Avianca 82195 224734169 2008-07-10T04:52:43Z Rjwilmsi 203434 no 'of' between a month and a year per [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_%28dates_and_numbers%29#Longer_periods|MOS]] using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Infobox_Airline |airline = Avianca<br><small>Aerovías del Continente Americano</small> |logo = Avianca The Airline Of Colombia.png |logo_size = 280 |fleet_size = 87<sup>*</sup> (+86 orders, 20 options)<br><sup>*</sup><small>Include all [[Synergy Group|Synergy Aerospace]] fleet.</small> |destinations = 43<sup>*</sup><br><sup>*</sup><small>Only include all Avianca and [[SAM Colombia|SAM]] destinations.</small> |IATA = AV |ICAO = AVA |callsign = AVIANCA |parent = [[Synergy Group]] Corp. |company_slogan = ''The Airline of Colombia''<br>''First Airline of the Americas''<br>''Things Are Happening Here'' |founded = [[December 5]], [[1919]] |headquarters = [[Bogotá|Bogotá, D.C.]] ([[Colombia]]) |key_people = <small>Fabio Villegas R. ([[President]])<br>Juan Emilio Posada E.<br>[[Germán Efromovich]] ([[Chairman]])</small> |hubs = [[El Dorado International Airport|El Dorado Airport]] |focus_cities = [[José María Córdova International Airport|José María Córdova Airport]]<br>[[Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport|Ernesto Cortissoz Airport]]<br>[[Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport|Alfonso Bonilla A. Airport]]<br>[[Rafael Nuñez International Airport|Rafael Nuñez Airport]]<br>[[Matecaña International Airport|Matecaña Airport]] |frequent_flyer = AviancaPlus |lounge = Avianca VIP Lounges |alliance = 6 |subsidiaries = [[Capital Airlines (Nigeria)|Capital Airlines]]<br>[[Helicol]]<br>[[OceanAir]]<br>[[Tampa Cargo]]<br>[[SAM Colombia|SAM]]<br>[[VIP Ecuador|VIP]] |website = [http://www.avianca.com www.avianca.com] }} '''Avianca [[S.A. (corporation)|S.A.]]''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] [[acronym]]: ''Aerovías del Continente Americano'', formerly ''Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia'') has been the national [[flag carrier|flag air carrier]] of [[Colombia]] since [[1919]], making it the [[List of airlines by foundation|second-oldest continuously running airline]] in the world behind [[Dutch]] [[Netherlands]]-based [[KLM]]. Avianca was founded in [[Barranquilla]] but its main operation base and headquarters are in [[Bogotá|Bogotá, D.C.]] adjacent to [[El Dorado International Airport]]. Avianca belongs to [[South America]]n conglomerate [[Synergy Group]]. In [[2007]], Avianca was the [[18th]] profitable airline in the world (with [[US$]]237,1 millions net) and the fastest growth [[Latin American]] airline.<ref>http://mx.news.yahoo.com/s/16062008/76/n-business-1022117-lan-chile-l-nea-rea-am-rica-latina.html</ref>. Avianca operates six subsidiary [[airline]]s: [[Helicol]], [[SAM Colombia|SAM]] and [[Tampa Cargo]] in [[Colombia]]; [[OceanAir]] in [[Brazil]]; [[VIP Ecuador|VIP]] in Ecuador; and [[Capital Airlines (Nigeria)|Capital Airlines]] in [[Nigeria]]. It has three important business units: [[Avianca Cargo]] (include Avianca Deprisa), [[Avianca Services]] and Avianca Tours (formerly DesKubra). Avianca is also planning the establishment of a new airline in [[Paraguay]], which presumably would be called OceanAir Paraguay. Avianca is attempting to take control of the [[ecuadorian]] airline [[Aerogal]]. During [[2008]], [[SAM Colombia|SAM]], [[OceanAir]] in [[Brazil]], [[VIP Ecuador|VIP]], [[Tampa Cargo]] and eventually OceanAir Paraguay, will be rebranded as Avianca, consolidating one of the major airlines in the [[Americas]]. == History == === SCADTA (1919 - 1940) === The airline traces its history back to [[December 5]], [[1919]], in the city of [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]]. [[Germans]] Werner Kämerer, Stuart Hosie, Alberto Tietjen, and [[Colombia]]ns Ernesto Cortissoz (the first President of the Airline), Rafael Palacio, Cristóbal Restrepo, Jacobo Correa, and Aristides Noguera founded the Colombo-German Company