AeroSur
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| Founded | 1992 | |||
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| Hubs | Viru Viru International Airport | |||
| Frequent-flyer program | Club AeroSur[1] | |||
| Fleet size | 11 | |||
| Destinations | 20 | |||
| Company slogan | La aerolínea de los Bolivianos (The Bolivians' airline) |
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| Headquarters | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | |||
| Key people | Humberto Roca (CEO) [citation needed] |
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| Website | Official Website (English) | |||
Compañía Boliviana de Transporte Aéreo Privado Aerosur, S.A.,[2] usually shortened and styled AeroSur is a privately-owned airline from Bolivia, which serves as the country's flag carrier since 1998,[3] along with state-owned Boliviana de Aviación.[citation needed] Headquartered in Santa Cruz de la Sierra,[4] it operates a network of domestic and international scheduled passenger flights with its hub at the city's Viru Viru International Airport.[5] As of 2010, the airline had 1200 employees.[6]
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[edit] History
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AeroSur was established in April 1992, following the deregulation of the Bolivian airline market, which previously had been controlled by state-owned Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano. Revenue flights on regional routes were commenced on 24 August of that year,[3] using an initial fleet of Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner and British Aerospace 146 aircraft. Over the following years, larger Boeing 727 airliners were acquired, allowing for a growth of network size and passenger numbers.
During the 2000s, AeroSur renewed and expanded its fleet, introducing larger aircraft of the types Boeing 747, Boeing 757 and Boeing 767,[7] which made the inauguration of long-haul flights possible. When Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano went bankrupt in 2007, AeroSur became the largest airline of Bolivia and the only one with intercontinental flights (to Central and North America as well as to Europe). Since 2009, the domestic fleet of ageing 727s is replaced by more modern, though second-hand purchased Boeing 737 Classic airliners.[7]
In October 2008, then President of Paraguay Nicanor Duarte announced that AeroSur had been chosen to create the new flag carrier airline of his country, to be based at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Asunción.[citation needed] The subsidiary dubbed AeroSur Paraguay was planned to operate two Boeing 737-200 aircraft of mainline AeroSur. The further development of the project was postponed in mid-2009 pending Paraguayan governmental approval, and later deferred indefinitely.[3]
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[edit] Fleet
As of November 2011, the commercial AeroSur fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8][9][10]:
| Aircraft | In Service | Passengers | Routes | Notes | |||
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0 | 12 | 138 | 150 | Domestic | To be retired in 2011 [citation needed] |
| Boeing 737-200 |
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0 | 12 | 96 | 109 | Domestic, South American | To be retired in 2011 [citation needed] |
| Boeing 737-300 |
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0 | 12 | 114 | 126 | Domestic, American | |
| Boeing 737-400 |
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0 | 8 | 142 | 150 | Domestic, South American | |
| Boeing 747-400 |
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14 | 58 | 379 | 451 | Madrid | leased from Virgin Atlantic Airways Denominated Súper Torísimo |
| Boeing 767-200ER |
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— | 18 24 |
157 175 |
175 199 |
North America | one aircraft stored Sharko-livery |
| Total | 11 | ||||||
AeroSur does not operate any dedicated cargo aircraft, but uses the cargo holds of its passenger airliners for network-wide freight transport. Additionally, tourist sightseeing flights are offered on a single Douglas DC-3.[3]
[edit] Fleet development
Over the years, AeroSur operated the following aircraft types:[3][7]
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| Beechcraft Baron |
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| Piper PA-31 Navajo |
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| Piper PA-34 Seneca |
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| Let 410 |
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| BAe 146-100/200 |
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| Dornier Do 228 |
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| De Havilland Canada DHC-6 |
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| Boeing 727-100/200 | ||
| Boeing 737-200 |
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| Boeing 737-300 |
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| Boeing 737-400 |
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| Boeing 747-300 |
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| Boeing 747-400 |
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| Boeing 757-200 |
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| Boeing 767-200 |
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| Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner |
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| Yakovlev Yak-40 |
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[edit] Incidents
- On 31 December 1997, an AeroSur Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner (registered CP-2321) was substantially damaged when it veered off the runway at Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport. The two pilots had lost control of the aircraft during take-off run. There were no notable injuries amongst the 18 passengers on board.[11]
[edit] Awards and recognitions
- 2008: Named Most Powerful Brand among Bolivian airlines by PricewaterhouseCoopers.[6]
- 2009: Awarded one Bizz Award as Inspiring Company.[12]
[edit] References
- ^ Information about Club AeroSur at aerosur.com
- ^ "DOE Accepted Carriers." Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. Retrieved on January 23, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Information about AeroSur at the Aero Transport Data Bank
- ^ "Contact Information." AeroSur. Retrieved on February 27, 2010. "Central Office Santa Cruz de la Sierra Dirección: Av. Irala # 61"
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 50. 2007-04-03.
- ^ a b History of AeroSur at aerosur.com
- ^ a b c AeroSur fleet list at airfleets.net
- ^ http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=5L&al_op=1
- ^ aerosur.com: Aerosur - Nuestra Flota 6. August 2008
- ^ Planespotters.net airline page
- ^ 1997 incident at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^ News item about AeroSur receiving a Bizz Award, at hosteltur.com (in Spanish)
[edit] External links
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