Conviasa
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| IATA code : | V0 |
| ICAO code : | VCV |
| Call sign : | CONVIASA |
| Founding: | 2004 |
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Maiquetía , Venezuela
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| Home airport : | Caracas |
| Company form: | State property |
| IATA prefix code : | 308 |
| Management: | Franklin Fernandez Martinez |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Infinito |
| Fleet size: | 20th |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | conviasa.aero |
Conviasa ( acronym for: Con sorcio V enezolano de I ndustrias A eronáuticas y S ervicios A éreos; dt: Venezuelan consortium of the aviation industry and air transport services ) is Venezuela's state-owned airline based in Maiquetía and based at Caracas Airport .
Conviasa is subordinate to the Ministry of Water and Air Transport. The airline is owned by the Venezuelan government (80%) and the regional government of Nueva Esparta (20%). In the meantime, Conviasa had its seat in the east tower of Parque Central in Caracas.
history
Beginnings
In January 1997, the former Venezuelan national airline ceased operations due to ongoing financial problems. Ideas for a new national airline were proposed in May 2001, but the project was put on hold in December 2002 until October 1, 2003. On March 30, 2004, the then President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez , signed a decree that formally established the airline. This was officially announced the next day.
On November 28, 2004, the maiden flight with a de Havilland Canada DHC-7 from Charallave to Isla de Margarita Airport took place. On December 10th, the airline formally started national and international flight operations. First, Conviasa was operated by the now defunct Ministry of Production and Trade ( Ministerio de la Producción y el Comercio ), then the airline was taken over by the Ministry of Infrastructure.
On April 17, 2006, José David Cabello Rondon replaced Wilmer Castro Sotelo as head of Conviasa. On June 30, 2006, Wilmer was replaced by Ramon Alonzo Carrizalez Rengifo as Minister of Infrastructure. On July 18, 2006, Franklin Fernandez Martinez became President of Conviasa.
Development since 2010
After the crash of an ATR 42 on September 13, 2010, the Venezuelan government suspended all flights from Conviasa in order to carry out a technical inspection of the airline's fleet. The airline said the temporary suspension would remain in effect until October 1, 2010. Flights were resumed thereafter.
Decree No. 7838 of the Official Gazette No. 39,558, published on Wednesday, provides for the appointment of a Supreme Citizen (AVB) Jesús Rafael Viñas García, President of the Venezuelan consortium Aircraft Industries and Air Services SA (CONVIASA) under the Ministry of Popular Energy for Transport and communication.
In April 2012, Conviasa was added to the list of operating bans for the airspace of the European Union due to safety concerns . This ban was lifted in July 2013, and Conviasa has since been allowed to operate flights to the EU again.
In August 2013, Conviasa was one of the last operators of this subtype to retire its only Airbus A340-200 .
In August 2016 it was reported that over 80 percent of Conviasa pilots quit their jobs due to low and outstanding payments and that the airline had to reduce its operations to around 16 flights per day afterwards. In addition, some of the company's aircraft were stored unused for several months.
On May 5, 2017, Conviasa was forced to suspend all international business as no foreign currencies were available for international aircraft insurance. Also in May 2017, Wamos Air terminated its contract with Conviasa at short notice. Wamos Air operated a single Boeing 747-400 for Conviasa between Caracas and Madrid .
On May 5, 2017, Conviasa had to temporarily suspend flight operations. The airline could no longer pay the insurance premium.
aims
In addition to several international destinations within Venezuela, Conviasa also serves Bogotá , Dominica , Buenos Aires , Havana , Port of Spain , St. Vincent and Grenada in Central and South America and, in the past, the only long-haul destination Madrid . Formerly, in cooperation with Iran Air Tehran was served with a stopover in Damascus . Conviasa is currently pursuing an expansion plan, in particular to better connect the ALBA countries with Venezuela.
fleet
As of July 2020, the Conviasa fleet consists of 20 aircraft with an average age of 10.8 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats |
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| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | Business jet | VIP | |
| Airbus A340-200 | 2 | |||
| Boeing 737-200 | 1 | Business jet | VIP | |
| Embraer ERJ-190 | 16 | 114 | ||
| total | 20th | - |
Procurement of Comac C919 is planned for the future .
Incidents
In its history, Conviasa recorded two aircraft losses, each of which resulted in fatalities:
- On December 15, 2005, the pilots had to belly land at Porlamar airport with a de Havilland Canada DHC-7 with 36 passengers and 4 crew members on board because the landing gear could not be fully extended. After circling over Porlamar for an hour and a half to burn fuel, the plane touched down without any injuries.
- On August 30, 2008, a Conviasa Boeing 737-200 with registration number YV102T had an accident while approaching Latacunga in Ecuador . The machine was on a transfer flight from Caracas and probably collided with the Illinois volcano due to the pilots disregarding the approach procedure . All three people on board - the crew - were killed.
- On September 13, 2010 an ATR 42-300 of the Conviasa with the registration number YV1010 crashed on the Conviasa flight 2351 from Puerto Ordaz to Porlamar with 51 passengers on board shortly after take-off; 17 people died in the accident. After an emergency report, the crew tried to return to Puerto Ordaz airport. As eyewitnesses reported, however, the plane hit a high-voltage line and crashed into a factory site.
See also
Web links
- Data on the airline Conviasa in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- Conviasa website (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ^ Conviasa - Corporate Mail. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Organization chart. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012 ; accessed on November 29, 2018 (English).
- ↑ a b Conviasa - El Placer de Volar. Archived from the original on July 11, 2007 ; accessed on November 29, 2018 .
- ^ William Neuman: Venezuela: Airline Banned by Europe. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
- ↑ EU Removes Philippine Air, Conviasa From Access Blacklist - Bloomberg. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
- ↑ One less A340 in the skies as Conviasa retires its sole A340-200. In: ch-aviation.com (English) accessed on August 17, 2013.
- ↑ Venezuela: Lack of pilots brings Conviasa into trouble. In: aeroTELEGRAPH. August 17, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Venezuela's Conviasa suspends international operations. In: ch-aviation.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Wamos Air anula contrato con Conviasa. In: Aviación 21. Retrieved November 29, 2018 (Spanish).
- ↑ Financial problems: Conviasa had to stop all flights. aeroTELEGRAPH.com, May 9, 2017, accessed May 26, 2017 .
- ^ Conviasa - goals. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Venezuela defends controversial flights to Iran and Syria - CNN.com (English), accessed July 5, 2015
- ↑ Globovision: Conviasa inaugura nueva conexión especial Caracas-Panamá-Nicaragua. Retrieved December 6, 2018 (Spanish).
- ↑ Conviasa on Planespotters.net, accessed on August 23, 2020.
- ↑ conviasa.aero - Flota ( Memento from February 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish) accessed on January 16, 2015
- ^ Conviasa: Comac is hoping for an order from Venezuela. In: aeroTELEGRAPH. November 7, 2018, accessed December 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Data on the airline Conviasa in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on August 17, 2013.
- ↑ Avión de Conviasa aterrizó de emergencia en aeropuerto de Margarita. September 10, 2012, archived from the original on September 11, 2012 ; accessed on November 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report Incident de Havilland Canada DHC-7-102 YV-1003, Dec 15, 2005 in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on November 29, 2018.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- ↑ news.xinhuanet.com - Venezuelan plane crash death toll rise to 17 ( Memento from November 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English) September 15, 2010
- ↑ Crash: Conviasa AT42 near Puerto Ordaz on Sep 13th 2010, loss of control , avherald.com (English) September 13, 2010
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
