Avianca Cargo

Avianca Cargo
IATA ICAO Callsign
QT TPA TAMPA
Founded 1973
Hubs José María Córdova International Airport
Fleet size 5
Destinations 28
Parent company Synergy Aerospace
Headquarters Medellín, Colombia
Key people Andres Osorio, Managing Director
Website www.aviancacargo.com

Avianca Cargo (formerly Tampa Cargo-Transportes Aereos Mercantiles PanAmericanos) is a cargo airline based at José María Córdova International Airport in Medellín, Colombia. It is an all-cargo airline transporting flowers from Latin America to Miami, as well as general cargo throughout the Americas. It has hubs at El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá; Miami International Airport; and Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima.

History

Douglas DC-6A freighter of Tampa at Miami International Airport in 1975

The airline was established by Luís H. Coulson along with Captain Juan Fernando Mesa, Captain Orlando Botero Escobar and Captain Anibal Obando Echeverri. It commenced operations on 11 March 1973. Douglas DC-6A piston-engine aircraft formed part of the initial fleet that was acquired. These were retired in the early 1980s.[1]

Martinair of the Netherlands acquired a 40% stake in Tampa Cargo in 1996. Avianca of Colombia acquired a 100% stake in Tampa Cargo in 2008.

On September 27, 2011, Avianca ordered four Airbus A330-200F aircraft to replace the existing Tampa Cargo fleet, with deliveries to commence in December 2012. This made Tampa Cargo the first A330F operator in Latin America.[2]

The airline was re-branded as Avianca Cargo in May 2013.

Destinations

Avianca Cargo operates to the following destinations:

Argentina
  • Buenos Aires
Bolivia
  • La Paz
Brazil
  • Campinas
  • Curitiba
  • Manaus
  • Rio de Janeiro
Chile
  • Santiago
Colombia
  • Barranquilla
  • Bogota
  • Cali
  • Medellín
Costa Rica
  • San Jose
Ecuador
  • Quito
  • Guayaquil
Guatemala
  • Guatemala City
Mexico
  • México City
Panama
  • Panama City
Paraguay
  • Asunción
Peru
  • Lima
Puerto Rico
  • San Juan
Spain
  • Barcelona
  • Madrid
United Kingdom
  • London
United States
  • Miami
  • New York City
Uruguay
  • Montevideo
Venezuela
  • Caracas
  • Valencia

Fleet

The Avianca Cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2017):[3]

Avianca Cargo Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Notes
Airbus A330-200F[4] 5 —

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

Avianca Cargo former Fleet
Aircraft Total Notes
Boeing 767-200ER/BDSF 4
Boeing 767-300ERF 1

References

  1. ↑ Eastwood, 2007, p. 302
  2. ↑ The news at Airbus
  3. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 12. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. ↑ The news at Airbus

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