Flight Safety Information - July 7, 2022 No.130 In This Issue : Incident: Azul E195 at Manaus on Jun 29th 2022, left bleed and right pack failure : Incident: United B772 over Atlantic on Jul 3rd 2022, leak in galley : Incident: OWG B734 near Jacksonville on Jun 30th 2022, cargo smoke indication : Incident: Emirates A388 at Dubai and Brisbane on Jul 1st 2022, gear and fuselage damage : Airbus A380 'flew 14 hours' with hole in side : Family sues Southwest Airlines after jetway accident they say left a 25-year-old woman paralyzed : Copenhagen: Passenger jet safely evacuated after engine fire : Tourist Seriously Injured from Jet Blast at Greece’s Skiathos Airport : American Airlines pilots get triple pay for trips dropped in scheduling glitch : Turkey Temporarily Bans Pilots From Working For Foreign Carriers : "We are racing the clock", Flight school working to quickly train pilots due to airline shortage : Life Flight Network Names Aviation Safety Leader Ben Clayton as Chief Executive Officer : Spicejet gets show cause notice from DGCA over frequent flight safety issues (India) : Virgin Galactic Partners With Boeing Subsidiary For Aircraft Design : Guatemala's TAG Airlines Receives Its First ATR Aircraft Incident: Azul E195 at Manaus on Jun 29th 2022, left bleed and right pack failure An Azul Linhas Aereas Embraer ERJ-195, registration PR-AYY performing flight AD-4104 from Manaus,AM to Santarem,PA (Brazil) with 107 passengers and 5 crew, was climbing out of Manaus when the left hand bleed system (engine CF34) and the right hand air conditioning system failed. The crew worked the related checklists and returned to Manaus for a safe landing. The aircraft remained on the ground until Jul 2nd 2022 before returning to service. https://avherald.com/h?article=4fb4d263&opt=0 Incident: United B772 over Atlantic on Jul 3rd 2022, leak in galley A United Boeing 777-200, registration N76021 performing flight UA-885 from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to Washington Dulles,DC (USA), was enroute at FL350 over the Atlantic Ocean about 250nm southwest of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to London Heathrow,EN (UK), where the aircraft landed safely on runway 27R about 75 minutes later. The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights. A passenger reported they noticed the aircraft had turned around, but there was no announcement. After querying the flight attendants the pilots finally made an announcement stating there was a water leak in the galley and they were diverting to Heathrow to have it fixed. After landing in Heathrow maintenance engineers entered the aircraft and accessed panels high up in the galley, shortly afterwards an announcement came stating that the issue wasn't easily solvable, the passengers were asked to disembark. A flight attendant subsequently suggested it may have been a hydraulic leak. https://avherald.com/h?article=4fb54cd3&opt=0 Incident: OWG B734 near Jacksonville on Jun 30th 2022, cargo smoke indication An OWG Boeing 737-400 on behalf of Nolinor, registration C-GGWX performing flight N5-710 from Montreal,QC (Canada) to Holguin (Cuba) with 159 people on board, was enroute at FL340 about 210nm east of Jacksonville,FL over the Atlantic Ocean when the crew received a cargo smoke indication, declared emergency and diverted to Jacksonville for a safe landing on runway 08 about 45 minutes after the decision to divert to Jacksonville. The aircraft remained on the ground for about 6 hours, then departed Jacksonville to return to Montreal. On Jul 7th 2022 the Canadian TSB reported the crew received an aft cargo smoke indication and diverted to Jacksonville. After landing emergency services found no trace of fire, the aircraft taxied to the apron where the passengers disembarked. The cargo hold was subsequently inspected resulting in no evidence of fire. As two halon bottles had been discharged the aircraft was released under MEL for a ferry flight back to Montreal for further investigation of the fire detection system. https://avherald.com/h?article=4fb17dc5&opt=0 Incident: Emirates A388 at Dubai and Brisbane on Jul 1st 2022, gear and fuselage damage An Emirates Airbus A380-800, registration A6-EVK performing flight EK-430 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Brisbane,QL (Australia), departed Dubai's runway 30L, climbed to initially FL310 and up to FL390. On approach to Brisbane the crew advised ATC they were suspecting they blew a tyre on takeoff and requested emergency services on standby. The aircraft landed on Brisbane's runway 19R about 13.5 hours after departure and was towed to the apron. A large hole in the left hand wing root fairing was observed followed by discovery of penetration at the underside of the fuselage. The aircraft was unable to depart for its return flight and is still on the ground in Brisbane about 17 hours after landing. According to gossip inside the airline the damage occurred during takeoff from Dubai. A Brisbane airport employee reported in a