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Strategic analysis, executive perspectives and specialised coverage, published in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.

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Mexico

Is Mexico City Emerging as a New Gateway Between Latin America and the Caribbean?

Aeroméxico will launch nonstop services from Mexico City to Montego Bay, Jamaica, on March 18, 2027 and to Nassau, The Bahamas, one day later. The two routes give Caribbean destinations access not only to Mexican demand but also to Aeroméxico’s ...

Queen Emma

Queen Emma Bridge: How Curaçao Electrified a Port-City Landmark

Curaçao has brought the Queen Emma Bridge in Willemstad into...

saf

Guyana and Dominican Republic Put SAF and Carbon Markets Into Aviation Cooperation

Guyana and the Dominican Republic have signed a bilateral aviation...

Cartagena

Cartagena Strengthens Homeport Role With 30 Cruise Embarkations in 2026-27

Cartagena, Colombia, has opened its 2026-27 cruise season with 30 embarkation operations scheduled and 33,600 passengers expected to begin their ...

Port of Spain

Transshipment Accounts for 44% of Port of Spain Container Activity Through August

Transshipment represented 44.2% of reported container activity at the Port of Port of Spain through August 2026, according to Port ...

Puerto Plata

Puerto Plata and Samaná Expand Canadian Capacity for Winter 2026-27

Canadian traffic is growing across two of the Dominican Republic’s northern tourism gateways, with AERODOM reporting a 13% increase at ...

Spotlight

MSC Cruises: Building the Caribbean’s European Hub — From Fort-de-France to La Romana

In conversation with Patrick Pourbaix — Managing Director, MSC Cruises & Explora Journeys France & Monaco There is a statistic that Patrick Pourbaix, CEO of MSC Cruises France, delivers with...

MSC Cruises: Building the Caribbean’s European Hub — From Fort-de-France to La Romana

In conversation with Patrick Pourbaix — Managing Director, MSC Cruises & Explora Journeys France & Monaco There is

WAGA

WAGA 2026: Lima opens Conference Day One with connectivity in focus

WAGA 2026 opened its first full conference day in Lima, Peru, on September 28, bringing the global airport industry together as Latin America and the Caribbean face a central challenge:...

WAGA

WAGA 2026: Lima opens Conference Day One with connectivity in focus

WAGA 2026 opened its first full conference day in Lima, Peru, on September 28, bringing the global airport

Echevarne

WAGA 2026: Rafael Echevarne maps out Latin America’s airport growth challenge

Speaking in Lima on September 27, ahead of WAGA 2026’s main conference programme, ACI-LAC Director General Rafael Echevarne presented a ...

Pasorja

DP World Posorja Tests 800-Metre Berth for Two Mega Container Ships

DP World Posorja has completed manoeuvring simulations for its future 800-metre quay configuration, testing simultaneous operations with vessels measuring up ...

WAGA

WAGA 2026: Lima opens Conference Day One with connectivity in focus

WAGA 2026 opened its first full conference day in Lima, Peru, on September 28, bringing the global airport industry together ...

MDEX

CARICOM Sets October 1 Deadline for Aviation and Maritime Operators to Switch to MDEX

CARICOM will retire its eAPIS portal on September 30, 2026, requiring aviation and maritime operators to submit passenger and crew ...

Argentina

Argentina’s International Air Traffic Jumps 18.9% as Market Reaches 33.3 Million Passengers

Argentina’s aviation market carried 33.3 million passengers in 2025, up 13.7% from the previous year, according to ALTA’s Argentina Aviation ...

Nassau

Nassau Cruise Port: managing 30,000-passenger days in the Caribbean

Nassau Cruise Port in The Bahamas handled a record 33,254 cruise passengers from six ships on June 8, 2026, illustrating ...

WAGA 2026: Lima puts airport investment and regional connectivity on the agenda

Airport investment, operational efficiency and regional connectivity will feature prominently at the ACI-LAC/World Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition in ...

Fuel

Roatán Tests the Caribbean’s Next Cruise Fuel Model

Roatán, Honduras, hosted what Carnival Corporation described as the first cruise LNG bunkering operation in Latin America and the Western ...

Port

Panama and The Bahamas step up port cyber resilience with LAC4

Panama and The Bahamas strengthened maritime cybersecurity preparedness in September 2026 through specialised programmes led by the Latin America and ...

SAF

Can Latin American Aviation Absorb the Cost of SAF?

Latin America needs sustainable aviation fuel to reduce aviation emissions, but the cost of deploying it could become a connectivity ...

MBJ Charity

MBJ Charity 5K draws thousands as airport partners rally behind education in Jamaica

The sixth MBJ Airports Foundation Charity 5K Run/Walk brought thousands of participants to Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica, ...

leasing

Argentina and Uruguay Expand Aircraft Leasing Framework Under New Agreement

Argentina and Uruguay signed a new aviation cooperation agreement on September 18, 2026, expanding the aircraft leasing arrangements available to ...

St. Thomas

St. Thomas Sets October Start for $41.9 Million Charlotte Amalie Harbor Dredging

The Virgin Islands Port Authority has confirmed that dredging at Charlotte Amalie Harbor in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, is ...

puerto rico

Puerto Rico’s Cruise Homeport Strategy Meets a Changing Air Network

Puerto Rico is preparing for expanded cruise homeport operations as scheduled air capacity increases towards the end of 2026. New ...

workforce

Port transformation begins with people

As ports evolve through new operating models, digitalization and changing employee expectations, skills development, knowledge transfer and talent retention are ...

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Air Cargo Hits Monthly Record as Las Américas Strengthens Its Logistics Role

Air cargo operations in the Dominican Republic reached a monthly record of 10,972 metric tonnes in July 2026, up 3.5% ...

BermudAir

BermudAir Expands Air Cargo Operations with Embraer E190F

BermudAir is expanding its cargo operations with an Embraer E190F leased from Regional One, becoming the second operator worldwide of ...

Brazil

Brazil’s tax reform could reduce air travel demand by 21%, ALTA study finds

Brazil’s tax reform could increase domestic airfares by 16.1% and reduce passenger demand by 21.1%, according to a 2026 study ...

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Martinique: Bordeaux and Fort-de-France linked by a direct air bridge with CORSAIR

On December 15, 2025, Aimé-Césaire airport welcomed the first direct flight from Bordeaux to Fort-de-France, operated by CORSAIR. This new route marks a strategic turning

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Martinique: Bordeaux and Fort-de-France linked by a direct air bridge with CORSAIR

On December 15, 2025, Aimé-Césaire airport welcomed the first direct flight from Bordeaux to Fort-de-France, operated by CORSAIR.

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