Aviateca
| Aviateca | |
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| IATA code : | GU |
| ICAO code : | GUG |
| Call sign : | AVIATECA |
| Founding: | 1945 |
| Operation stopped: | 2013 |
| Seat: |
Guatemala City , Guatemala
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| Home airport : | La Aurora International Airport |
| Company form: | Corporation |
| Alliance : | Grupo TACA |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Distancia |
| Fleet size: | 3 |
| Aims: | 5 |
| ceased operations in 2013. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Aviateca was the national airline of Guatemala based in Guatemala City . It was founded in 1945 and has been run by Grupo TACA since 1989 .
history
The airline was founded on March 14, 1945 as Empresa Guamalteca de Aviacion SA , Aviateca for short . It was the successor to Aerovias de Guatemala , which was founded in 1929.
The first flight with a Douglas DC-3 took place in March 1946 . From 1961 flights to Miami followed with a four-engine DC-6 . For the routes in Latin America , the DC-3 was by Convair 340 / 440 replaces. In 1970 Aviateca became a customer of British Aerospace for the BAC 1-11 . In the 1970s, a Fokker F28 , a Boeing 720 and a DC-8 were temporarily leased. Aviateca acquired two Boeing 727s from Eastern Air Lines that flew in the 1980s. From 1989 the fleet consisted of several Boeing 737-200s and 737-300s. A 737-300 freighter was also in service for a few months.
Until 1989 Aviateca was owned by the government of Guatemala, then it was incorporated into the airline Alliance of Central America organized by TACA and privatized. Today it is fully integrated with TACA Regional Airlines. From 2006 Aviateca operated an Airbus A319 with the TACA-style Aviateca logo on the engines. 5 TACA ATR 42 were registered for Aviateca in Guatemala. Due to restructuring measures at Avianca Holdings , Aviateca was renamed Avianca Guatemala .
fleet
Current fleet
As of August 2014, the Aviateca fleet consisted of three aircraft:
- 2 ATR 42-300
- 1 ATR 72-600
Former aircraft types
The following types of aircraft were also used before:
- BAC 1-11
- Boeing 720 (rented)
- Boeing 727-100
- Boeing 737-200
- Boeing 737-300
- Cessna 208 Caravan
- Convair CV-440
- Curtiss C-46
- Douglas DC-2
- Douglas DC-3
- Douglas DC-6
- Douglas DC-8 (leased from Trans International Airlines)
- Fokker F28
- Lockheed Super Constellation (rented from Airlift International)
Incidents
From 1953 to the cessation of operations in 2013, Aviateca suffered 16 total write-offs of aircraft. In 7 of them 121 people were killed. Example:
- On August 9, 1995 an Aviateca Boeing 737-200 (N125GU) had an accident on a flight from Guatemala City to San Salvador . When the machine flew towards a thunderstorm, it was decided to avoid it. A GPWS warning sounded during this maneuver . Although the crew gave full thrust after the warning tone sounded, they were no longer able to avert the collision with the Chichontepec volcano at an altitude of 1,800 meters. All 65 occupants of the machine died (see also Aviateca flight 901 ) .
See also
Web links
Official website ( Memento of February 3, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Airline Information ( memento of July 8, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) (English) accessed on August 15, 2014
- ↑ rzjets: Aviateca (English), accessed on October 18, 2019.
- ↑ Aviateca accident statistics , Aviation Safety Network , accessed on October 18, 2019.
- ↑ accident report B 737-200 N125GU , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 18 October of 2019.
| Avianca subsidiaries |
Avianca Cargo • Avianca Express • Avianca Costa Rica • Avianca Ecuador • Avianca El Salvador • Avianca Guatemala • Avianca Honduras • Avianca Nicaragua |
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| Former sister company of the Synergy Group | ||
| Former |
AeroGal • Aerotaxis La Costeña • Avianca Perú • Aviateca • Isleña Airlines • Lacsa • Sansa Regional Airline • TACA • TACA Perú • Vuelos Internos Privados |