called ''Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transporte Aéreo'', or [[SCADTA]]. The company accomplished its first flight between Barranquilla and the nearby town of [[Puerto Colombia]] aboard a [[Junkers F.13|Junker F13]] wherein 57 pieces of mail were transported; the flight was piloted by German Helmuth Von Krohn. This and another aircraft of the same type were completely mechanically constructed [[monoplane]]s, the engines of which had to be modified in order to be able to efficiently operate in the climatic conditions of the country; there were nine aircraft in the fleet with a total range of 850&nbsp;km (525 Mi) and could carry up to four passengers and two crewmen. Due to the topographic characteristics of the country, and the lack of airports at the time, two [[seaplane|floats]] were adapted to the [[Junkers (Aircraft)|Junkers]] aircraft in order for them to accomplish water landings in the rivers of different towns. Using these floats Helmuth Von Krohn was able to perform the first inland flight over Colombia on [[October 20]], [[1920]], following the course of the [[Magdalena River]]; the flight took eight hours and had to make four emergency landings in the water. <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:AviancaScadta1927.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[SCADTA]] baggage sticker.]] --> Soon after the vision of the founding group had become a reality, German [[scientist]] and [[philanthropy|philanthropist]] Peter von Bauer became interested in the airline and contributed general knowledge, [[capital]], and a tenth aircraft for the company as well as obtaining [[concession]]s from the Colombian government to operate the country's [[airmail]] transportation division using the airline. This new contract allowed [[SCADTA]] to thrive in a new frontier of aviation. By the mid 1920s, [[SCADTA]], having overcome many obstacles, inaugurated its first international routes that initially covered destinations in [[Venezuela]] and the [[United States]]. Regretfully, in 1924, the aircraft that both Ernesto Cortissoz and Helmuth Von Krohn were piloting crashed into an area currently known as Bocas de Ceniza, in Barranquilla, causing their deaths. Despite this tragedy the airline continued to thrive under the guidance of German Peter von Braun until the early 1940s where circumstances related to the outbreak of [[World War II]] forced him to sell his shares in the airline to the [[United States|U.S.]] owned [[Pan American World Airways]]. === National Airways of Colombia (1940 - 1994) === On [[June 14]], [[1940]], in the city of Barranquilla, [[SCADTA]], under ownership by [[United States]] [[business]]men merged with [[Colombian]] Air Carrier [[SACO]] ([[acronym]] of ''Servicio Aéreo Colombiano'') forming the new ''Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia S.A.'' or Avianca. Five [[Colombia]]ns participated in this act (Rafael María Palacio, Jacobo A. Corea, Cristobal Restrepo, Aristides Noguera), and [[Germany|German]] citizens Alberto Teitjen, Werner Kaemerer, and Stuart Hosie, while the post of first President of Avianca was acquired by Martín del Corral. There had been decades of dedicated work and contribution to [[Colombia|Colombia's]] development through actions among which the following may be highlighted: *In September 1920, with Fritz Hammer as pilot, Wilhem Schnurrbush as copilot, and Stuart Hosie as a passenger, [[SCADTA]] accomplished its first flight between [[Barranquilla]] and [[Puerto Berrío]]. *On [[October 19]] of that same year, Helmuth Von Krohn accomplished the first flight between [[Barranquilla]] and [[Girardot]], and by 1921 routes between [[Barranquilla]], [[Girardot]], and [[Neiva]] were established. *In 1922 Avianca began to provide airmail service. *In August 1922, General [[Pedro Nel Ospina]], then [[President of Colombia]], used for the first time a [[SCADTA]] aircraft to conduct official business. *On [[July 19]], [[1923]], to save the country from [[bankruptcy]], [[SCADTA]] transported a gold and currency load from [[Puerto Berrío]] to [[Girardot]]. *On [[July 12]], [[1928]], a [[SCADTA]] [[Junkers F.13|Junker F13]], commanded by Pilot Herbert Boy crossed the [[Equator]]. *On [[July 23]], [[1929]], regular routes between Girardot and [[Bogotá]] were established. *The cost of the first [[SCADTA]] air tickets were as follows: from [[Bogotá]] to [[Barranquilla]], COP $75; from [[Bogotá]] to [[Cartagena, Colombia|Cartagena]], COP $85; from [[Bogotá]] to [[Cartago, Colombia|Cartago]], COP $35; from [[Bogotá]] to [[Cali]], COP $ 50. [[Image:Avianca Boeing 707 Zurich Airport - April 1976.jpg|thumb|[[Boeing 707]] at [[Zurich Airport]], [[1976]].]] *On [[July 16]], [[1931]], [[SCADTA]] established the first mail service between [[Bogotá]] and [[New York City]]. *In 1937, the [[airline]] acquired 10 [[Boeing 247]] twin-engine aircraft, extending its domestic routes. *By October 1939, Avianca acquired the first [[Douglas DC-3|Douglas DC3]] aircraft arriving in the country, flying then at the incredible speed of 200 miles per hour. *Beginning in 1946, Avianca inaugurated flights to [[Quito]], [[Lima]], [[Panama City]], [[Miami]], [[New York City]], and finally [[Europe]] using [[Douglas DC-4|Douglas DC4]] and [[C-54]] aircraft,. *In 1951, Avianca acquired the [[Lockheed Constellation|Lockeed Constellation 0749]] and the [[Lockheed Constellation|Super Constellation 1049L]] aircraft, the biggest and fastest of the time. *A grand feat in [[Colombia]]n commercial aviation was also conducted by Avianca in 1956 when the [[airline]] committed to take the [[Colombia]]n delegation that was to participate in the [[Melbourne]] [[Olympic Games]] in [[Australia]]. There were 61 hours of continuous operation, with only one stop for refueling allowed. *Four years later, in 1961, Avianca leased two [[Boeing 707|Boeing 707-100]] aircraft to operate its international routes, and on [[November 24]], [[1961]], it acquired its own [[Boeing 720]], baptizing them with the names [[Simón Bolívar]] and [[Francisco de Paula Santander]]. *The year 1976 was an important one for Avianca becoming the first [[Latin America]]n [[airline]] to continuously operate a [[Boeing 747]]. Three years later it started operations with another 747, this time a [[Boeing 747|747 Combi]] mixed cargo and passenger operations. *In 1981 the possibilities for in-ground service for passengers in [[Bogotá]] expanded thanks to the modern air terminal that Avianca commissioned: [[El Dorado International Airport|Avianca’s Air Bridge]]. The new terminal originally operated routes to [[Miami]], [[New York City]], [[Cali]], [[Medellín]], [[Pasto]], and [[Montería]]. [[Image:Aviancaformerlogo.gif|thumb|right|Avianca's logo from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s.]] *By 1990 Avianca had acquired the most modern aircraft in the world: two [[Boeing 767|Boeing B767-200ER]]s, which were baptized with the names of [[Christopher Columbus|Cristóbal Colón]] and [[Amerigo Vespucci|Américo Vespucio]]. === Avianca's System (1994 - 2002) === In 1994, a strategic alliance was established to merge three of the most important enterprises of the aeronautical sector of Colombia: Avianca, the regional carrier [[SAM Colombia|SAM]] and the helicopter operator [[Helicol]], which brought life to Avianca’s new system of operations. This system offered specialized services in Cargo ([[Avianca Cargo]]) and postal services as well as the most modern fleet in [[Latin America]] made up of: [[Boeing 767|Boeing B767-200]], [[Boeing 767|Boeing B767-300]], [[Boeing 757|Boeing B757–200]], [[McDonnell Douglas MD-83|McDonnell Douglas MD83]], [[Fokker 50|Fokker F50]] and [[Bell Helicopter|Bell]] Helicopters. This new system covered the following destinations: *In [[Colombia]]: [[Bogotá]], [[Arauca]], [[Armenia]], [[Cali]], [[Medellín]], [[Barranquilla]], [[Bucaramanga]], [[Cartagena, Colombia|Cartagena]], [[Cúcuta]], [[Santa Marta]], [[Leticia]], [[Manizales]], [[Montería]], [[Pasto]], [[Pereira]], [[Popayán]], [[Riohacha]], [[San