Aerovias Latino Americanas

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Aerovias Latino Americanas
Commenced operations1947
Ceased operations1947
Operating bases Ilopango International Airport
Headquarters San Salvador, El Salvador

Aerovias Latino Americanas, S.A. (Spanish for Latin American Airways, and also known as ALA or ALASA, [1] ) was a Salvadoran airline which operated in 1947. [2]

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References

  1. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (1947). "Overseas Air Transportation: by Steamship Operators, by a Consolidated Air Carrier: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce House of Representatives Eighteenth Congress First Session on Bills Relative to Overseas Air Transportation". p. 1,353. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. "Aerovias Latino-Americanas". Airline History. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Accident Description – YS-30". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in San Salvador". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 16 September 2021.