Aerostar marks 100 days at Puerto Rico’s LMM airport
June 19, 2013
In the first 100 days since the Puerto Rican government turned over the management of the, the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, to Aerostar Airport Holdings, the new operator said Tuesday it has already checked off a number of improvements from its list.
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Aerostar appoints new execs for LMM operations
June 14, 2013
Agustín Arellano, CEO of Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC, operator of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, announced several key appointments to the company’s executive team. Varlin Vissepó, general counsel — He has a degree in International Air law from McGill University in Canada and experience working with regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration. He has […]
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Puerto Rico airport officials look to Delta’s new JFK terminal for ideas
May 27, 2013
New York — Puerto Rico’s top airport official was on hand for last Friday’s widely attended inauguration of Delta Air Lines’ new terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport, looking for ideas to improve San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín hub.
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Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet ‘warming up’ SJU route
May 15, 2013
Mexico’s second largest air carrier, Interjet, made its debut in the Puerto Rico last night, with the arrival of its first chartered flight from Mexico City, carrying 150 passengers.
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Major changes already underway at LMM airport
April 26, 2013
Despite not having yet completed the transition through which it will officially take over control of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina, Aerostar Holdings is already planning major changes for services available to passengers, mostly related to concessions and transportation.
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Colombia’s Avianca Airlines returning to Puerto Rico
April 17, 2013
Colombia’s flagship airline, Avianca, will mark its return to the Puerto Rico market after a 12-year absence with a direct route between San Juan and Bogotá starting July 17, company and government officials confirmed Tuesday.
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American Eagle ends Puerto Rico service after 27 years
April 1, 2013
Regional air carrier American Eagle ended its 27-year run out of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan over the weekend, flying away from the Caribbean and Puerto Rico for the last time.
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FAA certifies Seaborne’s Saab340B, carrier to add flights
March 27, 2013
Seaborne Airlines has cleared a new milestone with the recent certification by the Federal Aviation Administration of the Saab 340B aircraft. As a result, starting April 1, the regional carrier will begin offering nonstop flights between the St. Croix Henry E. Rohlson, St. Thomas Cyril E. King, and Tortola Terrence B. Lettsome airports and the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport.
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Delta Air Lines marks 60 years in Puerto Rico
March 8, 2013
Delta Air Lines is marking its 60th anniversary of uninterrupted service in Puerto Rico, highlighting the key role the island plays in the continued growth and development of the company's Latin American network and in the New York market.
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JetBlue to fly direct SJU/Chicago route in November
March 4, 2013
Reaffirming its commitment to Puerto Rico, JetBlue Airways announced today new direct service from San Juan to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport starting Nov. 20. The decision reflects the island’s largest carrier’s approval of the result of the process leading up to the selection of the new administrator of Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, the company said.
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Aerostar lands operating certificate for San Juan airport
February 27, 2013
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR), one half of the Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC consortium that won the bid to take over the management and operation of the Luis Muñoz Marín Airport in Puerto Rico, said Wednesday it has obtained the necessary 139 certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration, and is ready to start modernizing the airport.
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AGP ‘keeps word’ on Puerto Rico airport privatization deal
February 27, 2013
Saying his administration “will always keep its word and honor its legal responsibilities,” Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla gave the final go-ahead to the public private partnership through which the government will pass the responsibility of operating and managing the Luis Muñoz Marín airport to a private consortium.
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FAA clears Aerostar to assume control of San Juan airport
February 26, 2013
Saying the Puerto Rico Ports Authority has the authority to lease the Luis Muñoz Marín Airport in San Juan to Aerostar Airport Holdings, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration confirmed its approval of the public-private partnership that will officially transfer control of the facility to the consortium.
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House rejects LMM P3 in scathing report as FAA ruling looms
February 26, 2013
The Puerto Rico House of Representatives wrapped up nearly a month of probing the terms of the public-private partnership agreement proposed for the Luis Muñoz Marín Airport Monday with a scathing report that shoots down any benefit to the deal through which the government would turn over the management of the facility to a private operator.
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FAA mulls nixing overnight flights at LMM
February 22, 2013
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday it is considering eliminating the overnight shift of air traffic control tower operators at Luis Muñoz Marín Airport in early April as part of a plan to reduce its expenditures by approximately $600 million for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2013.
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