Andrés]], [[Valledupar]], [[Providencia]], Capurganá, [[Bahía Solano]], [[Nuquí]], [[Caucasia]] and [[Chigorodó]]. *In [[South America]]: [[Quito]], [[Guayaquil]], [[Buenos Aires]], [[Santiago de Chile]], [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[São Paulo]], [[Lima]], and [[Caracas]]. <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Avianca80años.gif|right|200px|Avianca 80th Anniversary Logo]] --> *In [[North America]]: [[Los Angeles]], [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[New York City]], [[Fort Lauderdale]], [[Miami]] and [[Mexico City]]. *In [[Europe]]: [[Madrid]], [[Paris]], [[Frankfurt]] and [[London]]. *In [[Central America]] and the [[Caribbean]]: [[Panama]], [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], [[Curaçao]], [[Santo Domingo]] and [[Aruba]]. By 1996, [[Avianca Cargo|Avianca Postal Services]] evolved into [[Avianca Cargo|Deprisa]], providing [[express mail]] services through its products Deprisa and Deprisa Empresarial, Traditional Mail, Certified Mail, shipment Airport-to-Airport, and [[Post office box|P.O. boxes]]. On [[December 10]], [[1998]], Avianca announced the inception of a new "connections center" in [[Bogotá]] offering around 6,000 possible weekly connecting flights and an increased number of frequencies, schedules, and destinations, taking advantage of the privileged geographical location of the country’s capital for the benefit of Colombian and international travellers between [[South America]], [[Europe]] and [[North America]]. === Summa Alliance (2002 - 2004) === [[Image:Pichincha.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Boeing 757|Boeing 757-200]] flying over [[Quito]] ([[Ecuador]]) in [[2003]], with [[Pichincha (volcano)|Pichincha volcano]] in the background.]] After a rigorous and complex process the worldwide aviation industry came through after the [[9/11|September 11 Terrorist Attacks in the United States]], Avianca, the regional carrier [[SAM Colombia|SAM]] and its major rival [[ACES Colombia|ACES]] joined efforts to create [[Alianza Summa]], which began merged operations on [[May 20]], [[2002]]. These three airlines decided to strategically merge their strengths to offer a more efficient service with concerns to quality, quantity, security, and competition in a new struggling marketplace. However, adverse circumstances within the industry and markets forced the alliance to disband, and airline shareholders decided to initiate the liquidation of Alianza Summa in November 2003, to focus in streghtening the Avianca trademark. These decisions resulted in the liquidation of [[ACES Colombia|ACES]] altogether, and the acquisition of [[SAM Colombia|SAM]] as a regional carrier under Avianca's system. === American Continent Airways (2004 - Present) === On [[December 10]], [[2004]], Avianca concluded one of the most important and ambitious reorganization processes undertaken after filing for ''[[Chapter 11]] Bankruptcy Protection'' by obtaining confirmation of its Reorganization Plan which was financially backed by the [[Brazil]]ian consortium [[OceanAir]]/[[Synergy Group]] and the [[National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia]], allowing the airline to obtain funds for US$63 million dollars in the 13 months following withdrawal from C-11. The Plan, which counted with the support of 99.8% of the voting creditors and which obtained the majority endorsement of the Creditors Committee, will enter into force once the Company emerges from bankruptcy. In accordance with [[United States]] laws, the administration has the trust obligation to consider any other investment proposal until the final term expiration stipulated. Notwithstanding, such offer, besides being better than the one that has been approved by Avianca’s domestic and international creditors and confirmed today by the Court, must be final, i.e. fully financed and backed with non-reimbursable cash deposits or equivalent mechanisms. Likewise, such proposal must be