Vertical de Aviación is a

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based at

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. As the name implies, it flies mainly

Helicopter A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward and laterally. These attributes ...

s, but the company also operates fixed wing aircraft such as the Jetstream32. Although the company transports passengers and cargo, it has a much broader business model and scope focusing on Defense, Oil, Logistics and Government sectors. As of 2017, it operates in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Nigeria, Mexico, and Bolivia and has operated in Afghanistan through U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition contracts.

History

Vertical de Aviación was founded in 1982 operating Bell helicopters. It was the first Colombian airline to operate

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n helicopters transporting passengers and cargo.

Fleet

As of 2017, the company's fleet is composed of the following: *12

MI-171 The Mil Mi-17 (NATO reporting name: Hip) is a Soviet-designed Russian military helicopter family introduced in 1975 (Mi-8M), continuing in production at two factories, in Kazan and Ulan-Ude. It is known as the Mi-8M series in Russian service. ...

*4 Mil Mi-8 MI-171A1 *4 MI-8 MTV *2

Sikorsky S-76 The Sikorsky S-76 is a medium-size commercial utility helicopter designed and produced by the American helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft. It is the company's first helicopter specifically developed for the civilian market. The S-76 w ...

d Fixed wing *4

BAe Jetstream The British Aerospace Jetstream is a small twin-turboprop airliner, with a pressurised fuselage, developed as the ''Jetstream 31'' from the earlier Handley Page Jetstream. A larger version of the Jetstream was also manufactured, the British A ...

J-32 (turboprop aircraft)

References

External links

Vertical de Aviacion Official page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vertical de Aviacion Airlines of Colombia Airlines established in 1982 Helicopter airlines Colombian companies established in 1982