Avianca Aerovías del Continente Americano
IATA AV	ICAO AVA	Callsign AVIANCA
Founded		December 5, 1919
Hubs		El Dorado Airport
Focus cities		José María Córdova Airport Ernesto Cortissoz Airport Alfonso Bonilla Aragón Airport Rafael Nuñez Airport Matecaña Airport
Frequent flyer program		AviancaPlus
Member lounge		Avianca VIP Lounges
Alliance		6
Subsidiaries		Helicol SAM
Fleet size		53 (+86 orders, 20 options)
Destinations		43
Parent company		Synergy Group Corp.
Company slogan		The Airline of Colombia First Airline of the Americas Things Are Happening Here
Headquarters		Bogotá, D.C. (Colombia)
Key people		Fabio Villegas Ramírez (President) Juan Emilio Posada Echeverri Germán Efromovich (Chairman)
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Avianca S.A. (Spanish acronym: Aerovías del Continente Americano, formerly Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia) has been the national flag air carrier of Colombia since 1919, making it the second-oldest continuously running airline in the world behind Dutch based KLM. Likewise it is the largest airline in the country. Avianca was founded in Barranquilla, but its main operation base and headquarters are in Bogotá adjacent to El Dorado International Airport where it operates domestic flights and approximately 25 daily international scheduled and chartered flights to 20 cities in 13 countries in Europe, North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America, accounting for almost 50% of the total international operation at El Dorado Airport. Avianca belongs to Latin American conglomerate Synergy Group. 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Rafael Núñez International Airport (IATA: CTG, ICAO: SKCG) is an airport located in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. ... Matecaña International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Matecaña) (IATA: PEI, ICAO: SKPE) is an airport located in the city of Pereira, Colombia. ... Membership cards of FFP This article is about airline frequent flyer programs. ... The lounge at ZRH, Switzerland An airport lounge is a lounge owned by a particular airline (or jointly operated by several carriers). ... An airline alliance is an agreement between two or more airlines to cooperate for the foreseeable future on a substantial level. ... A subsidiary, in business, is an entity that is controlled by another entity. ... Helicol (Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia) is an airline based in Bogotá, Colombia. ... 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Avianca operates two subsidiary airlines: SAM and Helicol in Colombia. It has three important business units: Avianca Cargo (include Deprisa), Avianca Services and the tour operator DesKubra. Avianca is also planning the establishment of a new airline in Paraguay, which presumably would be called OceanAir Paraguay. An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... SAM (acronym of Sociedad Aeronáutica de Medellín) is an airline based in Medellín, Colombia but its main base of operations is at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ... Helicol (Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia) is an airline based in Bogotá, Colombia. ... Avianca Cargo is a cargo airline based in Bogotá D.C., Colombia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Avianca S.A. (Spanish acronym: Aerovías del Continente Americano, formerly Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia) has been the national flag air carrier of Colombia since 1919, making it the second-oldest continuously running airline in the world behind Dutch based KLM. Likewise it is the largest airline in the...

During 2008, SAM Colombia, OceanAir in Brazil, VIP and eventually OceanAir Paraguay, will be rebranded as Avianca, consolidating one of the major airlines in the Americas. SAM (acronym of Sociedad Aeronáutica de Medellín) is an airline based in Medellín, Colombia but its main base of operations is at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ... OceanAir Linhas Aereas is an airline based at Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil. ... VIP (Vuelos Internos Privados S.A.) is an ecuatorian airline. ... World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas in an equal-area projection The Americas are the lands of New World, consisting of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ...

