Latam Airlines

Boeing on Friday warned airlines flying its 787 Dreamliner model to inspect certain switches in the cockpit, after a New Zealand-bound LATAM plane dropped violently mid-flight, injuring dozens of travelers.

Chilean Latam Airlines Flight LA800 was travelling from Sydney to Auckland on Monday when a sudden drop in altitude threw passengers into the ceiling of the plane.

Latam Airlines is Chile's flagship carrier and stops regularly in Auckland en route to Santiago.

Thirteen passengers have been hospitalised after a LATAM flight from Sydney to Auckland experienced a "technical event" that caused serious turbulence Monday, the airline and first responders told AFP.

When the plane landed in Panama, first responders declared the pilot Captain Ivan Andaur dead.

One lucky couple, that managed to escape the plane without suffering any injuries, celebrated their survival by posting a selfie with the damaged plane.

Two firefighters were killed Friday at Lima's airport when a passenger plane hit their fire truck during takeoff then crashed on the runway, officials said.

A LATAM Airlines plane taking off from the airport in Peru's capital Lima struck a firetruck on the runway and caught fire on Friday.

Latin America's largest airline LATAM filed for bankruptcy in the USA on Tuesday, the company said in a statement, following a drastic slump in business caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Television images showed traffic backed up for miles, while many passengers resorted to walking along the highway.

Twelve Chilean airports were paralyzed on Sunday as workers remained on strike over pension demands, forcing airlines to cancel flights and angering crowds of holiday travelers.

With year-end holidays fast approaching, Chileans faced a third day of canceled and delayed domestic flights Saturday as airport workers vowed to continue a strike "indefinitely" over pension demands.

Boeing on Friday warned airlines flying its 787 Dreamliner model to inspect certain switches in the cockpit, after a New Zealand-bound LATAM plane dropped violently mid-flight, injuring dozens of travelers.

Chilean Latam Airlines Flight LA800 was travelling from Sydney to Auckland on Monday when a sudden drop in altitude threw passengers into the ceiling of the plane.

Latam Airlines is Chile's flagship carrier and stops regularly in Auckland en route to Santiago.

Thirteen passengers have been hospitalised after a LATAM flight from Sydney to Auckland experienced a "technical event" that caused serious turbulence Monday, the airline and first responders told AFP.

When the plane landed in Panama, first responders declared the pilot Captain Ivan Andaur dead.

One lucky couple, that managed to escape the plane without suffering any injuries, celebrated their survival by posting a selfie with the damaged plane.

Two firefighters were killed Friday at Lima's airport when a passenger plane hit their fire truck during takeoff then crashed on the runway, officials said.

A LATAM Airlines plane taking off from the airport in Peru's capital Lima struck a firetruck on the runway and caught fire on Friday.

Latin America's largest airline LATAM filed for bankruptcy in the USA on Tuesday, the company said in a statement, following a drastic slump in business caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Television images showed traffic backed up for miles, while many passengers resorted to walking along the highway.

Twelve Chilean airports were paralyzed on Sunday as workers remained on strike over pension demands, forcing airlines to cancel flights and angering crowds of holiday travelers.

With year-end holidays fast approaching, Chileans faced a third day of canceled and delayed domestic flights Saturday as airport workers vowed to continue a strike "indefinitely" over pension demands.