Air Travel is Broken

by Canning House Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson

Every week, Andrew Thompson draws on his great wealth of knowledge and experience of Latin America to bring our audience in-depth insights on economics, political risk, and business in the region.

This week, he analyses the impact of Covid-19 on Latin America's aviation industry, and its implications for the future of the region's travel and tourism sectors.

These stories are also available on Andrew’s blog site:

La Rambla Research

What happened?

Latam Airlines, Latin America’s largest airline with annual revenues of around US$10.4bn and 41,000 employees filed for US Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 25 May.

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About the Author Andrew Thompson

Andrew Thompson

La Rambla Research Ltd.

Andrew is a former foreign correspondent (Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro) and a broadcaster for the BBC’s Latin American Service. He is an Associate Fellow at Canning House in London. Working through La Rambla Research Ltd., he writes about economics, political risk, and business in Latin America.

These stories are also available on Andrew's blog site, La Rambla Research

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