History

SCADTA (1919 - 1940)

The airline traces its history back to December 5, 1919, in the city of Barranquilla, Colombia. Germans Werner Kämerer, Stuart Hosie, Alberto Tietjen, and Colombians Ernesto Cortissoz (the first President of the Airline), Rafael Palacio, Cristóbal Restrepo, Jacobo Correa, and Aristides Noguera founded the Colombo-German Company called Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transporte Aéreo, or SCADTA. The company accomplished its first flight between Barranquilla and the nearby town of Puerto Colombia aboard a Junker F13 wherein 57 pieces of mail were transported; the flight was piloted by German Helmuth Von Krohn. This and another aircraft of the same type were completely mechanically constructed monoplanes, the engines of which had to be modified in order to be able to efficiently operate in the climatic conditions of the country; there were nine aircraft in the fleet with a total range of 850 km (525 Mi) and could carry up to four passengers and two crewmen. Due to the topographic characteristics of the country, and the lack of airports at the time, two floats were adapted to the Junkers aircraft in order for them to accomplish water landings in the rivers of different towns. Using these floats Helmuth Von Krohn was able to perform the first inland flight over Colombia on October 20, 1920, following the course of the Magdalena River; the flight took eight hours and had to make four emergency landings in the water. is the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... For other places with the same name, see Barranquilla (disambiguation). ... SCADTA (Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transportes Aereos, Colombian-German Air Transport Society) was the first airline in Latin America, operating from 1919 until World War II After the end of world War II, SCADTA change its name to Avianca who stills operated untill this days. ... Puerto Colombia is a municipality in Atlantico Department, Colombia. ... The Junkers F.13 (also known as the F 13, and developed under an engineering designation of J 13), was an all-metal transport German aircraft that first flew on June 25, 1919. ... A monoplane is an aircraft with one main set of wing surfaces, in contrast to a biplane or triplane. ... A DeHavilland Single Otter floatplane in Harbour Air livery. ... Junkers & Co was a major German aircraft manufacturer. ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of the Magdalena River watershed. ...

SCADTA baggage sticker.

Soon after the vision of the founding group had become a reality, German scientist and philanthropist Peter von Bauer became interested in the airline and contributed general knowledge, capital, and a tenth aircraft for the company as well as obtaining concessions from the Colombian government to operate the country's airmail transportation division using the airline. This new contract allowed SCADTA to thrive in a new frontier of aviation. By the mid 1920s, SCADTA, having overcome many obstacles, inaugurated its first international routes that initially covered destinations in Venezuela and the United States. Regretfully, in 1924, the aircraft that both Ernesto Cortissoz and Helmuth Von Krohn were piloting crashed into an area currently known as Bocas de Ceniza, in Barranquilla, causing their deaths. Despite this tragedy the airline continued to thrive under the guidance of German Peter von Braun until the early 1940s where circumstances related to the outbreak of World War II forced him to sell his shares in the airline to the U.S. owned Pan American World Airways. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... SCADTA (Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transportes Aereos, Colombian-German Air Transport Society) was the first airline in Latin America, operating from 1919 until World War II After the end of world War II, SCADTA change its name to Avianca who stills operated untill this days. ... This article is about the profession. ... Philanthropy is the act of donating money, goods, time, or effort to support a charitable cause, usually over an extended period of time and in regard to a defined objective. ... Not to be confused with capitol. ... In politics, a concession is the act of a candidate yielding to the other condidate. ... Airmail imprint on an envelope (Thailand) Airmail (or air mail) is mail that is transported by aircraft. ... SCADTA (Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transportes Aereos, Colombian-German Air Transport Society) was the first airline in Latin America, operating from 1919 until World War II After the end of world War II, SCADTA change its name to Avianca who stills operated untill this days. ... SCADTA (Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transportes Aereos, Colombian-German Air Transport Society) was the first airline in Latin America, operating from 1919 until World War II After the end of world War II, SCADTA change its name to Avianca who stills operated untill this days. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... Pan Ams seaplane terminal at Dinner Key in Miami, Florida, was a hub of inter-American travel during the 1930s and 1940s. ...

