.

The move follows Avianca’s April agreement to acquire Colombian ULCC Viva.

The consolidated business will have a network spanning almost 300 routes and be similar in size to LATAM Airlines Group.

Avianca has made its boldest post-bankruptcy move yet by attempting to create a mega-airline group in Latin America through a partnership with GOL to create the new entity Abra.

A union between Colombia’s flag-carrier and its largest low-cost operator promises to bring a lower cost structure and a more joined up route network.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.