Lan Airlines News

LAN April Passenger Traffic Up, Cargo Down

May 12, 2009

Chile's dominant airline LAN said on Monday its passenger traffic rose 19.9 percent in April, compared with a year earlier, but cargo traffic decreased by 25.4 percent as Latin American trade slowed due to the global economic crisis.
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LAN Sees 10 Percent Passenger Growth In 2009

May 7, 2009

Chile's dominant airline, LAN, said on Thursday it expects its passenger traffic to increase but cargo to fall in 2009.
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LAN Q1 Profit Falls, Cites Fuel Hedges

April 29, 2009

Chile's dominant airline LAN said its first quarter profit fell around a third in the first quarter, weighed down by losses due to fuel hedging.
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LAN To Fight Crisis With New Business

April 14, 2009

Chilean airline LAN is seeking to counter the drag of world crisis on passenger and cargo traffic with new business ventures, Executive Vice President Enrique Cueto said on Tuesday.
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LAN March Passenger Traffic Up 7.6 percent

April 9, 2009

Chile's dominant airline LAN said on Wednesday its passenger traffic rose 7.6 percent in March, compared with the same month last year.
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LAN February Passenger Traffic Up 8.2 Pct

March 10, 2009

Chile's dominant airline LAN said on Monday its passenger traffic rose 8.2 percent in February compared with the same month last year, slowing from the rate in January.
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LAN To Issue Up To USD$200 Mln In Bonds

March 4, 2009

Chile's leading airline LAN plans to issue bonds worth up to USD$200 million to finance investments and refinance debt, in the latest of a flurry of Chilean corporate bond issuance in 2009, the country's market regulator said.
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LAN To Start Colombia Cargo Operations In March

February 11, 2009

The cargo arm of Chile's dominant airline, LAN, said on Wednesday it's new Colombia cargo affiliate will start operating there in March after obtaining the required technical and operational clearances.
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LAN Passenger Traffic Up, Cargo Down

February 10, 2009

Chilean airline LAN said on Monday its passenger traffic rose 10.8 percent in January from a year earlier, driven by demand in Chile, Argentina and Peru.
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LAN Signs 4-Year Deal With Pilots' Union

February 3, 2009

Chilean airline LAN said on Tuesday it signed a new four-year collective wage agreement with its pilots' union, part of a plan to negotiate early and head off any specter of union action.
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