local interview that the crew advised they suspected a blown tyre on takeoff, emergency services were on standby for the landing. https://avherald.com/h?article=4fb1cbea&opt=0 Airbus A380 'flew 14 hours' with hole in side Emirates said the rupture did not impact the structure of the aircraft. (CNN) — Passengers traveling on an Emirates flight to Brisbane, Australia were stunned when they noticed a huge hole in the side of the aircraft while they were disembarking. Those on board the Airbus A380 from Dubai to the Australian city became aware of the damage as they exited the plane following the roughly 14-hour flight on July 1. Images of the aircraft shared on social media reveal the extent of the puncture, which was due to a ruptured tire caused by a "technical fault" during the journey, according to the airline. One of the passengers on board has since taken to Twitter to describe the "terrifying" incident, which took place "during cruise." "Was absolutely terrifying at first and the cabin crew knew something serious may have happened - were immediately in contact with the cockpit," wrote Andrew Morris, an English professor at the UK's Loughborough University. "Shortly after, they resumed as normal. Their calm demeanor was reassuring -- they knew it was not catastrophic." While it's unclear exactly how long the plane had been in the air for when the issue occurred, some reports suggest that it may have been around 45 minutes into the flight. 'Technical fault' Commercial aviation website Aviation Herald reports that the crew advised air traffic controllers at Brisbane Airport of the situation ahead of time and requested that the plane be met by emergency services on landing. Emirates later released a statement stressing that the rupture did not impact "the fuselage, frame or structure of the aircraft." "Our flight EK430 flying from Dubai to Brisbane on July 1 experienced a technical fault," reads the statement. "One of the aircraft's 22 tires ruptured during cruise, causing damage to a small portion of the aerodynamic fairing, which is an outer panel or the skin of the aircraft." The airline went on to confirm that the aircraft had landed safely in Australia, and passengers had disembarked as scheduled. Damage to the exterior of the wide-body airliner has since been repaired. "The fairing has been completely replaced, checked and cleared by engineers, Airbus and all relevant authorities," adds Emirates. "The safety of our passengers and crew has always been our top priority." The incident came just days after the much-loved A380 superjumbo, in decline prior to the pandemic, was given something of a reprieve, when German airline Lufthansa announced plans to redeploy the plane from summer 2023. The Airbus A380 has been on its way out since Airbus announced in 2019 that it was ceasing production of the airliner. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/airbus-a380-flew-14-hours-with-hole-in-side/index.html Family sues Southwest Airlines after jetway accident they say left a 25-year-old woman paralyzed A Miami woman and her family are suing Southwest Airlines after an incident that left 25-year-old Gabrielle Assouline with “life-altering” injuries while boarding a plane. On Feb. 25, 2022, Assouline was thrown from her wheelchair while boarding a Southwest flight at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the lawsuit filed in Broward County circuit court says. She hit a junction in the jet bridge and fell, breaking her neck. Assouline is now paralyzed from the neck down and is on a ventilator. In court documents, the airline has denied liability for damages. Assouline sued the airline, G2 Secure Staff and a supervisor at Southwest Airlines for damages. According to the lawsuit, G2 Secure Staff was under contract with Southwest at the time of the accident to “provide wheelchair and related passenger assistance services for Southwest passengers” at the Fort Lauderdale airport. Assouline uses a wheelchair because she has fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, a genetic bone and tissue disease. Her mother said on a fund-raising site that her daughter’s condition never stopped her from living her life. “Gaby is a fighter,” Sandra Assouline wrote on a GoFundMe to raise money for her recovery. “She is smart, passionate, hilarious, creative, and so resilient. She makes everyone around her better, simply by being her witty, brilliant self. She is taking online college classes, and is an advocate for making life more accessible for people with disabilities.” The family filed the initial lawsuit in March, less than a month after the accident. “The last thing a parent would expect is they get a phone call that their daughter fell and is now paralyzed from the neck down,” said Robert Solomon, of the Law Office of Saban & Solomon, who is representing Assouline. Solomon said the family doesn’t yet know when their daughter may be able to leave the hospital. Because of Assouline’s paralysis, her family is learning to read