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ATC Colombia
ATC Colombia (legally ''Aero Transcolombiana de Carga Ltda'') was a cargo airline created in early 1992 with Colombian partners from the United States and Venezuela. Operating with Douglas DC-8 airplanes, it became the second Colombian cargo company. It ceased its entire operations in 1999. History ATC began operating between Miami and several points in Colombia with their own Douglas DC-8-51F (HK-3816X), acquired from Agro Air. To satisfy their consumer demand, additional planes were occasionally leased from Fine Air, based in Miami. Its main partner in Colombia was a man named Miguel Canal. At the end of 1995, under the presidency of Carlos Child, a second DC-8-51F (N507DC) was brought in and the rental system of additional aircraft to Fine Air was continued, including the Douglas DC-8-61F, which were larger and therefore they could transport more cargo. Meanwhile, Fine Air, which had shares in ATC, tried several times to obtain a license to fly to Colombia, which the American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Dorado International Airport
El Dorado International Airport is an international airport serving Bogotá, Colombia and its surrounding areas. The airport is located mostly in the Fontibón district of Bogotá, although it partially extends into the Engativá district and the municipality of Funza in the Western Savanna Province of the Cundinamarca Department. It served over 35 million passengers in 2019 and 740,000 metric tons of cargo in 2018, making it the second busiest airport in South America in terms of passenger traffic and the busiest in terms of cargo traffic. El Dorado is also by far the busiest and most important airport in Colombia, accounting for just under half (49%) of the country's air traffic. El Dorado is a hub for the Colombian flag-carrier Avianca and subsidiaries Avianca Express and Avianca Cargo; LATAM Colombia; Satena; Wingo; and a number of other cargo airlines. It is owned by the Government of Colombia and operated by Operadora Aeroportuaria Internacional (OPAIN), a consortium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
