Aerogaviota

Aerogaviota
IATA code :
ICAO code :	GTV
Call sign :	AEROGAVIOTA
Founding:	1994
Seat:	Havana , Cuba
Turnstile :	Havana-José Martí
Home airport :	Havana-José Martí
Company form:	State property
Fleet size:	4th
Aims:	National and international
Website:	www.aerogaviota.com

Aerogaviota is a Cuban national airline based in Havana and based on the Aeropuerto Internacional José Martí . She belongs to the Gaviota group managed by the Cuban army .

history

Aerogaviota was founded in 1994 specifically for the transport of military personnel and tourists.

Destinations

Aerogaviota has regular domestic Cuban connections between Baracoa , Cayo Largo del Sur , Havana and Varadero . In addition, charter and sightseeing flights are offered in Cuba.

fleet

Mil Mi-8P of the Aerogaviota

Current fleet

As of January 2019, the Aerogaviota fleet consists of 4 aircraft with an average age of 16.6 years.

Aircraft type	number	ordered	Remarks
ATR 42-500	4th		1 operated via Cubana for the Cuban government
total	4th	0

Former aircraft types

In the course of its existence, Aerogaviota also operated the following types of aircraft:

Incidents

On April 29, 2017, an Antonov AN-26 ( aircraft registration number CU-T1406 ) had an accident with eight people on board, including members of the Cuban armed forces. Everyone was killed. Coming from the Playa Baracoa (Municipio Bauta ) airfield on the western outskirts of Havana, the machine hit the Loma de la Pimienta mountain in the municipality of Candelaria, around 70 km from the capital . According to initial speculations, the cause of the accident was possibly an engine failure.

Web links

Commons : Aerogaviota - collection of images, videos and audio files

Aerogaviota website (Spanish)

Individual evidence

^ Aerogaviota Fleet Details and History. Accessed January 2, 2019 .
^ Ulrich Klee, Frank Bucher et al .: jp airline-fleets international . Zurich Airport 1995–2007.
^ Ulrich Klee, Frank Bucher et al .: jp airline-fleets international . Sutton, UK, 2008-2013.
↑ Lamentable accidente aéreo. In: Granma. April 29, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017 (Spanish).
↑ AN-26 crashed in Cuba. In: aero.de. July 29, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .
↑ Sepultados con honores los ocho militares fallecidos en el accidente aéreo en Artemisa. In: Diario de Cuba. May 5, 2017, Retrieved May 5, 2017 (Spanish).
↑ Aircraft accident data and report AN-26 CU-T1406 in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on May 15, 2017.

[1] Aerogaviota Fleet Details and History. Accessed January 2, 2019 .

[2] Ulrich Klee, Frank Bucher et al .: jp airline-fleets international . Zurich Airport 1995–2007.

[3] Ulrich Klee, Frank Bucher et al .: jp airline-fleets international . Sutton, UK, 2008-2013.

[4] Lamentable accidente aéreo. In: Granma. April 29, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017 (Spanish).

[5] AN-26 crashed in Cuba. In: aero.de. July 29, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .

[6] Sepultados con honores los ocho militares fallecidos en el accidente aéreo en Artemisa. In: Diario de Cuba. May 5, 2017, Retrieved May 5, 2017 (Spanish).

[7] Aircraft accident data and report AN-26 CU-T1406 in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on May 15, 2017.