SACO (Colombia)
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Fleet size | See Avianca | ||||||
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Destinations | See Avianca | ||||||
Parent company | SACO | ||||||
Headquarters | Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||
Website | www.avianca.com |
SACO, the Columbian Air Service (Spanish acronym: Servicio Aéreo Colombiano) was a Colombian airline. In 1940, SACO merged with the Colombo-German Air Transport Society (Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transporte Aéreo, or SCADTA) and changed its name to Avianca. Avianca still operates to this day.
On 24 June 1935, a Ford Trimotor of SACO crashed with another Ford Trimotor of SCADTA in Medellín, Colombia. Fifteen people were killed including the world famous tango singer Carlos Gardel.