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Avior Regional
IATA ICAO Call sign
3R RGR AVIOR REGIONAL
Commenced operations11 March 2015
Fleet size6 (September 2016)
Destinations4 (July 2015)
Parent companyAvior Airlines
HeadquartersCaracas, Venezuela
Key peopleGianfranco Fariña, president (July 2015)
Websitewww.aviorair.com

Avior Regional is a Venezuelan airline that is a subsidiary of Avior Airlines. It began operations in March 2015 with flights from Caracas to Barinas and Valera; flights to Curaçao commenced in July. As of September 2016, Avior Regional operates six Fokker 50 aircraft.

History

On 7 March 2015, Avior Airlines announced the launch of subsidiary Avior Regional, which is intended to expand the parent company's domestic operations.[1][2] Flights commenced four days later, operating from Caracas to Barinas and Valera.[2] Avior Regional started flights to its first international destination, Curaçao, on 16 July 2015.[3][4]

Corporate affairs

Avior Regional is a subsidiary of Avior Airlines and is headquartered in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela.[1] The president is Gianfranco Fariña as of July 2015.[3]

Destinations

An Avior Regional Fokker 50 at the Caracas airport in August 2016

Avior Regional flies to the following destinations as of July 2015:

Country City Airport Begin End Ref.
Curaçao Willemstad Curaçao International Airport 16 July 2015 present [3]
Venezuela Barinas Barinas Airport 11 March 2015 present [2]
Venezuela Caracas Simón Bolívar International Airport 11 March 2015 present [2]
Venezuela Valera Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport 11 March 2015 present [2]

Fleet

The airline operates the following aircraft as of September 2016:[5]

Avior Regional fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Fokker 50 6 — 50[1] —
Total 6 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nace Avior Regional: Una aerolínea destinada a satisfacer la demanda del mercado interno" [Avior Regional is born: An airline intended to satisfy the demand of the domestic market] (Press release) (in Spanish). Avior Airlines. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Venezuelan start-up, Avior Regional, commences domestic flights". ch-aviation. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Avior Regional inaugurates its first international route to Curaçao". Curaçao Chronicle. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Avior Regional activa vuelo de Caracas a Curazao" [Avior Regional starts flight from Caracas to Curaçao] (Press release) (in Spanish). Bolivarian Government of Trujillo. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  5. ^ Yanez, Oriana (8 September 2016). "Avior invierte para ampliar rutas y expandir su flota" [Avior invests to add routes and expand its fleet]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Caracas. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
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