Avianca Ecuador
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| Founded | 1986 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Aeromillas | ||||||
| Fleet size | 13 | ||||||
| Destinations | 9 | ||||||
| Parent company | Avianca (81%) TACA (19%) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Quito, Ecuador | ||||||
| Key people | Gabriela Sommerfeld Rosero (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www.aerogal.com.ec | ||||||
AeroGal (Spanish acronym: Aerolíneas Galápagos S.A.) is an airline based in Quito, Ecuador. It operates passenger and cargo flights within Ecuador, between the mainland and the Galápagos Islands, and between Ecuador to Miami, and Colombia.
History
AeroGal was established in 1986.
Through a commercial agreement between AeroGal and Synergy Group (Avianca, OceanAir, VIP) the airline will receive new airplanes that will allow the start of new destinations. International destinations as Los Angeles, Milan, Madrid, Lima and Panama are being considered.
The agreement includes code sharing on national routes between AeroGal and VIP (Lago Agrio, Francisco de Orellana, Salinas).
Merger with Avianca and TACA
In October 2009, AeroGal announced its merger with the Colombian airline Avianca, and the Salvadoran airline TACA.[1] AeroGal will continue to operate under their own brand but shares its assets with the other airlines.
Avianca currently owns the majority of the airline with more than 81% acquired, which forced Avianca to make a large investment of U.S. $ 7.2 million to strengthen and modernize the company AeroGal patrimonial. Despite the purchase by Avianca, AeroGal will continue using its separate identity and will continue to operate in Ecuador.
Destinations
AeroGal operates services to the following scheduled destinations (as of July 2010):
North America
South America
Fleet
AeroGal will receive 5 Airbus planes throughout 2010, one every month starting in January. It will receive a combination of Airbus A320s and A319s to replace its Boeing 737s. In the present it's the first Ecuadorian airline after the now defunct Ecuatoriana de Aviación to offer non-stop routes to New York and Miami.
The AeroGal fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 18 July 2010):[2][3][4]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A320-200 | 1 | 3[5] | 12 | 138 | 150 | leased from Avianca replacing Boeing 737-200 |
| Boeing 737-200 | 9 | — | ? ? 0 |
? ? 129 |
118 125 129 |
2 leased from Safair to be replaced by Airbus A320-200 |
| Boeing 737-300 | 1 | — | — | 148 | 148 | |
| Boeing 757-200 | 1 | — | 12 | 158 | 170 | winglets installed |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | — | 24 | 188 | 212 | |
Although there is no reliable data on A320, Boeing 757 and 767 configuuration, they are expected to be configured same as Avianca one's
At 4 May 2010, the average age of the AeroGal fleet is 24.8 years.[6]
Accidents and incidents
- On September 19, 2010, AeroGal flight 700, a Boeing 767, was involved in a near-miss incident at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. The incident is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. Initial reports indicate that the AeroGal flight was cleared to land on runway 13L, but instead attempted to land on runway 13R. Runway 13R was in-use by a JetBlue aircraft who had been cleared for takeoff. The error was spotted by a Delta crew in line for takeoff, who relayed the information to the tower. The air traffic controller issued an order for the AeroGal jet to turn immediately and was able to prevent the collision.
References
- ^ http://www.laprensagrafica.com/economia/internacional/69906-la-fusion-avianca-taca-aerogal-puede-generar-planes-similares-en-america-latina.html
- ^ AeroGal Fleet
- ^ AeroGal fleet at Planespotters.net
- ^ AeroGal official fleet page
- ^ "Quito-based AeroGal takes delivery of first A320". 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
{{cite web}}: Text "ATW Online" ignored (help) - ^ AeroGal Fleet Age
