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. A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... 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. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... Avianca (Aerovias nacionales de Colombia S.A.) is an airline officially headquartered in Barranquilla, Colombia but with its main base of operations located in Bogotá, Colombia. ...

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The company's German ownership motivated the U.S. government to subsidize Pan American World Airways' expansion in Latin America under the Hoover administration. SCADTA was barred from operating flights to the US and the Panama Canal, although it continued to maintain a broad route network in the Andes region. The formation of Panagra in the 1930s further eroded SCADTA's position in the market. [[[Prior to World War 2, the principal shareholder, an Austrian anti-nazi called Von Bauer, secretly sold his shares to United States nominees. ]]] In 1941, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, SCADTA was forced to cease operations and its assets were transferred by the Colombian government, to the new Colombian airline, Avianca. [[[The German nationals among the former staff were left unemployed.]]] The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal international airline of the United States from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991. ... Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964), the 31st President of the United States (1929-1933), was a successful mining engineer, humanitarian, and administrator. ... A canal tug, making its way down to the Caribbean end of the canal, waits to be joined by a ship in the uppermost chamber of the Gatun Locks. ... The Andes between Chile and Argentina Computer generated image of the Andes, made from a digital elevation model with a resolution of 30 arcseconds The Andes is a vast mountain range forming a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. ... Panagra (Pan American-Grace Airways) was an airline formed as a joint venture between Pan American World Airways and the Grace shipping company. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Satellite image of Pearl Harbor. ... Avianca (Aerovias nacionales de Colombia S.A.) is an airline officially headquartered in Barranquilla, Colombia but with its main base of operations located in Bogotá, Colombia. ...

Amendments in [[[]]] taken from Gebauer & Londono, El Correo Aereo en Colombia, Bogota c. 1980. The latter is the definitive history of early airmail service in Colombia.