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Avianca (AV)

AVIANCA Avianca S.A. (acronym in Spanish for Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia S.A. , currently Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. ) is the flag carrier airline of Colombia since 5 December 1919 when it was registered initially under the name SCADTA. It is headquartered in Bogotá, D.C. with its hub at the El Dorado International Airport. Avianca is the largest airline in Colombia and a major one in Latin America: Avianca together with its subsidiaries has the most extended network of (both passenger and cargo) destinations in the Americas and one of the largest and most modern aircraft fleet in the continent. It is wholly owned by Avianca-TACA Ltd. , a Latin American holding company established in the Bahamas and specialized in air transport. The airline is listed on the Colombian Stock Exchange but it has not issued shares yet. On October 7, 2009, it was announced that Avianca would merge with TACA but both airlines have stated that each will maintain their own identity and operate separately for the moment. In 2009 Avianca turned 90 (years) making it one of the world's oldest airlines still in operation; It is actually the oldest continuously operating airline in the Western Hemisphere. Since April 26, 2010, OceanAir is being rebranded Avianca in the same way as it was done with SAM years ago and it would do with other subsidiaries (for example, VIP is partially rebranded) to place Avianca as the leading airline in Latin America. On November 10, 2010, Avianca and Taca were accepted to be part of Star Alliance in a process that will last around 18 months until both airlines fulfill all requirements to be official members of the Alliance Read more →

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Avianca Details

Carrier Code AV
ICAO AVA
Alliance Star Alliance
Website Avianca
Callsignn AVIANCA
Formation date 1940-06-14
Logo size 225
Parent AviancaTaca Holding
Company slogan *The First Airline of the Americas *The Airline of Colombia
Alliance Star Alliance
Secondary hubs * Guarulhos Int'l Airport * de Olmedo Int'l Airport
Focus cities *José María Córdova Int'l Airport *Alfonso Bonilla Aragón Int'l Airport *Rafael Núñez Int'l Airport *Ernesto Cortissoz Int'l Airport *Miami International Airport *John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport *Brasília International Airport *Santos Dumont Airport *Mariscal Sucre International Airport
Operating income COP 2.8 B
Founded 1940-06-14
Headquarter Bogotá
Destination Avianca Brazil Avianca%23Destinations
Assets COP 2.403.632 M
Opening date 1919-12-05
Hub airport José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport El Dorado International Airport
Subsidiaries Tampa Cargo, Helicol, PAS, AeroGal, VIP Avianca Brazil, OceanAir Táxi Aéreo, Senior Táxi Aéreo, VarigLog
Logo Avianca Logo.svg
Key people *Germán Efromovich *Fabio Villegas Ramírez
Frequent flyer LifeMiles
Lounge Avianca%23Avianca_VIP_Lounges
Commenced --12-05
Parent company AviancaTaca Holding
Destinations 65
Target airport Rafael Núñez International Airport José María Córdova International Airport Mariscal Sucre International Airport Santos Dumont Airport Miami International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport Brasília International Airport
Hubs El Dorado Int'l Airport
Fleet size 178
Headquarters Bogotá, D.C.
Airline Avianca Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A.