SAM
IATA MM	ICAO SAM	Callsign SAM
Founded		October 6, 1945
Hubs		El Dorado Int'l Airport
Frequent flyer program		AviancaPlus
Member lounge		Avianca VIP lounges
Fleet size
Destinations
Parent company		Avianca
Headquarters		Medellín, Colombia
Key people		Fabio Villegas Ramírez, CEO
Website: www.avianca.com

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. It operates domestic and regional services. It is the subsidiary airline of Avianca. Image File history File links Samlogo. ... IATA airline designators are two-letter codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... What is an E-Hub? An Cargo hub is an [Warehouse] that an Transporter, Airline and Shipping Line uses as a transfer point to get Cargo to their intended destination. ... Runway 13R/31L AeroSucre aircraft parked at the Domestic Cargo Terminals. ... A frequent flyer program is a service offered by many airlines to reward customer loyalty. ... An airport lounge is a lounge owned by a particular airline (or jointly operated by several carriers). ... Flight 30, a Boeing B757-200, prepping for depature at José María Córdova International Airport, in Rionegro, Colombia, for its daily non-stop service to Miami. ... Medellín is the capital city of the Antioquia Department in Colombia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Image File history File links Samcolombialogo. ... Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. ... A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... Medellín is the capital city of the Antioquia Department in Colombia. ... Runway 13R/31L AeroSucre aircraft parked at the Domestic Cargo Terminals. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The South American Athens Motto: Y tú, ¿qué sabes de Bogotá? Location Government Localities Usaquén Chapinero Santa Fé San Cristóbal Usme Tunjuelito Bosa Kennedy Fontibón Engativá Suba Barrios Unidos Teusaquillo Los Mártires Antonio Nariño Puente Aranda La Candelaria Rafael Uribe Uribe Ciudad... A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... Flight 30, a Boeing B757-200, prepping for depature at José María Córdova International Airport, in Rionegro, Colombia, for its daily non-stop service to Miami. ...

History

Due to the topography with which it was created, Medellín was then an island in the figurative sense. Surrounded by mountains everywhere marked the commercial and industrial lead of the 40s. At that time a group of entrepreneurs began to move the key idea: To provide the city with an air transportation system that would connect it once and for all with the entire world. The axis Medellín-Puerto Berrío was so dynamic that the idea was discussed in entrepreneurial circles of both places and, in October 1945, at the 3rd Notary Public’s Office a deed incorporating Sociedad Aeronáutica de Medellín S.A. was recorded. Medellín is the capital city of the Antioquia Department in Colombia. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Medellín is the capital city of the Antioquia Department in Colombia. ... Puerto Berrío is a municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

Medellín, due to that entrepreneurial audacity began to be a city with an airline, although it was still in paper. And it was in the mentality of its first partners and promoters, the final founders: Luis Coulson, Gilberto Escobar, Julián Restrepo, Joaquín Londoño, and Gustavo Correa who, since the beginning of 46 began to land their dream. For such entrepreneurial management a corporation was created with 15,000 shares, at 10 pesos each. In other terms, Col.$150 thousand were contributed, of which Col.$50 thousand were subscribed forthwith from the 5,000 shares, and the remaining 10,000 remained at the disposal of the Board of Directors. Medellín is the capital city of the Antioquia Department in Colombia. ... A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ...

The promoters received a decisive allied, Captain Denis Powelson, expert in the aircraft world market, enthusiast, in love with the country and explorer of its infinite possibilities. The Company, in principle, had decided to acquire small aircraft, but the concept changed and grew: There would be wide-range aircraft to save once and for all the cargo market to and from Miami. The DC-3, type C-47 aircraft arrived in October 1946. SAM was no longer a dream of a few and became a community reality: The first aircraft of the airline departed from Las Playas Airport in Medellín heading to Miami in the midst of a fair joy. It was the HK 500, piloted by Powelson himself with a three and a half ton cargo capacity. Airbus A380 An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. ... Douglas DC-3 VH-AES at Avalon in 2003. ... Douglas DC-3 VH-AES at Avalon in 2003. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... Medellín is the capital city of the Antioquia Department in Colombia. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ...