lips to communicate with her. In an emailed statement, Southwest said it will continue to “investigate and address the facts and circumstances relating to (Assouline’s) travel experience.” Solomon said the airline doesn’t need to do much evaluating to figure out the travel experience was a bad one. “It’s just insensitive, and it’s the boilerplate response we’ve been getting,” Solomon said of Southwest’s statement. “Now we’re gonna fight. Just like their daughter’s fighting, that’s what they hired me to do.” https://www.yahoo.com/news/family-sues-southwest-airlines-jetway-232400977.html Copenhagen: Passenger jet safely evacuated after engine fire Danish police say a passenger jet has been evacuated at the Copenhagen airport after a fire broke out in one of the engines COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A passenger jet was evacuated at the Copenhagen airport Wednesday after a fire broke out in one of the engines, Danish police said. Everyone left the plane safely and no one was injured as firefighters put out the fire, police said on Twitter. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the plane was leaving or arriving when the fire started. “A fire erupted in an engine of a passenger jet that was stopped at the gate. Fire is out. Passengers evacuated. No one injured,” police tweeted. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/copenhagen-passenger-jet-safely-evacuated-engine-fire-86327947 Tourist Seriously Injured from Jet Blast at Greece’s Skiathos Airport Skiathos airport is a favorite spot for planespotters. A tourist has sustained serious injuries after being hit by the jet wash of a plane taking off at Skiathos airport Wednesday. The 61-year-old woman was standing on a ledge trying to take photos of the plane taking off, when a strong gust from the plane’s engines hit her and threw her off her perch. Doctors at the local Health Center found she had sustained serious head injuries, a shattered pelvis, and a bruised right shoulder and left wrist. The woman was taken by boat to a hospital at Volos, the nearest mainland city. It is the second similar accident in the past few weeks. In June, a 79-year-old man suffered minor injuries after being hit by a passenger airplane’s jet blast. The man was standing outside the fenced area of Skiathos airport in the northwest Aegean around 1 p.m. when he was thrown on the ground by the force of a plane’s turbines. He was transferred to the local health center where he was treated for scrapes and bruises. Skiathos Alexandros Papadiamantis International Airport is known for its low landings. Its one short and narrow runway close to homes and hemmed in by the sea, a lagoon and a hill, is a difficult one for pilots to navigate, but its location makes for spectacular takeoffs and landings. It an extremely popular destination for people known as “planespotters.” Many locals and tourists get close to the fence every day trying to snap pictures as planes fly close over their heads, local media report. Despite prominent signage and warnings from the authorities for people to steer clear of the area around the airport runway, many tourists approach to take a picture or shoot a video of incoming aircraft. The island airport is frequently compared to Princess Juliana International Airport on the island of Saint Maarten in the Caribbean Sea for its runways which are just feet away from the sea and are particularly challenging to pilots. https://greekreporter.com/2022/07/07/tourist-injured-jet-blast-greece-skiathos-airport/ American Airlines pilots get triple pay for trips dropped in scheduling glitch American Airlines and its pilots’ union agreed to triple pay for aviators who were able to drop thousands of July flights because of a scheduling program glitch over the weekend, they said Wednesday. Pilots will also get double pay for peak holiday periods. The scheduling platform error let pilots drop some 12,000 flights from their schedules, according to the union, the Allied Pilots Association, CNBC reported last week. The issue sprung up while American and other airlines have been scrambling to avoid flight disruptions during a surge in summer travel demand. “We’re pleased to have reached an agreement with the APA and appreciate their partnership in coming to a resolution quickly to take care of our pilots, our team and our customers,” American said in a statement. A similar issue occurred in 2017, when a technology problem let American’s pilots take vacation during the busy December holiday period. The carrier offered pilots 150% pay for pilots who picked up assignments. American and the pilots union are in contract negotiations and have had one of the most fraught relationships in the industry. Its pilots have protested grueling schedules, something they want fixed in the next contract. APA’s president, Capt. Ed Sicher, on Wednesday was upbeat about those negotiations after the extra-pay agreement following the glitch. He said in a message to the union’s roughly 15,000 pilots, “I am optimistic it will provide a springboard for us to wrap up our Section 6 negotiations and secure the new collective bargaining agreement that we have been waiting far too long to achieve.” American recently offered pilots raises of nearly 17% through 2024. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/06/-american-airlines-pilots-get-triple-pay-for-trips-dropped-in-scheduling-glitch.html Turkey Temporarily Bans Pilots From Working For Foreign Carriers Turkey is tackling pilot retention by barring pilots from going to work for carriers in other countries. The authoritarian government’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation has changed the rules and will not allow Turkish pilots to transfer to foreign carriers for at least the next six months. According to Airways Magazine the change is being made to ensure adequate staffing for domestic airlines during the summer and beyond. The publication is reporting that “the applications of flight crews who want to join foreign airline companies without a permission certificate will not be accepted.” Turkish pilots are reacting, but carefully. The Civil Aviation Union of Turkey released a statement on Wednesday saying it’s considering its options. “We will be in contact with DGCA in the coming days … and at the same time our legal consultancy is conducting an investigation,” the union said in a statement. “Our initiatives will continue to protect the interests of our members.” https://www.avweb.com/flight-safety/turkey-temporarily-bans-pilots-from-working-for-foreign-carriers/ "We are racing the clock", Flight school working to quickly train pilots due to airline shortage MIAMI - Flight delays and cancellations have frustrated passengers across the country. A big contributor has been the lack of staffing in the aviation industry, especially pilots. CBS4 spoke with ATP flight school about how they are working to get pilots in the sky as quickly and safely as possible to help combat the crisis. "We are racing the clock. We are trying to get pilots as quickly as we can out to the main lines. The main lines are trying to get pilots through training as quick and safe as they can and travel demand has increased so the race is there," said ATP's Florida training support manager Skeeter Moreno. He said there was already a pilot shortage before the pandemic. But, during COVID-19 many airline staffers took buyouts, making the need even more dire. ATP said the current projections show next year there will be a shortage of 12 thousand pilots. Moreno added that it's not just a shortage of pilots, there's a need across the aviation industry. "You have pilots, you have flight attendants, you have airline mechanics. Super big shortage of airline mechanics. You have air traffic control. Those are the four moving parts to get an airplane on and off the ground. So, the shortage is defiantly between all departments," she said. https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/we-are-racing-the-clock-flight-school-working-to-quickly-train-pilots-due-to-airline-shortage/ Life Flight Network Names Aviation Safety Leader Ben Clayton as Chief Executive Officer Most recently serving as Life Flight Network's interim Chief Executive Officer, Clayton brings to his new role extensive experience in aviation safety and operations. AURORA, Ore., July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Flight Network has selected aviation safety and operations leader Ben Clayton to serve as its Chief Executive Officer. Life Flight Network is the largest not-for-profit air medical transport service in the United States, providing ICU-level care to communities in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West. Clayton was selected from a large field of candidates following a robust national search and interview process led by Life Flight Network's board of directors. Since joining Life Flight Network in 2015, Clayton has served the organization in a variety of operational and safety leadership roles. In his most recent positions as the Chief Operating Officer and Interim Chief Executive Officer, Clayton led the organization through the extraordinary challenges and uncertainty presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Clayton guided the restructuring of several departments, while at the same time creating sustainable operational efficiencies. Additionally, he oversaw the opening of new Life Flight Network bases in Salem, Oregon, and in Lewiston and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. "We are fortunate to have Ben's expertise and experience on our team as we work to increase our capacity to meet the region's growing need for critical medical transport," said Dr. Tom Lorish, Chief Executive of Outreach and Strategic Affiliation for Providence Health and Services and the Life Flight Network Board Chair. "Ben is a proven leader and has helped Life Flight Network provide life-saving air medical resources to our communities during challenging times, while also