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TACA International Airlines, then named Central American Air Transports, [8] was founded in 1931 in Honduras by New Zealander Royal Flying Corps veteran Lowell Yerex. [9] Initially, the airline only transported cargo, but beginning in 1940 the airline began passenger services. [8] TACA began operations with a single-engine Stinson plane.
Avianca Cargo (formerly Tampa Cargo - Transportes Aereos Mercantiles PanAmericanos S.A.) is a cargo airline based at José María Córdova International Airport in Medellín, Colombia. It is an all-cargo airline transporting flowers from Latin America to Miami , as well as general cargo throughout the Americas.
In 1994, the Grupo TACA acquired 49% of NICA and reorganized the airline without government intervention. In 2004, the airline ceased operations and merged into TACA International Airlines . Its domestic flights were given to Nicaragua's domestic flag carrier, La Costeña , an airline that joined the TACA Regional alliance.
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The company is the second largest airline holding in Latin America by revenue and fleet size after LATAM Airlines Group based in Santiago, Chile.With a fleet of 173 aircraft and more than 19,000 employees, Avianca serves over 100 destinations in America and Europe, which connect to over 750 destinations worldwide through codeshare agreements with partner airlines.
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Air freight rates rose as a consequence, from $0.80 per kg for transatlantic cargoes to $2.50-4 per kg, enticing passenger airlines to operate cargo-only flights through the use of preighters, while cargo airlines bring back into service fuel-guzzling stored aircraft, helped by falling oil prices.
A postage stamp issued to commemorate LACSA’s 20th anniversary. LACSA was formed on October 17, 1945, with the help of Pan American World Airways, and started operations on June 1, 1946, using Douglas DC-3s for local services within Costa Rica, [2] operating as an affiliate of Pan Am. [3] The airline was designated as Costa Rica's Flag carrier in 1949 [2] and was nationalized in 1958.