Avior Airlines
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| Founded | 1994 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Generál José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | AviorPlus | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Avior Regional
GCA Airlines | ||||||
| Fleet size | 24 | ||||||
| Destinations | 14 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela | ||||||
| Key people | Jorge Añez Dager / Jose Sulbaran | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Avior Airlines is an airline based in Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela. It operates scheduled and charter services within Venezuela and the southern Caribbean, as well as to Miami out of its base at Generál José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport.[1] In addition, the airline operates a subsidiary named Avior Regional.
History
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Founded by Jorge Luis Añez Dager and Rafael Ciarcia Walo,[2] the airline was established and started operations in 1994, initially using a single five-seat Cessna Skymaster for charter flights to Margarita Island and Canaima. Actually, It is totally owned by Jorge Añez Dager.[1]
On 3 December 2017 Avior was added to the List of air carriers banned in the European Union due to failing to meet their safety requirements.[3]
Destinations
| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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| Brasil | Belém, Pará | Belém International Airport | ||
| Brazil | Manaus | Eduardo Gomes International Airport | ||
| Colombia | Bogotá | El Dorado International Airport | ||
| Colombia | Cali | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport | ||
| Colombia | Medellín | José María Córdova International Airport | ||
| Curaçao | Willemstad | Curaçao International Airport | ||
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Las Américas International Airport | ||
| Ecuador | Guayaquil | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport | ||
| Peru | Lima | Jorge Chávez International Airport | ||
| Venezuela | Barcelona | General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport | Hub | |
| Venezuela | Barinas | Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi Airport | ||
| Venezuela | Caracas | Simón Bolívar International Airport | Hub | |
| Venezuela | Porlamar | Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport | ||
| Venezuela | Puerto Ordaz | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport | ||
| Venezuela | Valencia | Arturo Michelena International Airport | Hub |
Fleet
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As of July 2020[update], the Avior Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft:[4]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| C | Y+ | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-200 | 5 | — | — | 12 | 96 | 108 | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 6 | — | — | 12 | 132 | 144 | |
| Total | 11 | — | |||||
Accidents and incidents
- On November 22, 2019, an Avior Airlines Boeing 737-400 was servicing a flight between Valencia, Venezuela and Bogotá, Colombia. Upon landing at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, its right main landing gear suffered a serious malfunction causing it to collapse, which lead to an evacuation once the aircraft came to a halt.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. pp. 82–83.
- ^ "Vuelos y opiniones sobre Avior Airlines". Europe Low Cost. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Avior Airlines added to European black list - ASN News". 1 December 2017.
- ^ C.A., Avior Airlines. "Avior Airlines, C.A. - La Empresa". www.aviorair.com.
- ^ Kraft, Melanie (2019-11-26). "INCIDENT Right main landing gear of Venezuelan Avior Airlines Boeing 737-400 collapsed during landing (video)". Aviation news and store. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- ^ JanDelCastillo (2019-11-23). "Emergencia de Avior Airlines en Bogotá". TORRE EL DORADO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-28.
External links
Media related to Avior Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
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