ensuring we consistently meet the highest standards of safety and quality." Prior to joining Life Flight Network, Clayton served as a helicopter pilot and Aviation Safety Officer in the United States Marine Corps. During this time, he participated in multiple land and ship-based deployments including to Iraq and several countries in the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia. He trained extensively in complex operations and in aviation safety. Clayton came to Life Flight Network as a helicopter pilot transporting ill and injured patients, and quickly moved into an aviation training role. With his extensive expertise in safety, Clayton was promoted to Director of Safety and Risk Management before becoming the organization's Chief Safety Officer. His success in that role led to him being named Chief Operating Officer in June 2020. "I have dedicated my career to ensuring the safety and health of the organizations I've worked for and the people they serve," said Ben Clayton, Chief Executive of Life Flight Network. "It's been an honor to serve the communities in this region for the past seven years, and I look forward to continuing to expand their access to quality healthcare in my new role." Clayton grew up in Canby, Oregon, and graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor's degree in general science. Clayton serves on the boards of directors for both the Association of Air Medical Services and the Air Medical Operators Association. ABOUT LIFE FLIGHT NETWORK Life Flight Network, a not-for-profit air medical service, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS), the National Accreditation Alliance of Medical Transport Applications (NAAMTA), and Helicopter Association International (HAI). Life Flight Network is the largest not-for-profit air medical transport service in the United States and maintains its own FAA Part 135 Operating Certificate. It offers ICU-level care during air and ground transport across the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West. Headquartered in Aurora, Oregon, Life Flight Network is owned by a consortium of Legacy Health, Oregon Health and Science University, Providence Health and Services, and Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. It was named the 2021 Program of the Year by the Association for Air Medical Services. For more information about Life Flight Network or to become a member, visit www.lifeflight.org. SOURCE Life Flight Network https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/life-flight-network-names-aviation-safety-leader-ben-clayton-as-chief-executive-officer-301581847.html Spicejet gets show cause notice from DGCA over frequent flight safety issues (India) Aviation regulator DGCA issued a show cause notice to SpiceJet on Wednesday following eight technical malfunction incidents involving the airline's planes in the last 18 days. SpiceJet has failed to "establish safe, efficient and reliable air services" under the terms of Rule 134 and Schedule XI of the Aircraft Rules, 1937, the notice issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/spicejet-gets-show-cause-notice-from-dgca-over-frequent-flight-safety-issues/videoshow/92698566.cms Virgin Galactic Partners With Boeing Subsidiary For Aircraft Design The spacefaring company has teamed up with Aurora Flight Sciences to build new carrier aircraft. Virgin Galactic has teamed up with Boeing to develop the next generation of the twin-fuselage carrier aircraft to launch Virgin's spaceships. The new "motherships" could conduct up to 200 launches per year each as Virgin looks to debut its "Delta-class" spaceships in 2025. Virgin Galactic and Boeing to build new motherships Virgin Galactic and Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences have formed a partnership to manufacture new carrier aircraft for the company's suborbital rocket planes. The agreement will see Aurora build two next-generation twin-fuselage planes at its facilities in Columbus, Mississippi and Bridgeport, West Virginia, while final assembly will be held at Virgin Galactic’s facility in Mojave, California. Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier said, "Our next-generation motherships are integral to scaling our operations. They will be faster to produce, easier to maintain and will allow us to fly substantially more missions each year. Supported by the scale and strength of Boeing, Aurora is the ideal manufacturing partner for us as we build our fleet to support 400 flights per year at Spaceport America." The first carrier aircraft is earmarked for a 2025 debut and will propel Virgin's current-gen SpaceShipTwo and next-gen "Delta-class" spaceplanes, also set to debut in 2025. virgin mothership The new mothership should be ready to enter service in 2025. Virgin had considered several possible partners but ultimately opted for Aurora, noting the company's history of designing and building new aircraft and its direct access to Boeing's expertise. Swami Iyer, President of Aerospace