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Avianca Ecuador S.A. [1] (formerly known as AeroGal) is an airline based in Quito, Ecuador. [2] It operates passenger and cargo flights within Ecuador , between the mainland and the Galápagos Islands , and between Ecuador and Colombia (on behalf of Avianca ).
Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Founded Hub airport(s) Notes Aeroregional: RER: REGAIR: 2018: Mariscal Sucre International Airport: Avianca Ecuador: 2K: GLG: GALAPAGOS: 2014: José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
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.
^1 Includes LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines. ^2 Includes Gol Transportes Aéreos and VARIG. ^3 Includes Avianca Colombia, Avianca Peru, Avianca El Salvador, Avianca Costa Rica, Avianca Ecuador, Avianca Nicaragua, Avianca Honduras and Avianca Guatemala. ^4 Includes Austral Líneas Aéreas. ^5 Includes TRIP Linhas Aéreas.
Vuelos Internos Privados VIP S.A. was an Ecuadorian regional airline based at the Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport and headquartered in Quito, Ecuador. It operated domestic and regional services. The airline was a subsidiary of Avianca and part of the AviancaTaca Holding, which was owned by Synergy Group.
The airline previously used the TACA/LACSA moniker when it was a subsidiary of Grupo TACA. Since May 2013, following Avianca's purchase of Grupo TACA, Avianca Costa Rica became one of seven nationally branded airlines (Avianca Ecuador, Avianca El Salvador, etc.) operated by Avianca Group of Latin American airlines.
On 8 October 1982, Vickers Viscount HC-ATV of SAN Ecuador was damaged beyond economic repair. [ 6 ] On 11 July 1983, a Boeing 737 operating a TAME flight from Quito to Cuenca, crashed killing all 117 on board on final approach to the airport.
The airport, which had the newest terminal in Ecuador, was renamed for José Joaquín de Olmedo in 2006, in preparation for the inauguration of the new 50,000 m 2 (540,000 sq ft) national and international terminal on 27 July 2006. Although there was an inaugural flight on 28 July 2006, most airlines did not operate completely from the new ...