SOL S.A. Líneas Aéreas was an Argentine

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founded in 2005, and operating since August 2006 pursuant to an agreement between Transatlántica Group and the government of

Santa Fe Province The Province of Santa Fe ( es, Provincia de Santa Fe, ) is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco (divided by the 28th parallel south), Corrientes, Entre R� ...

, who sought to improve air connections between the cities of Córdoba and Santa Fe. It had its headquarters in Rosario. The airline filed for bankruptcy and ceased operation in January 2016.La aerolínea Sol confirmó el cese de actividades
" Clarín iECO. Retrieved 17 January 2016. At the time of closure, the airline's fleet was made up of Saab 340 A/B and

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aircraft.

Corporate affairs

Key people

, Horacio Gabriel Angeli held the company

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and

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positions.

Destinations

Sol Líneas Aéreas served the following destinations throughout its history:

Fleet

At time of shutdown: In 2015, the airline took delivery of the first of six CRJ200 aircraft (leased from

Air Nostrum Air Nostrum, legally incorporated as ''Air Nostrum Líneas Aéreas del Mediterráneo, S.A.'', is a Spanish regional airline based in Valencia. It currently operates as a franchisee of Iberia as Iberia Regional and an affiliate member of the On ...

) that were to enter service from October 2015.

Accidents and incidents

18 May 2011: Flight 5428, a 1985-built

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, tail number LV-CEJ, operating a scheduled domestic Córdoba– Mendoza–

Neuquén Neuquén (; arn, Nehuenken) is the capital city of the Argentine province of Neuquén and of the Confluencia Department, located in the east of the province. It occupies a strip of land west of the confluence of the Limay and Neuquén river ...

– Comodoro Rivadavia passenger service, crashed in Prahuaniyeu, south-west of Los Menucos, in

Río Negro Province Río Negro (, ''Black River'') is a province of Argentina, located in northern Patagonia. Neighboring provinces are from the south clockwise Chubut, Neuquén, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean. Its capi ...

, Argentina, while en route the last leg, following several distress calls made by the pilots. All 22 occupants of the aircraft, of whom 19 were passengers, perished in the accident. The cause of the accident had not been determined as of September 2011, although ice accumulation on the aircraft wings is believed to have been a factor.

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sol Lineas Aereas Defunct airlines of Argentina Airlines established in 2005 Airlines disestablished in 2016 2016 disestablishments in Argentina Argentine companies established in 2005