Avianca Colombia

Avianca S.A.

IATA ICAO Callsign AV AVA AVIANCA
Founded	5 December 1919; 98 years ago (1919-12-05) as SCADTA
Hubs	El Dorado International Airport El Salvador International Airport (Avianca El Salvador) Jorge Chávez International Airport (Avianca Peru)
Secondary hubs	Juan Santamaría International Airport (Avianca Costa Rica) Mariscal Sucre International Airport (Avianca Ecuador)
Focus cities	La Aurora International Airport (Avianca Guatemala) Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (Avianca Honduras) José María Córdova International Airport Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport Miami International Airport
Frequent-flyer program	LifeMiles
Alliance	Star Alliance
Subsidiaries	Avianca Costa Rica Avianca Ecuador Avianca El Salvador Avianca Guatemala Avianca Nicaragua Avianca Honduras Avianca Peru Avianca Cargo Helicol Sansa
Fleet size	173
Destinations	114
Company slogan	"Es Por Ti" ("It's For You") "Con Todo Gusto" ("With Pleasure") "The First Airline of the Americas"
Parent company	Avianca Holdings S.A.
Headquarters	Bogota, Colombia
Key people	Germán Efromovich (Chairman of Avianca Holdings S.A.) Hernan Rincon (CEO of Avianca S.A.)
Operating income	COP 2.8 B (FY 2009)
Total assets	COP 2.403.632 M (FY 2008)
Website	www.avianca.com

Avianca S.A. (acronym in Spanish for "Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A.", Airways of the American Continent) is a Colombian airline that has been the national airline and flag carrier of Colombia since 5 December 1919, when it was initially registered under the name SCADTA. It is headquartered in Bogotá, D.C. with its main hub at El Dorado International Airport. Avianca also comprises a group of seven Latin American airlines, whose operations are combined to function as one airline using a code sharing system. Avianca is the largest airline in Colombia and second largest in Latin America. Avianca together with its subsidiaries has the most extensive network of destinations in Latin America. It is wholly owned by Synergy Group S.A., a South American holding company established by Germán Efromovich and specializing in air transport. It is listed on the Colombia Stock Exchange.

Avianca is the world's second oldest airline after KLM, and celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2009, when it was announced that it would merge with TACA. It is the oldest airline in the Western Hemisphere. It became an official member of Star Alliance on 21 June 2012, after a process that lasted approximately 18 months from the initial announcement of their invitation to join the Alliance.

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