National Airways of Colombia (1940 - 1994)

On June 14, 1940, in the city of Barranquilla, SCADTA, under ownership by United States businessmen merged with Colombian Air Carrier SACO (acronym of Servicio Aéreo Colombiano) forming the new Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia S.A. or Avianca. Five Colombians participated in this act (Rafael María Palacio, Jacobo A. Corea, Cristobal Restrepo, Aristides Noguera), and German citizens Alberto Teitjen, Werner Kaemerer, and Stuart Hosie, while the post of first President of Avianca was acquired by Martín del Corral. There had been decades of dedicated work and contribution to Colombia's development through actions among which the following may be highlighted: is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... SCADTA (Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transportes Aereos, Colombian-German Air Transport Society) was the first airline in Latin America, operating from 1919 until World War II After the end of world War II, SCADTA change its name to Avianca who stills operated untill this days. ... In economics, a business is a legally-recognized organizational entity existing within an economically free country designed to sell goods and/or services to consumers, usually in an effort to generate profit. ... The Republic of Colombia is a country in north-western South America. ... SACO, the Colombian Air Service (Spanish acronym: Servicio Aéreo Colombiano) was a Colombian airline. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Backronym and Apronym (Discuss) Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations, such as NATO, laser, and ABC, written as the initial letter or letters of words, and pronounced on the basis of this abbreviated written form. ...

• In September of 1920, with Fritz Hammer as pilot, Wilhem Schnurrbush as copilot, and Stuart Hosie as a passenger, SCADTA accomplished its first flight between Barranquilla and Puerto Berrío.

• On October 19 of that same year, Helmuth Von Krohn accomplished the first flight between Barranquilla and Girardot, and by 1921 routes between Barranquilla, Girardot, and Neiva were established.

• In 1922 Avianca began to provide airmail service.

• In August of 1922, General Pedro Nel Ospina, then President of Colombia, used for the first time a SCADTA aircraft to conduct official business.

• On July 19, 1923, to save the country from bankruptcy, SCADTA transported a gold and currency load from Puerto Berrío to Girardot.

• On July 12, 1928, a SCADTA Junker F13, commanded by Pilot Herbert Boy crossed the Equator.

• On July 23, 1929, regular routes between Girardot and Bogotá were established.

• The cost of the first SCADTA air tickets were as follows: from Bogotá to Barranquilla, COP $75; from Bogotá to Cartagena, COP $85; from Bogotá to Cartago, COP $35; from Bogotá to Cali, COP $ 50.

Boeing 707 at Zurich Airport, 1976.

• On July 16, 1931, SCADTA established the first mail service between Bogotá and New York City.

• In 1937, the airline acquired 10 Boeing 247 twin-engine aircraft, extending its domestic routes.

• By October 1939, Avianca acquired the first Douglas DC3 aircraft arriving in the country, flying then at the incredible speed of 200 miles per hour.

• Beginning in 1946, Avianca inaugurated flights to Quito, Lima, Panama City, Miami, New York City, and finally Europe using Douglas DC4 and C-54 aircraft,.

• In 1951, Avianca acquired the Lockeed Constellation 0749 and the Super Constellation 1049L aircraft, the biggest and fastest of the time.

• A grand feat in Colombian commercial aviation was also conducted by Avianca in 1956 when the airline committed to take the Colombian delegation that was to participate in the Melbourne Olympic Games in Australia. There were 61 hours of continuous operation, with only one stop for refueling allowed.

• Four years later, in 1961, Avianca leased two Boeing 707-100 aircraft to operate its international routes, and on November 24, 1961, it acquired its own Boeing 720, baptizing them with the names Simón Bolívar and Francisco de Paula Santander.

• The year 1976 was an important one for Avianca becoming the first Latin American airline to continuously operate a Boeing 747. Three years later it started operations with another 747, this time a 747 Combi mixed cargo and passenger operations.

• In 1981 the possibilities for in-ground service for passengers in Bogotá expanded thanks to the modern air terminal that Avianca commissioned: Avianca’s Air Bridge. The new terminal originally operated routes to Miami, New York City, Cali, Medellín, Pasto, and Montería.

Avianca's logo from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s.

• By 1990 Avianca had acquired the most modern aircraft in the world: two Boeing B767-200ERs, which were baptized with the names of Cristóbal Colón and Américo Vespucio.

