SOL S.A. Líneas Aéreas was an

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

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, who sought to improve air connections between the cities of Córdoba and Santa Fe. It had its headquarters in

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. 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

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) that were to enter service from October 2015.

Accidents and incidents

18 May 2011: Flight 5428, a 1985-built Saab 340A, tail number LV-CEJ, operating a scheduled domestic Córdoba– Mendoza–

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–

Comodoro Rivadavia Comodoro Rivadavia (), often shortened to Comodoro ( ), is a city in the Patagonian Provinces of Argentina, province of Chubut Province, Chubut in southern Argentina, located on the San Jorge Gulf, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, at the foot of th ...

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

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, 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

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* {{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