Latin America's airlines pray for bailouts to avoid Avianca's fate

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Avianca Holdings had known since late March that the Colombian airline's cash pile would only cover a few months of expenses while its entire fleet sat grounded because of aggressive anti-coronavirus lockdowns.In those conditions, Sunday's bankruptcy filing was hardly a surprise. What was surprising was the absence of one key stakeholder: the Colombian government.That stands in stark contrast to countries like France, Germany and the United States, which made protecting..