In the second year of activities, SAM’s wings grew and began to embrace the world of the nearest Colombian cities: flights to Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Planeta Rica, Barranquilla. It was a fast growing process in this first start. Industrial and commercial activity increased to the point that in 1950 the fleet was comprised of 18 cargo planes and the destinations were beyond the map. SAM’s aircraft flew to and from Panama, San Juan de Puerto Rico, Lima and Talara in Peru, Kingston in Jamaica, Caracas and Maracaibo in Venezuela, La Habana in Cuba, Managua in Nicaragua, Quito in Ecuador, Curaçao, Mexico, Santiago de Chile, and Manaus, Brazil. Bogotá—officially named Bogotá D.C. (D.C. for Distrito Capital, which means Capital District)—is the capital of Colombia, as well as the largest and most populous city in the country with 7,185,889 inhabitants (2005 estimate)[1]. It is also the capital of the department of Cundinamarca. ... Bucaramanga is the capital of the department of Santander, Colombia, fifth city in terms of importance in that country, and seventh in terms of population, Bucaramanga is one of the fastest growing cities in Latin America. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico. ... Lima is the capital and largest city in Peru, as well as the capital of Lima Province. ... Talara is a city in the Talara Province and Piura Region of northwestern Peru. ... The location of Kingston Kingston (population 652,000) is the capital of Jamaica. ... City motto: Ave María Santísima, sin pecado concebida, en el primer instante de su ser natural. ... City motto: Muy noble y leal (English: Very noble and loyal) City nickname: La Tierra del Sol Amada (Spanish: The Land of the Beloved Sun) Location of Maracaibo Municipalities Maracaibo Municipality Mayor Gian Carlo Di Martino (2004 – 2008) Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 393 km² N/A km² N/A km² Population... This article is about the Cuban city. ... Managua, with a population of about 1,723,100 in 2004, is the capital of Nicaragua. ... Map of Ecuador showing location of Quito. ... Anthem: Himno di Kòrsou Capital Willemstad Area  - Total  - % water (Not ranked) 450 km² Negligible Population  - Total  - Density 173,400 (2006) 391/km² Curaçao (pronounced [kurasão]) is an island in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. ... Satellite image of Santiago Santiago (full form Santiago de Chile) is the capital of Chile. ... Manaus as seen from a NASA satellite image, surrounded by the rivers. ...

Having proven its efficiency in air transportation and established the routes that put an end to the bottling-up of Medellín and Colombia, in 1958 SAM decided to transport passengers. Air navigation with people on board started in a DC-3 and a C-46, and one of the milestones was San Andres, where it was the first flight of any airline. Wings were open and two years later the first Douglas DC-4 was incorporated to the fleet with a capacity for 65 passengers, but it was in 1970 when SAM became more famous because it inaugurated the Jet-Prop era for the country. Medellín is the capital city of the Antioquia Department in Colombia. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Douglas DC-3 VH-AES at Avalon in 2003. ... C-46 Commando Categories: Military stubs | U.S. military transport aircraft 1940-1949 | World War II American transport aircraft ... This article needs cleanup. ... A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... The designation DC-4 was used by Douglas Aircraft Company when developing the DC-4E as a large, four-engined type to complement its forthcoming DC-3 design. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

For then, the domestic and international airline, through its routes had become Colombian in its capital: The Santo Domingo Group had entered and accelerated its modernization and market share processes. A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ...

