AeroEjecutivos C.A. was a

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

n scheduled and charter regional airline headquartered in Maiquetia and based at Óscar Machado Zuloaga International Airport.

Destinations

As of September 2006, the airline operated scheduled services to: * ** Canaima ( Canaima Airport) ** Caracas ( Óscar Machado Zuloaga International Airport) Hub **El Yavi (El Yavi Airport) **

Los Roques The Los Roques Archipelago (Spanish: ''Archipiélago de Los Roques'') is a federal dependency of Venezuela consisting of approximately 350 islands, cays, and islets in a total area of 40.61 square kilometers. The archipelago is located dir ...

( Los Roques Airport)

Fleet

AeroEjecutivos is one of the few airlines in

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and the only one in

to fly classic aircraft in their normal scheduled flights. *1

Beechcraft Model 18 The Beechcraft Model 18 (or "Twin Beech", as it is also known) is a 6- to 11-seat, twin-engined, low-wing, tailwheel light aircraft manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. Continuously produced from 1937 to Novem ...

*1 Convair CV-440 *4

Douglas C-47 Skytrain The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota ( RAF, RAAF, RCAF, RNZAF, and SAAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained ...

*2 Douglas C-118A *4 Douglas DC-3A *1 Learjet 25C

Accidents and incidents

*On December 25, 1985, a Douglas C-47D (registered YV-425C) ditched off following a double engine failure in flight, the crew was forced to ditch the aircraft that came to rest off Cumana. There were no casualties while the aircraft sank and was lost. *On September 18, 1992, a Douglas C-118A (registered YV-502C) crashed into the

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while flying from

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. Weather along the route was poor with a heavy build up of thunderstorms. All 3 occupants on board were killed.

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Fleet

Accidents and incidents

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