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Avianca's System (1994 - 2002)

In 1994, a strategic alliance was established to merge three of the most important enterprises of the aeronautical sector of Colombia: Avianca, the regional carrier SAM and the helicopter operator Helicol, which brought life to Avianca’s new system of operations. This system offered specialized services in Cargo (Avianca Cargo) and postal services as well as the most modern fleet in Latin America made up of: Boeing B767-200, Boeing B767-300, Boeing B757–200, McDonnell Douglas MD83, Fokker F50 and Bell Helicopters. This new system covered the following destinations: SAM (acronym of Sociedad Aeronáutica de Medellín) is an airline based in Medellín, Colombia but its main base of operations is at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ... Helicol (Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia) is an airline based in Bogotá, Colombia. ... Avianca Cargo is a cargo airline based in Bogotá D.C., Colombia. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... American Airlines Boeing 767-300 at Gatwick Airport, England. ... American Airlines Boeing 767-300 at Gatwick Airport, England. ... The Boeing 757 is an American short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names, still in production today as the Boeing 717. ... The Fokker 50 is a turboprop-powered airliner, designed as a refinement of and successor to the highly successful Fokker F27 Friendship. ... Categories: Aircraft stubs | Corporation stubs | U.S. aircraft manufacturers ...

• In Colombia: Bogotá, Arauca, Armenia, Cali, Medellín, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Cartagena, Cúcuta, Santa Marta, Leticia, Manizales, Montería, Pasto, Pereira, Popayán, Riohacha, San Andrés, Valledupar, Providencia, Capurganá, Bahía Solano, Nuquí, Caucasia and Chigorodó.

• In South America: Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Lima, Quito, Guayaquil and Caracas.

• In North America: Los Angeles, Newark, New York City, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Mexico City.

• In Europe: Madrid, Paris, Frankfurt and London.

• In Central America and the Caribbean: Panama, San José, San Juan, Curaçao, Santo Domingo and Aruba.

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On December 10, 1998, Avianca announced the inception of a new "connections center" in Bogotá offering around 6,000 possible weekly connecting flights and an increased number of frequencies, schedules, and destinations, taking advantage of the privileged geographical location of the country’s capital for the benefit of Colombian and international travellers between South America, Europe and North America. is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Bogotá (disambiguation). ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... North American redirects here. ...

Summa Alliance (2002 - 2004)

Boeing 757-200 flying over Quito (Ecuador) in 2003, with Pichincha volcano in the background.

After a rigorous and complex process the worldwide aviation industry came through after the September 11 Terrorist Attacks in the United States, Avianca, the regional carrier SAM and its major rival ACES joined efforts to create Alianza Summa, which began merged operations on May 20, 2002. These three airlines decided to strategically merge their strengths to offer a more efficient service with concerns to quality, quantity, security, and competition in a new struggling marketplace. However, adverse circumstances within the industry and markets forced the alliance to disband, and airline shareholders decided to initiate the liquidation of Alianza Summa in November of 2003, to focus in streghtening the Avianca trademark. These decisions resulted in the liquidation of ACES altogether, and the acquisition of SAM as a regional carrier under Avianca's system. Download high resolution version (1000x624, 111 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Download high resolution version (1000x624, 111 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... The Boeing 757 is an American short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... For other uses, see Quito (disambiguation). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pichincha is an active volcano in the country of Ecuador whose capital Quito wraps around its eastern slopes. ... The date that commonly refers to the attacks on United States citizens on September 11, 2001 (see the September 11, 2001 Attacks). ... SAM (acronym of Sociedad Aeronáutica de Medellín) is an airline based in Medellín, Colombia but its main base of operations is at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ... ACES (acronym of Aerolíneas Centrales de Colombia) was an airline based at Olaya Herrera International Airport in Medellín, Colombia. ... Alianza Summa (in english, Summa Alliance) was an alliance between Avianca, Aces and SAM Colombia. ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... ACES (acronym of Aerolíneas Centrales de Colombia) was an airline based at Olaya Herrera International Airport in Medellín, Colombia. ... SAM (acronym of Sociedad Aeronáutica de Medellín) is an airline based in Medellín, Colombia but its main base of operations is at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ...

