Air Colombia

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Air Colombia
Founded1980
Ceased operationsSeptember 23, 2019
Hubs La Vanguardia Airport
Headquarters Villavicencio, Colombia

Air Colombia S.A.S. was a cargo airline with a hub at La Vanguardia Airport in Villavicencio, Colombia. It was known for being one of several Colombian airlines who continued to use World War II-era Douglas C-47 aircraft into the 2010s. [1] [2] [3] [4] The airline suspended operations after filing for administration on September 23, 2019. [5]

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Fleet

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Air Colombia Douglas DC-3

Air Colombia previously operated the following aircraft: [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wiesman, Hans (2015). The Dakota Hunter: In Search of the Legendary DC-3 on the Last Frontiers. Casemate. pp. 256, 263, 278. ISBN   978-1612002590.
  2. ↑ Lambert, Mark; Jane, Frederick Thomas, eds. (1991). Jane's All the World's Aircraft. p. 346. OCLC   145379445.
  3. ↑ Forero, Juan (12 March 2012). "Aging DC-3s serve as 'buses of the jungle' in Colombia". The Washington Post.
  4. ↑ "Rosinenbomber on Colombian". Spiegel Online. 23 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Cerqueira, Erick (16 September 2019). "Uno de los últimos operadores del DC-3, Air Colombia suspende operaciones". Noticias de Aviación Transponder 1200 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Air Colombia Fleet". AeroTransport Databank. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

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