Systems, added, "With Aurora, we are accessing the best of the nationwide aerospace ecosystem. As a subsidiary of the world’s largest aerospace company, Aurora has some of the industry’s top engineers and manufacturing facilities." The two companies have been working on a new design for several months, with Aurora set to commence production immediately. Up to 400 launches each year Each carrier plane, or mothership, is designed to handle up to 200 launches each year. After blasting up to 50,000 feet, the mothership releases its spaceplane cargo, which then utilizes its own rocket to reach space before gliding back to Earth. As explained by Virgin Galactic, "The mothership is the air launch carrier aircraft in Virgin Galactic’s space flight system, that carries the spaceship to its release altitude of approximately 50,000 feet." Virgin's current spacecraft, VSS Unity and VSS Imagine, are able to launch 12 times a year and 26 times a year, respectively. The company claims that its new Delta-class spaceships could fly as often as once a week. Discover more aviation news with Simple Flying. Commercial service coming in 2023 Virgin Galactic has repeatedly pushed back the launch of its commercial spaceflight services, with the latest announcement penciling in a Q1 2023 date. The company made headlines last year after launching Virgin Group founder Richard Branson into space. The adventurous billionaire and five crewmates reached an altitude of 86 kilometers over the New Mexico desert. As Simple Flying reported in February, Virgin Galactic has put tickets on public sale starting at an eye-watering $450,000 each. https://simpleflying.com/virgin-galactic-partners-with-boeing-subsidiary-for-aircraft-design/ Guatemala's TAG Airlines Receives Its First ATR Aircraft This is the first of four aircraft the airline will receive. On Tuesday, Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos (TAG Airlines), the flag carrier of Guatemala, received its first ATR 72-500 aircraft. With this unit, the airline is looking to expand its connectivity in Central America and the south of Mexico. TAG Airlines and Willis Lease Finance Corporation entered into a lease agreement earlier this year. The newest aircraft TAG Airlines received the first of four ATR-72-500 aircraft on Tuesday. This unit, registration M-IBAP (soon to be changed to TG-ATD, a Guatemalan registration), is owned by Willis Lease Finance. The aircraft is 11.68 years old. It had its first flight in November 2010, being delivered by ATR that same month. It has a capacity for 74 passengers in an all-economy configuration in a two-by-two seating configuration. In the past, it was operated by Jet Airways between 2010 and 2019. From Toulouse, France, the aircraft arrived at Guatemala City's La Aurora International Airport, where it was welcomed with the traditional water arch. Julio Gamero, CEO of TAG Airlines, said, "This is an aircraft with the most advanced technology that will allow the company to continue providing the best service and comfort to passengers." Last March, TAG Airlines signed an agreement with Willis Lease Finance to lease a total of four aircraft of this type that will strengthen the company's air fleet. The agreement with Willis TAG and Willis Lease Finance Corporation’s partnership will allow Guatemala’s carrier to lease four aircraft for the next five years. Austin C. Willis, the lessor’s CEO, said in April, “Over the past two years, our regional and specialty assets group has focused on growth through opportunistic procurement rather than traditional sale and leasebacks. This has enabled us to provide quality aircraft and engines at attractive rates to our customers. We purchased these aircraft in late 2021, and we are delighted to have signed these leases with TAG.” According to ch-aviation, the remaining ATR aircraft TAG will receive currently have registrations M-IBAM, M-IBAN, and M-IBAQ. They also flew previously with Jet Airways before being acquired by the lessor in 2021. TAG Airlines is Guatemala's flag carrier. About TAG Airlines TAG Airlines is a carrier that began operations in 1961. In the last two years, it has had an exciting development, launching routes across Central America under the management of its CEO, Julio Gamero. It currently has a fleet of ten aircraft. Besides the recently received ATR, the airline has one Embraer 145LR and eight Saab 340, with an average age of 29.9 years. The Embraer has a capacity for 50 passengers, while the Saabs can carry up to 34 passengers. TAG is the only Saab operator across Latin America. TAG Aviation currently operates 211 weekly flights, according to data provided by Cirium. The airline has 13 routes, mainly operating from Guatemala’s La Aurora International Airport. It flies to international destinations such as Cancún (CUN), Belize (BZE), Mérida (MID), Oaxaca (OAX), El Salvador (SAL), San Pedro Sula (SAP), Tapachula (TAP), and Tuxtla Gutiérrez (TGZ). https://simpleflying.com/guatemala-tag-airlines-first-atr-delivery/ Curt Lewis