binding. As known, the only investment that complies with these requirements is that of [[OceanAir]]/[[Synergy Group]] and the [[National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia]], which already makes part of the Reorganization Plan already voted favorably by the creditors and confirmed by the Judge. [[Synergy Group]] is an evidenced credit-worthy [[Brazil]]ian entrepreneurial conglomerate. Its strength lies in the oil sector, building, installing, and offering maintenance to offshore oil platforms; it is currently carrying exploration work in [[Brazil]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Colombia]]. Other businesses include the extraction of gas in the [[United States]]; naval construction, telephony infrastructure, hydroelectric power plants, communications and a hydrocarbons marine exploration company which extends throughout nine countries with more than 5,000 workers. It also owns and operates [[OceanAir]], which services around thirty cities in [[Brazil]], as well as [[VIP Ecuador|VIP]], an airline in [[Ecuador]], Taxi Aero, a charter airline in Brazil, and the recently acquired [[Wayraperú|Wayra]] in [[Peru]], as well as Turb Serv dedicated to the maintenance of turbines. In 2008 [[OceanAir]], [[VIP Ecuador|VIP]] and [[Wayraperú|Wayra]] will be rebranded as [[Avianca]] to consolidate as one airline following the ambitious expansion plans of the airline. == Subsidiaries == * [[SAM Colombia|SAM]] is an [[airline]] based at [[El Dorado International Airport]] in [[Bogotá]] ([[Colombia]]). Its fleet is now in Avianca's livery but with a short note ''operated by SAM''. * [[Helicol]] is an helicopter operator based at [[El Dorado International Airport]] in [[Bogotá]] ([[Colombia]]). * [[OceanAir]] is an [[airline]] based at [[Guarulhos International Airport]] in [[São Paulo]] ([[Brazil]]). ** [[OceanAir|OceanAir Paraguay]] is an expected [[regional airline]] based at [[Silvio Pettirossi International Airport]] in [[Asunción]] ([[Paraguay]]). * [[VIP Ecuador|VIP]] is a [[regional airline]] based at [[Mariscal Sucre International Airport]] in [[Quito]] ([[Ecuador]]). * [[Capital Airlines (Nigeria)|Capital Airlines]] is a [[regional airline]] based at [[Murtala Mohammed International Airport]] in [[Lagos]] ([[Nigeria]]). === Former subsidiaries === * [[ACES Colombia|ACES]] was an [[airline]] based at [[El Dorado International Airport]] in [[Bogotá]] ([[Colombia]]). * [[Wayraperú]] was a [[regional airline]] based at [[Jorge Chávez International Airport]] in [[Lima]] ([[Perú]]). == Destinations == {{main|Avianca destinations}} Avianca's hub is [[Bogotá]] [[El Dorado International Airport]]. Its focus cities are Medellín, Cali, Cartagena and Barranquilla, as well as Miami, where Avianca has an important number of operations and passengers. Avianca additionally applied to the Aerocivil for service to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, with one daily flight, and for 7 new weekly frequencies to Mexico City, upgrading its service to the city to two daily flights. These services were granted by the Aerocivil on March 10, 2008. Avianca will also operate a daily flight to San Andres (ADZ) from Medellin and Cali. Avianca has also been granted service to Orlando, FL, USA but the airline has not yet announced a start date for the service. === Codeshare agreements === Presently, Avianca has codeshare agreements with: * [[Air Canada]] * [[Delta Air Lines]] * [[Grupo TACA]] * [[Iberia Airlines|Iberia]] * [[Mexicana de Aviación]] * [[Satena]] === Avianca VIP Lounges === Avianca has VIP lounges at the following airports: ==== Colombia ==== * [[El Edén Airport]] ([[Armenia, Colombia|Armenia]]) * [[Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport]] ([[Barranquilla]]) * [[El Dorado International Airport]] ([[Bogotá]]) * [[Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport]] ([[Cali]]) * [[Camilo Daza International Airport]] ([[Cúcuta]]) * [[José María Córdova International Airport]] ([[Medellín]]) * [[Matecaña