Línea Aérea Amaszonas

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Línea Aérea Amaszonas
IATA ICAO Callsign
Z8 AZN AMASZONAS
Founded 1998
Commenced operations 2000
Hubs El Alto International Airport
Focus cities Viru Viru International Airport
Fleet size 7
Destinations 12
Headquarters La Paz, Bolivia
Key people Sergio de Urioste (General manager)
Website amaszonas.com

Línea Aérea Amaszonas S.A., usually shortened to Amaszonas,[note 1] is an airline based in Bolivia, headquartered in La Paz.[1] It operates scheduled and chartered short-haul passenger flights throughout the northern and northeastern regions of the country as well as to neighboring Peru, with its network's hub being located at El Alto International Airport.

History

The company was founded on 1 October 1998, but flight services were only commenced in 2000.[2] Initially, Amaszonas operated chartered flights using a small fleet of turboprop airliners of the types Cessna 208 Caravan and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner.[3] In 2012, following the demise of AeroSur, five Bombardier CRJ200 were acquired from Avmax Aircraft Leasing Inc. in order to launch scheduled passenger services.[4] The first one of these 50-seat jet aircraft was put in service in late August on the La Paz-Santa Cruz de la Sierra route.[4][5]

In late 2014 Amaszonas announced it would lease 9 CRJ200 aircraft to expand its regional network and intended to fly to up to 40 destinations by 2017.[6]

Purchase of BQB Líneas Aéreas

In 2015 the Bolivian airline closed buying the Uruguayan BQB Líneas Aéreas 5 days after the company shut down its operations due to a crisis that began in 2014. From 4 May, the airline takes over the routes operated by BQB before the closure of operations, which are Buenos Aires and Silvio Pettirossi International Airport.[7]

Subsidiaries

Destinations

As of September 2016, Amaszonas offers scheduled flights to the following destinations:[10]

City Country Airport Status
Buenos Aires Argentina Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
Salta Argentina Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport Terminated
Cochabamba Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann International Airport
La Paz Bolivia El Alto International Airport Hub
Oruro Bolivia Juan Mendoza Airport Terminated
Rurrenabaque Bolivia Rurrenabaque Airport
Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bolivia Viru Viru International Airport Focus city
Sucre Bolivia Alcantari Airport
Sucre Bolivia Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport
Tarija Bolivia Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport Terminated
Trinidad Bolivia Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport Terminated
Uyuni Bolivia Joya Andina Airport
Campo Grande Brazil Campo Grande International Airport Terminated
Florianópolis Brazil Hercílio Luz International Airport Template:Seasonal
Iquique Chile Diego Aracena International Airport
Asuncion Paraguay Silvio Pettirossi International Airport Focus city
Ciudad del Este Paraguay Guaraní International Airport
Arequipa Peru Rodríguez Ballón International Airport Terminated
Cusco Peru Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
Montevideo Uruguay Carrasco International Airport Focus city

Fleet

An Amaszonas Bombardier CRJ200.

The Amaszonas fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[11]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Bombardier CRJ200ER 1
50
Bombardier CRJ200LR 6
50
Total 7

Interline Agreements

As of April 2014, Amaszonas has interline agreements with the following airlines:

Incidents

Notes

  1. The name "Amaszonas" is a pun on the Spanish term "A más zonas", which means "to more zones". The pronunciation is nearly identical to "Amazonas", Spanish for the Amazon River, whose drainage basin covers northeastern Bolivia.

References

  1. Home page. Amaszonas. Retrieved on 5 April 2015. "Av. Saavedra N° 1649 - Miraflores La Paz, Bolivia"
  2. "Profile for: Amaszonas". Aero Transport Data Bank. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  3. "Information about Amaszonas". rzjets.net. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Bolivia gets new scheduled carrier". volaspheric. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  5. "Amaszonas Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  6. Airliner World: 15. January 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. http://www.lr21.com.uy/comunidad/1228105-amaszonas-confirmo-adquisicion-de-bqb-comenzara-a-operar-el-4-de-mayo
  8. http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/39626-amaszonas-del-paraguay-takes-delivery-of-maiden-aircraft
  9. http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/46101-amaszonas-uruguay-adds-maiden-aircraft
  10. "Route map". Amaszonas. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  11. "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 7.
  12. "Amaszonas 2001 crash landing at the Aviation Safety Network". Aviation-safety.net. 2001-07-10. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  13. "Amaszonas 2005 crash landing at the Aviation Safety Network". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  14. "Accident Description Aviation Safety Network". Aviation-safety.net. 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  15. "Amaszonas 2011 crash landing at the Aviation Safety Network". Aviation-safety.net. 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
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