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Avianca S.A. (acronym in Spanish for Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A., "Airways of the American Continent", and stylized as avianca since October 2023) is the largest airline in Colombia. It has been the flag carrier of Colombia [ 5 ] [ 6 ] since December 5, 1919, when it was initially registered under the name SCADTA .
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.
Then, the holding created the Cargo Vice-Presidency to which Tampa Cargo and its cargo aircraft fleet belong, naming Tampa Cargo the administrator of the Avianca and Taca commercial aircraft capacity. On September 27, 2011, Avianca ordered four Airbus A330-200Fs to replace the existing Tampa Cargo fleet, with deliveries to commence in December ...
Today, after absorbing several airlines in neighboring countries, Avianca is one of the largest airline groups in Latin America, with a fleet of more than 130 aircraft and a network of ...
Latin American airline Avianca <AVT_p.CN> will look to increase the number of passengers it can fit into a plane without enlarging its fleet as part of its efforts to overcome ongoing financial ...
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.
Brazil's fourth largest airline Avianca Brasil said on Friday it had been served with an injunction which newspaper Valor said could force the carrier to surrender 11 planes, or close to 20 ...
Also in 2008 a new TACA logo was introduced, [11] followed by a new fleet of Embraer 190 airplanes registered in Costa Rica and operated under the LACSA code. In October 2009, Avianca and TACA announced their merger plans to be completed in 2010. By May 28, 2013, the airlines began operating as a single commercial brand using the Avianca name. [12]