Then came the Electra and the taking of Central America was completed in those days, for Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica began being served from here. The Company then changed to the B727 range. Subsequently, the fleet was made up by British RJ-100, Twin Otter, and Cessna Grand Cravan. With these modern aircraft SAM united the most important cities of the country (Medellín, Bogotá, Cali, Barranquilla, Pereira, Montería, Valledupar, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Riohacha, Cúcuta, Leticia, and Quibdó), as well as several regional destinations (San Andrés, Providencia, Capurganá, Bahía Solano, Caucasia, Puerto Berrío, Chigorodó, and Nuquí) and, in addition, certain international destinations (Aruba, San José de Costa Rica, Panama, Quito, Caracas, and Curaçao). Map of Central America Central America is a central region of the Americas. ... The Boeing 727 is a large, single-aisle (narrow-body) commercial jet airliner carrying as many as 189 passengers. ... The DHC-6 Twin Otter is the most successful aircraft program in Canadas history. ... Medellín is the capital city of the Antioquia Department in Colombia. ... Bogotá—officially named Bogotá D.C. (D.C. for Distrito Capital, which means Capital District)—is the capital of Colombia, as well as the largest and most populous city in the country with 7,185,889 inhabitants (2005 estimate)[1]. It is also the capital of the department of Cundinamarca. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Latitude: 4°4955 North; Longitude: 75°4316West The city of Pereira is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. ... Montería is a city located in Northern Colombia, the capital of the Colombian Department of Cordoba. ... Nickname: El Valle, Valle de Old Parr, World Capital of Vallenato music, the Province Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: www. ... Cartagena is the name of two cities: Cartagena, Spain Cartagena, Colombia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The city of Santa Marta Santa Marta (named for the Biblical Martha) was the first city to be founded in Colombia and second in South America after Cumaná (1521) in Venezuela. ... Riohacha is the capital city of the department of Guajira in Colombia. ... Cúcuta, also known as San José de Cúcuta, is a city in Colombia. ... Leticia, Colombia, is a small city of approximately 37,000 inhabitants on the left bank of the Amazon river, and at the point where Colombia, Brazil and Peru, come together in an area called Tres Fronteras. ... Quibdó is the capital city of the department of Chocó, in western Colombia. ... San Andrés (the Spanish language name of St. ... Providencia is a municipality (comuna) in Santiago, Chile. ... The Caucasus is a region in eastern Europe and western Asia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea which includes the Caucasus mountains and surrounding lowlands. ... Puerto Berrío is a municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. ... Chigorodó is a municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. ... San José is the capital and largest city of the nation of Costa Rica. ... Map of Ecuador showing location of Quito. ... City motto: Ave María Santísima, sin pecado concebida, en el primer instante de su ser natural. ... Anthem: Himno di Kòrsou Capital Willemstad Area  - Total  - % water (Not ranked) 450 km² Negligible Population  - Total  - Density 173,400 (2006) 391/km² Curaçao (pronounced [kurasão]) is an island in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. ...

At present, SAM maintains its operation in hands with Avianca, the airline of Colombia. Flight 30, a Boeing B757-200, prepping for depature at José María Córdova International Airport, in Rionegro, Colombia, for its daily non-stop service to Miami. ... A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ...

Destinations

SAM operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005): 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Cali
• Cartagena
• Cúcuta
• Bogotá, D.C. Hub
• Medellín Hub
• Montería
• Pasto
• Riohacha
• San Andrés Island
• Tumaco
• Valledupar

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Fleet

At present, it serves domestic destinations in modern McDonnell Douglas MD83, Fokker F100 and Fokker F50 aircraft. 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. ... Fokker F100 of British Midland The Fokker F100 is a small twin-engine regional jet airliner and feederliner from the Fokker company. ... Fokker F50 VLM Airlines Fokker F50 The Fokker F50 was a small turboprop-powered airliner designed as a refinement of and successor to the highly successful Fokker Friendship. ... Airbus A380 An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. ...

External links

• Avianca

Members of Avianca

SCADTA • SACO • Avianca Subsidiary airlines: Avianca Cargo • OceanAir • SAM • VIP Associated airlines: Wayraperú Defunct associated airlines: Aces Defunct alliances: Alianza Summa Aeronautic services: Avianca Services Travel agencies: Deskubra Image File history File links Aviancalogo2. ... 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. ... SACO, (acronym of Servicio Aéreo Colombiano) was a Colombian airline. ... Flight 30, a Boeing B757-200, prepping for depature at José María Córdova International Airport, in Rionegro, Colombia, for its daily non-stop service to Miami. ... Avianca Cargo is a cargo airline based 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. ... Wayraperú is an airline based at Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Perú. It is a subsidiary airline of Avianca. ... advair Greatest forum about advair and medicine in USA. We got to know more about advair. ... Alianza Summa (in english, Summa Alliance) was an alliance between Avianca, Aces and SAM Colombia. ...