International Airport]] ([[Pereira, Colombia|Pereira]])) ==== Ecuador ==== * [[José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport]] ([[Guayaquil]]) * [[Mariscal Sucre International Airport]] ([[Quito]]) === Avianca Tours === Avianca Tours is Avianca’s commercial division specialized in the design and offer of tourist packages for destinations in [[Colombia]] and abroad. Avianca Tours offers plans to: * The [[Colombia]]n [[Caribbean]] ([[Santa Marta]], [[Cartagena, Colombia|Cartagena]], [[San Andrés Island]]) * [[Armenia, Colombia|Armenia]] * The interior of [[Colombia]] ([[Bogotá]], [[Cali]], [[Medellín]]) * [[Argentina]] * [[Chile]] * [[Chile]] plus [[Argentina]] (Lake crossing) * [[Margarita Island]] * [[Aruba]] * [[Florida]] ([[Miami]] and [[Fort Lauderdale]]) * [[Panamá]] * [[Mexico]] ([[Mexico City]], plus [[Taxco]] and [[Acapulco]] and plus [[Puerto Vallarta]]) * [[Brazil]] * [[Perú]] ([[Lima]] and [[Cusco]]) * [[Spain]] ([[Madrid]]) == Fleet == <center> {| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse" |+ '''Avianca Fleet''' |- bgcolor=Red !Aircraft !Total !Passengers <br> <small>(Economy/Business)</small> !Routes !Notes |- |[[Airbus A319|Airbus A319-100]] |2 (14 orders) |124 |''Domestic/International short-medium haul'' | |- |[[Airbus A320-200]] |1 (30 orders) |150 |''Domestic/International short-medium haul'' | |- |[[Airbus A330-200]] |(10 orders) | 278 (18/260) |''International medium-long haul'' |Entry into service: September 2008 | |- |[[Boeing 757-200]] |7 |170 |''International medium haul'' | |- |[[Boeing 767-200ER]] |5 |181 |''International medium-long haul'' | |- |[[Boeing 767-300ER]] |2 |213 |''International medium-long haul'' | |- |[[Boeing 787-8]] |(12 orders) <br> (8 options) |296 |''International long haul'' |Entry into service: 2010 |- |[[Fokker F50]] |8 |52 |''Domestic short haul'' |Exit from service: 2012 |- |[[Fokker F100]] <br> Operated by Sam Colombia |13 |97 |''Domestic/International short haul'' |Exit from service: 2012 |- |[[McDonnell Douglas MD-83]] |16 |147 |''Domestic/International short-medium haul'' |Exit from service: 2008 |} </center> <br> <center><gallery> Image:Avianca 767-200 at El Dorado.JPG|[[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-200ER]] <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: Image:Avianca_757.jpg|[[Boeing 757]]‎ --> Image:Avianca17082007762.jpg|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-83]] Image:Aeropuerto-037.jpg|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-83]] <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: Image:Avianca_Fokker_50.jpg|[[Fokker 50]] --> </gallery></center> === Retired === <center> {| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse" |+ '''Avianca Retired Fleet''' |- bgcolor=white !Aircraft !Year retired !Replacement |- |[[Junkers F.13]] | |[[Boeing 247|Boeing B247]] |- |[[Boeing 247|Boeing B247]] | |[[Douglas DC-3|Douglas DC3]] |- |[[Douglas DC-3]] | |[[Boeing 737|Boeing B737]] |- |[[Douglas DC-4]] | |[[Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed L-749 Constellation]] and [[Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed L-1049-G Super Constellation]] |- |[[C-54 Skymaster|Douglas C-54 Skymaster]] | |[[Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed L-749 Constellation]] and [[Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed L-1049-G Super Constellation]] |- |[[Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed L-749 Constellation]] | |[[Boeing 707|Boeing B707]] and [[Boeing 720|Boeing B720]] |- |[[Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed L-1049-G Super Constellation]] | |[[Boeing 707|Boeing B707]] and [[Boeing 720|Boeing B720]] |- |[[Boeing 707|Boeing B707]] |1992 |[[Boeing 757#757-300|Boeing B757]] |- |[[Boeing 737|Boeing B737]] |1971 | |- |[[Boeing 720|Boeing B720]] |1984 |[[Boeing 757#757-300|Boeing B757]] |- |[[Boeing 747|Boeing B747]] |1995 |[[Boeing 767-300|Boeing B767]] |- |[[McDonnell Douglas MD-11]] | |[[Boeing 757#757-300|Boeing B757]] |- |[[Boeing 