Linea Turistica Aereotuy LTA, 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 regional and domestic airline headquartered in Caracas and based at Simón Bolívar International Airport.

History

Reims F406 Caravan II, Aereotuy AN0199467

The airline was established in 1982 and started operations on June 30 of the year. It was part of a full service safari company with its own lodges, camps, guides, aircraft and sailing vessels and operated services to remote destinations in Venezuela, including tourist attractions. It had 300 employees by March 2010. In October 2014, the airline was forced to suspend its flights to Aruba, affecting more than 7,000 customers. The airline's suspension was due to a failure in an aircraft that covered the route, however the

National Institute of Civil Aviation The National Institute of Civil Aviation (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil, INAC) is a Venezuelan civil aviation agency. Its headquarters were in the ''Torre Británica'' in Caracas, Miranda, and it had offices in the ''Edificio S ...

indicated that the suspension was due to the over-sale of tickets for said route, as well as the creation of new unauthorized flights to cover the over-sale. This suspension was maintained until February 28, 2015. In February 2016, it was announced that LTA was bought by Grupo Cóndor C.A. for which it joined the alliance. On July 30, 2018, the airline had ceased all services.

Destinations

The airline flew to the following destinations, with further routes served as charters:

Fleet

Final fleet

As of February 2017, the Línea Turística Aereotuy fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

Former fleet

ATR 42-300 The ATR 42 is a regional airliner produced by Franco-Italian manufacturer ATR, with final assembly in Toulouse, France. On 4 November 1981, the aircraft was launched with ATR, as a joint venture between French Aérospatiale (now Airbus) and A ...

Beechcraft 1900C The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop regional airliner manufactured by Beechcraft. It is also used as a freight aircraft and corporate transport, and by several governmental and military organizations. With ...

*1 Cessna 206 *11 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan *1 Cessna 425 *1

Cessna Citation V The Cessna Citation V is a business jet built by Cessna. A stretched version of the Citation S/II, a Model 560 prototype flew in August 1987, it was certified on December 9, 1988, and delivered from April 1989; were delivered until 2011. The ...

*6 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter *8

Dornier 228 The Dornier 228 is a twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft, designed and first manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier) from 1981 until 1998. Two hundred and forty-five were built in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. In 19 ...

*2 Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II

Accidents and incidents

*On July 21, 2007, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed after an engine failure while taking off. There was no personal injury, but the plane was written off. *On April 17, 2009, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (registered YV1181) crashed shortly after taking off from Canaima National Park after failing to gain sufficient altitude, killing one person. The aircraft had been chartered to take holiday makers to

Ciudad Bolívar Ciudad Bolívar (; Spanish for "Bolivar City"), formerly known as Angostura and St. Thomas de Guyana, is the capital of Venezuela's southeastern Bolívar State. It lies at the spot where the Orinoco River narrows to about in width, is the sit ...

.aviation-safety.net - Accident description
retrieved 2 June 2018 *On August 26, 2009, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan had to make an emergency landing on the way from Los Roques Airport to

Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional del Caribe "Santiago Mariño", ) is an airport west-southwest of Porlamar, the largest city on Isla Margarita, an island in the state of Nueva Esparta in Venezuela. ...

after an engine failure. The passengers and crew were rescued by fishing and pleasure boats.

References

External links

Official website
Defunct airlines of Venezuela Airlines established in 1982 Airlines disestablished in 2018 Venezuelan companies established in 1982 Defunct companies of Venezuela {{Venezuela-airline-stub