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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 .
Airline IATA ICAO Callsign Image Hub airport(s) Founded Notes Avianca: AV AVA AVIANCA Bogotá Cali Cartagena Medellín-JMC: 1919 Flag carrier Avianca Express: EX AVR AVAEXPRESS Bogotá: 2018 Copa Airlines Colombia: P5 RPB AEROREPUBLICA Bogotá: 2010 Currently operates with the fleet of its parent company through exchange agreements Clic Air: VE ...
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.
Plans for the TACA de Colombia was to make the new aerodrome in the distribution center operations TACA group companies and eventually operate international flights to Panama, Costa Rica, Venezuela, and the United States, without interfering with operations Avianca and Pan American from the airport in Barranquilla, Soledad, and offering a ...
The airport is a hub for Avianca Costa Rica, Costa Rica Green Airways, Sansa Airlines, and Volaris Costa Rica, and a focus city for Avianca El Salvador and Copa Airlines. It was the country's only international gateway for many years, before the opening of the international airport in Liberia, Guanacaste. Both airports have direct flights to ...
The renovation increased annual passenger capacity from 1.8 to 2.5 million people per year, and consisted of the expansion of the departures hall, check-in areas, baggage claim areas, airline offices, and new jet bridges. [3] The terminal’s floor area was more than doubled, going from 7,400 m 2 (80,000 sq ft) to nearly 19,000 m 2 (200,000 sq ft).
Avianca Express (legally Regional Express Américas S.A.S.) is a Colombian regional airline founded in December 2018. It is owned by Avianca Group and is being phased in, as of spring 2019, as part of the adjustment plan for its operating model and in search of more profitability and efficiency .
Many of the airline's pilots, technicians, and key administrators were German or Austrian, even though most had lived in Colombia for several years, the United States was afraid that the SCADTA pilots were engaged in espionage, and could be plotting to convert civilian aircraft into bombers, in order to attack the Panama Canal. [3]