727|Boeing B727]] |1998 |[[McDonnell Douglas MD-83]] |} </center> ==== Livery ==== <br><center> {| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse" |- bgcolor=white !Date !Aircraft !Notes |- | Early 1930s || [[Junkers F-13|Junkers F13]] || Avianca as [[SCADTA]] |- | November 1968 || [[Boeing 737|Boeing B737-159]] || - |- | April 1973 || [[Boeing 727|Boeing B727-24C]] || - |- | June 1977 || [[Boeing 747|Boeing B747-124]] || [[Latin America]] Launch Customer |- | June 1979 || [[Boeing 747|Boeing B747-124]] || - |- | March 1980 || [[Boeing 737|Boeing B727-21]] || - |- | Mid 1980's || [[Boeing 747|Boeing B747-123]] || [[American Airlines]] colors |- | December 1980 || [[Boeing 707|Boeing B707-321C]] || [[Pan American World Airways|Pan Am]] colors |- | September 1988 || [[Boeing 727|Boeing B727-225/Adv]] || [[Eastern Airlines]] colors |- | December 1989 || [[Boeing 727|Boeing B727-225/Adv]] || [[Eastern Airlines]] colors |- | Early 1990s || [[Boeing 757|Boeing B757-23A]] || - |- | Mid 1990's || [[Boeing 747|Boeing B747-128]] || [[Air Atlanta Icelandic]] colors |- | [[December 5]], [[1993]] || [[Boeing 757|Boeing B757-236]] || Ambassador Airlines colors |- | April 1995 || [[Boeing 727|Boeing B727-2H3/Adv]] || - |- | February 1998 || [[Boeing 727|Boeing B727-2H3/Adv]] || Bancoquia Bank colors |- | [[August 16]], [[1998]] || [[Boeing 727|Boeing B727-2A1/Adv]] || [[Spanish language|ES]]: ''Tómese ya unas Aviancaciones. Usted se las merece.''<br>[[English language|EN]]: ''Take some Aviancations now. You deserve it. |- | January 1999 || [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11]]ER || [[World Airways]] colors |- | September 1999 || [[Boeing 767|Boeing B767-3S1/ER]] || [[Grupo TACA]] colors |- | [[October 9]] [[2000]] || [[Boeing 757|Boeing B757-2Q8]] || 1960's colors |- | [[August 15]], [[2002]] || [[Boeing 767|Boeing B767-284/ER]] || [[Summa Alliance]] colors |- | [[October 28]], [[2002]] || [[Boeing 757|Boeing B757-2Q8]] || [[Spanish language|ES]]: ''80 años''<br>[[English language|EN]]: ''80 years'' |- | [[October 24]], [[2003]] || [[Boeing 757|Boeing B757-256]] || [[AeroMar]] colors |- | [[November 23]], [[2003]] || [[Boeing 757|Boeing B757-236]] || [[TransMeridian Airlines]] colors |- | [[January 12]], [[2005]] || [[Boeing 757|Boeing B757-208]] || [[Icelandair]] colors |- | [[April 17]], [[2005]] || [[Boeing 767|Boeing B767-3Y0/ER]] || [[Spanish language|ES]]: ''85 años''<br>[[English language|EN]]: ''85 years'' |- | [[October 22]], [[2005]] || [[Boeing 767|Boeing B767-2B1/ER]] || Current livery |- | [[December 30]], [[2005]] || [[Boeing 757|Boeing B757-28A]] || [[North American Airlines]] colors |- | [[July 8]], [[2006]] || [[Boeing 767|Boeing B767-283/ER]] || [[Spanish language|ES]]: ''[[Colombia]] es pasión''<br>[[English language|EN]]: ''[[Colombia]] is passion'' |- | [[July 18]], [[2007]] || [[Boeing 757|Boeing B757-236]] || [[Juan Valdez]] livery |} </center> == Awards and nominations == === Awards === *[http://www.avianca.com/QuienesSomos/Boletines/2006/308.htm Avianca VIP Lounge at El Dorado Int'l Airport - Latin America & Caribbean - 2006 Priority Pass Lounge of the Year Awards] === Nominations === ==== 2007 ==== *[http://www.worldtravelawards.com/nominees2007-12 South America's Leading Airline - 14th World Travel Awards] *[http://www.worldtravelawards.com/nominees2007-12 South America's Leading Airline Website - 14th World Travel Awards] *[http://www.worldtravelawards.com/nominees2007-12 '''(OceanAir)''' South America's Leading Budget / No Frills Airline - 14th World Travel Awards] *[http://www.worldtravelawards.com/nominees2007-12 South America's Leading Business Class Airline - 14th World Travel Awards] ==== 2006 ==== *[http://www.worldtravelawards.com/index.php/wta/nominees_2006/2006/south_america South America's Leading Airline - 13th World Travel Awards] *[http://www.worldtravelawards.com/index.php/wta/nominees_2006/2006/south_america South America's Leading Business Class Airline - 13th World Travel Awards] ==== 2005 ==== *[http://www.worldtravelawards.com/index.php/wta/nominees_2006/2005/south_america South America's Leading Airline - 12th World Travel Awards] *[http://www.worldtravelawards.com/index.php/wta/nominees_2006/2005/south_america South America's Leading Business Class Airline - 12th World Travel Awards] == Incidents and accidents == The [[airline]] suffered a few incidents during the 1980s and early 1990s. Many were caused by warring gangs, under the assumption that a member of a rival gang was aboard. The deadliest of those incidents was [[Avianca Flight 203]], which was bombed in 1989 following orders from [[Pablo Escobar]] to kill a politician. In the aftermath, it was found that the politician had not boarded the plane. Only one successful bombing has occurred in the airline's history, while most other gang related incidents were related to hijackings, or shootings on board. In most hijackings, all passengers and crew members unaffiliated with the hijacker's cause were immediately released. On [[April 26]], [[1990]], [[19th of April Movement|M-19]] presidential candidate Carlos Pizarro was gunned down during a domestic Avianca flight[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+co0011)][http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2138929.stm].<!--BBC's story flaws, any suggestions? use it or remove it?--> Other incidents include: *[[Avianca Flight 011]], a [[Boeing 747|Boeing B747-200]] that crashed onto a mountain just short of landing at [[Barajas International Airport]] in [[Madrid]] in September 1983 and had 181 fatalities . The cause was determined as [[pilot error]]. *[[Avianca Flight 410]], a [[Boeing 727|Boeing B727]] domestic flight which crashed into low mountains near Santander, Colombia after take-off on [[March 17]], [[1988]], killing all 143 on board. It was determined that pilot error was also the cause of this crash in a situation similar to that of [[Avianca Flight 011]] five years earlier. *On [[January 25]], [[1990]], [[Avianca Flight 52]], a [[Boeing 707|Boeing B707-321]] jet en route from [[Bogotá]] to [[New York City]] via [[Medellín]], crashed in the town of [[Cove Neck, New York]] after running out of fuel while in a [[hold (aviation)|holding pattern]] awaiting landing at New York's Kennedy Airport, killing 73 of the 158 people aboard. There was much controversy surrounding this crash. The Spanish-speaking pilots appeared not to know how to indicate the urgency of their situation in English. Also, air traffic controllers may have contributed to the disaster by not providing sufficient information regarding poor weather conditions around [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|JFK airport]] and the time, and maintaining the jet in a holding pattern for too long despite being told that Flight 52 was low on fuel. ==Private bus services in the United States== In the [[United States]] Avianca operates a private bus service from [[John F. Kennedy Airport]] to [[Union City, New Jersey|Union City]] and [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]] in [[New Jersey]].<ref>"[http://www.avianca.com/Inicio/Banners/EN/bannerHome3_US Avianca takes you to John F. Kennedy Airport free]." ''Avianca''.</ref> == Popular culture == * The [[airline]] appears in the [[2004 film]] ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]''. == External links == * {{es icon}} {{en icon}} {{pt icon}} [http://www.avianca.com Avianca.com] * {{es icon}} [http://www.deprisa.com Avianca Deprisa] * {{es icon}} [http://www.miflybox.com/ Avianca FlyBox] * {{es icon}} [http://www.aviancaexpress.com/ Avianca Express] {{Avianca}} {{Airlines of Colombia}} {{IATA members|latinam}} [[Category:Avianca]] [[Category:Airlines of Colombia]] [[Category:IATA members]] [[Category:Latin American Air Transport Association]] [[Category:Airlines established in 1919]] {{Link FA|es}} [[ca:Avianca]] [[de:Avianca]] [[es:Avianca]] [[fr:Avianca]] [[it:Avianca]] [[nl:Avianca]] [[ja:アビアンカ航空]] [[pl:Avianca]] [[pt:Avianca]] [[fi:Avianca]] [[zh:哥倫比亞航空]]