Aviateca was the state airline of Guatemala, based in Guatemala City. It is now a subsidiary of Grupo TACA. A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... Guatemala City (in full, La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or, informally, Guate) is the capital and largest city of Guatemala and in Central America. ... TACA is an airline in Central America based in El Salvador. ...

Code Data

• IATA Code: GU
• ICAO Code: GUG

IATA logo The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ...

History

The airline was established on 14 March 1945 as Empresa Guatemalteca de Aviacion S. A., which was shortened to Aviateca. It was formed as the successor to Aerovias de Guatemala, which had been founded in 1929. Aviateca started operations in March 1946 and early aircraft operated by the carrier included the Douglas DC-3. In 1961, service to the United States (Miami) was originated with four engined Douglas DC-6 airliners. Convair 340/440 twin engined medium airliners were also acquired to replace the DC-3's on routes in Latin America. Aviateca was a customer for the British Aerospace BAC 1-11 medium twin jet in 1970, and later acquired Boeing 727 and Boeing 737 jet transports. March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft which revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s, and is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made (also see Boeing 707 and Boeing 747). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Magic City, The American Riviera, The Sixth Borough Location of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ... The Douglas DC-6 is an aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1959. ... 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. ... The BAC 1-11, or One-Eleven, was a short-range jet airliner designed by Hunting Aircraft and produced by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) after Hunting was merged with several other British aviation firms in 1960. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Sun Country Airlines B727-200 The Boeing 727 is a large, single-aisle (narrow-body) commercial jet airliner carrying as many as 189 passengers. ... The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular medium range - narrow body commercial passenger jet aircraft. ...

Aviateca had come under government ownership and remained so until 1989 when it joined the TACA organised Airline Alliance of Central America and was privatised. It has now been fully integrated into TACA. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... TACA is an airline in Central America. ...

External links

• TACA
• Aviateca Former Fleet Detail