Línea Aérea Amaszonas
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Not to be confused with Amazonas (disambiguation).
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| Founded | 2000 | |||
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| Hubs | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 3 | |||
| Destinations | 8 (scheduled) | |||
| Parent company | Amaszonas Compañía de Servicios de Transporte Aéreo S.A. | |||
| Headquarters | La Paz, Bolivia | |||
| Website | amaszonas.com | |||
Línea Aérea Amaszonas, often shortened to Amaszonas, is an airline in Bolivia, operating scheduled and chartered short-haul, low-volume passenger flights throughout the Northern and North Eastern regions of the country. The company was founded in 2000.[1] Its name is a pun on the Spanish term "A más zonas", which means "to more zones"; the pronunciation is nearly identical to "Amazonas", Spanish for the Amazon River, whose drainage basin covers northeastern Bolivia.
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[edit] Destinations
As of May 2011, Amaszonas offers scheduled flights to the following domestic destinations:[2]
- Cobija - Captain Aníbal Arab Airport
- Guayaramerín - Guayaramerín Airport
- La Paz - El Alto International Airport focus city
- Riberalta - Riberalta Airport
- Rurrenabaque - Rurrenabaque Airport
- San Borja - Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Viru Viru International Airport
- Trinidad - Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport hub
- Uyuni - Joya Andina International Airport
Additionally, on-demand charter flights are operated.
[edit] Fleet
As of May 2011, Amaszonas operates one Cessna 208 Caravan and two Fairchild Metro 23 aircraft.[1]
[edit] Incidents
- On 10 July 2001 at 16:47 local time, the two pilots of an Amaszonas Cessna 208 Caravan (registered CP-2395) carrying eleven passengers had to execute an emergency landing on a hill near Viacha, six minutes into a flight from La Paz to Rurrenabaque, due to an engine problem. When hitting the ground, the aircraft turned over and was destroyed, but all persons on board survived.[3]
- On 25 January 2005 at around 10:00 local time, another Amaszonas Caravan (registered CP-2412) crash-landed, this time near Colquiri. The aircraft with two pilots and ten passengers on board had been on a chartered flight from La Paz to Sucre, when it encountered atmospheric icing conditions, thus being unable to maintain height. There were no fatalties, but as a consequence, Amaszonas was stripped of the allowance to operate Caravans on passenger flights.[4]
- On 27 February 2011 at 15:10 local time, an Amaszonas Fairchild Metro 23 (registered CP-2493) was substantially damaged when the left landing gear collapsed upon landing at El Alto International Airport. The aircraft carrying six passengers and two crew members had been on a scheduled flight from San Borja to Rurrenabaque when problems with the undercarriage occurred, leading the pilots to divert to La Paz. All persons onboard survived the ensuing crash landing.[5]
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