El Sol de América C.A. (also known as Sol América) was a

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headquartered in Caracas. It operated domestic charter services. Its bases were at Simón Bolívar International Airport and

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History

The airline was established and started operations on September 12, 1980 as an

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. On April 8, 2008, it began regular operations between Caracas and Maracaibo to alleviate the deficit on this route, the one with the highest demand in Venezuela after Porlamar. Its intention was to expand in Latin America and in 2011, be the largest airline in Venezuela. In July 2008, it passed into the hands of a new administration with a view to converting Sol America into an airline with scheduled and non-scheduled flights for passengers and national and international cargo, as well as offering charter operations, all this with the incorporation of

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aircraft. In order to offer a better product and operate medium-range routes such as Cancun,

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, Colombia, among others. At the beginning of 2010, the airline ceased its commercial operations for unknown reasons and retired its fleet.

Destinations

As of January 2005, Sol América operated services to destinations including * ** Oranjestad (

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) * **

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) * ** Caracas ( Simón Bolívar International Airport) Hub **

Coche Island Isla de Coche (''Coche Island'') is one of three islands forming the Nueva Esparta State of Venezuela, located in the Caribbean between Isla Margarita and the mainland. The other two islands are Isla Margarita, the main island of the state, and ...

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Andrés Miguel Salazar Marcano Airport Andres Miguel Salazar Marcano Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Andrés Miguel Salazar Marcano) is an airport serving Isla de Coche, an island in the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta. The airport has been under the regional administration of the state ...

) **

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( Higuerote Airport) ** Las Piedras (

) Hub **

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( Los Roques Airport) **

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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. ...

) **

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( Arturo Michelena International Airport)

Fleet

Sol América consisted of the following aircraft as of November 2008: *2

Sol America formerly operated the following aircraft: *1 Beechcraft 65 *1

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Britten-Norman Trislander The Britten-Norman Trislander (more formally designated the BN-2A Mk III Trislander) is an 18-seat three-engined piston-powered civilian utility aircraft produced in the 1970s and early 1980s by Britten-Norman of Britain. These STOL capable ai ...

*1 Cessna 206 *1

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*1 Dornier Do-28 *1 Douglas DC-3 *3

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References

External links

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Destinations

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