Avianca looking for codeshare with Brazil’s GOL; proposed joint venture with United and Copa Holdings delayed

Reports are suggesting that Colombia’s Avianca Airlines is looking to gain a codeshare agreement with Brazilian low-cost airline GOL. A partnership between the two airlines would allow Avianca to expand its South American network, just as the airline did when it announced a codeshare agreement with fellow Brazilian airline Azul. Tying up with Brazilian airlines gives Avianca a way back into Brazil following the bankruptcy of Avianca Brazil – which left the Star Alliance network of airlines on 1 September. Elsewhere, a proposed joint venture between United Airlines, Colombia’s Avianca Holdings and Panama’s Copa Holdings has been delayed. The decision