Aerovías is a defunct private passenger and cargo
airline formerly based in
Guatemala
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La Aurora International Airport founded by Jimmy K Hall. It was the first private airline in
Guatemala
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. It was operational between 1977 and 1998. While one of their Heralds 206s aircraft was stored at
La Aurora International Airport, their two
Aérospatiale N 262s went to
RACSA airlines.
Fleet
The Aerovías fleet included the following aircraft:
*2
Handley Page Herald 206 1988 TG-ASA; 1987 TG-AZE
*1
Lockheed L-188 Electra TG-ANP
*1
Douglas DC-6, 1987 TG-CGO
*1
Boeing 727-100
The Boeing 727 is an American Narrow-body aircraft, narrow-body airliner that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
After the heavy Boeing 707, 707 quad-jet was introduced in 1958, Boeing addressed the demand for shorter f ...
, 1992 TG-LKA
*1
Boeing 727-100
The Boeing 727 is an American Narrow-body aircraft, narrow-body airliner that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
After the heavy Boeing 707, 707 quad-jet was introduced in 1958, Boeing addressed the demand for shorter f ...
F, 1992 TG-ANP (leased from Corsair)
*1
Boeing 737-200, 1992 TG-ANP
*2
Aérospatiale N 262, 1994 TG-ANP; 1997 TG-NTR
*1
Sud Aviation Caravelle
The Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle is a French jet airliner produced by Sud Aviation.
It was developed by SNCASE in the early 1950s and made its maiden flight on 27 May 1955.
It included some de Havilland designs and components developed for t ...
, 1986 HC-BAE (leased from Saeta)
Destinations
* Flores
Mundo Maya International Airport
*
Cancun International Airport
*
Miami International Airport (cargo only)
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Belize Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport is an airport that serves the nation of Belize's largest city, Belize City along the eastern coast of Central America. It was named after politician Philip S. W. Goldson, who died in 2001. The airp ...
Incidents
* 18 January 1986: A
Sud Aviation Caravelle
The Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle is a French jet airliner produced by Sud Aviation.
It was developed by SNCASE in the early 1950s and made its maiden flight on 27 May 1955.
It included some de Havilland designs and components developed for t ...
temporarily leased from Ecuadorian airline
SAETA
SAETA Air Ecuador (legally ''Sociedad Anónima Ecuatoriana de Transportes Aéreos S.A.'') was a privately held airline of Ecuador, which was founded in 1966. During its heyday in the 1990s, it flew to numerous destinations in North and South Ame ...
, reg. HC-BAE, crashed after two missed approaches into the jungle, killing all 87 occupants on board. The flight originated in
Guatemala City and was to land at
Mundo Maya International Airport in the northern department of
Petén. To date, this is the worst air accident in Guatemala.
Accident description
Aviation Safety Net.
References
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Defunct airlines of Guatemala
Airlines established in 1977
Airlines disestablished in 1998
Guatemalan companies established in 1977
1998 disestablishments in Guatemala