American Continent Airways (2004 - Present)

On December 10, 2004, Avianca concluded one of the most important and ambitious reorganization processes undertaken after filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection by obtaining confirmation of its Reorganization Plan which was financially backed by the Brazilian consortium OceanAir/Synergy Group and the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia, allowing the airline to obtain funds for US$63 million dollars in the 13 months following withdrawal from C-11. is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code governs the process of reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States. ... OceanAir Linhas Aereas is an airline based at Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil. ... Synergy Group is a Latin American conglomerate owned by Brazilian-born Germán Efromovich, an entrepreneur holding dual citizenship of Colombia and Brazil. ... The Colombian Coffee Federation is a non-profit business association, popularly known for its Juan Valdez marketing campaign. ...

The Plan, which counted with the support of 99.8% of the voting creditors and which obtained the majority endorsement of the Creditors Committee, will enter into force once the Company emerges from bankruptcy. In accordance with United States laws, the administration has the trust obligation to consider any other investment proposal until the final term expiration stipulated. Notwithstanding, such offer, besides being better than the one that has been approved by Avianca’s domestic and international creditors and confirmed today by the Court, must be final, i.e. fully financed and backed with non-reimbursable cash deposits or equivalent mechanisms. Likewise, such proposal must be binding. As known, the only investment that complies with these requirements is that of OceanAir/Synergy Group and the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia, which already makes part of the Reorganization Plan already voted favorably by the creditors and confirmed by the Judge. OceanAir Linhas Aereas is an airline based at Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil. ... Synergy Group is a Latin American conglomerate owned by Brazilian-born Germán Efromovich, an entrepreneur holding dual citizenship of Colombia and Brazil. ... The Colombian Coffee Federation is a non-profit business association, popularly known for its Juan Valdez marketing campaign. ...

Synergy Group is an evidenced credit-worthy Brazilian entrepreneurial conglomerate. Its strength lies in the oil sector, building, installing, and offering maintenance to offshore oil platforms; it is currently carrying exploration work in Brazil, Ecuador, and Colombia. Other businesses include the extraction of gas in the United States; naval construction, telephony infrastructure, hydroelectric power plants, communications and a hydrocarbons marine exploration company which extends throughout nine countries with more than 5,000 workers. Synergy Group is a Latin American conglomerate owned by Brazilian-born Germán Efromovich, an entrepreneur holding dual citizenship of Colombia and Brazil. ...

It also owns and operates OceanAir, which services around thirty cities in Brazil, as well as VIP, an airline in Ecuador, Taxi Aero, a charter airline in Brazil, and the recently acquired Wayra in Peru, as well as Turb Serv dedicated to the maintenance of turbines. OceanAir Linhas Aereas is an airline based at Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil. ... VIP (Vuelos Internos Privados S.A.) is an ecuatorian airline. ... Wayraperú is an airline based at Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Perú. It is a subsidiary airline of Avianca. ...

In 2008 OceanAir, VIP and Wayra will be rebranded as Avianca to consolidate as one airline following the ambitious expansion plans of the airline. OceanAir Linhas Aereas is an airline based at Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil. ... VIP (Vuelos Internos Privados S.A.) is an ecuatorian airline. ... Wayraperú is an airline based at Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Perú. It is a subsidiary airline of Avianca. ...

Subsidiaries

• SAM is an airline based at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá (Colombia). Its fleet is now in Avianca's livery but with a short note operated by SAM.
• Helicol is an helicopter operator based at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá (Colombia).
• OceanAir is an airline based at Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo (Brazil).
  • OceanAir Paraguay is an expected regional airline based at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Asunción (Paraguay).
• VIP is a regional airline based at Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito (Ecuador).
• Capital Airlines is a regional airline based at Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos (Nigeria).

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