Avior Airlines

Avior Airlines is an airline based in Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela. It operates scheduled and charter services within Venezuela and the southern Caribbean, as well as to Miami out of its base at Generál José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport.[1] In addition, the airline operates a subsidiary named Avior Regional.

Avior Airlines
Avior Regional
IATA ICAO Callsign
9V ROI AVIOR
Founded1994
Operating basesGenerál José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport
Frequent-flyer programAviorPlus
SubsidiariesAvior Regional
Fleet size24
Destinations14
HeadquartersBarcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
Key peopleJorge Añez Dager / Jose Sulbaran
Websitewww.aviorair.com

History
Former Avior Cessna 208 at Del Caribe "Santiago Mariño" International Airport, 2001

Founded by Jorge Luis Añez Dager and Rafael Ciarcia Walo,[2] the airline was established and started operations in 1994, initially using a single five-seat Cessna Skymaster for charter flights to Margarita Island and Canaima. Actually, It is totally owned by Jorge Añez Dager.[1]

On 3 December 2017 Avior was added to the List of air carriers banned in the European Union due to failing to meet their safety requirements.[3]

Destinations
Country City Airport Notes Refs
BrazilManausEduardo Gomes International Airport
ColombiaBogotáEl Dorado International Airport
ColombiaCaliAlfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport
ColombiaMedellínJosé María Córdova International Airport
CuraçaoWillemstadCuraçao International Airport
Dominican RepublicSanto DomingoLas Américas International Airport
EcuadorGuayaquilJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
PeruLimaJorge Chávez International Airport
VenezuelaBarcelonaGeneral José Antonio Anzoátegui International AirportHub
VenezuelaBarinasLuisa Cáceres de Arismendi Airport
VenezuelaCaracasSimón Bolívar International AirportHub
VenezuelaPorlamarSantiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport
VenezuelaPuerto OrdazManuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport
VenezuelaValenciaArturo Michelena International AirportHub

Fleet
An Avior Airlines Boeing 737-400

As of July 2019, the Avior Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft:[4]

Avior Airlines fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y+ Y Total
Airbus A340-300 1 — 8 28 219 255
Boeing 737-200 7 — — 12 96 108
Boeing 737-400 8 — — 12 132 144
Fokker 50 1 — — — 50 50 operated by Avior Regional
Total 18 —

Accidents and incidents
  • On November 22, 2019, an Avior Airlines Boeing 737-400 was servicing a flight between Valencia, Venezuela and Bogotá, Colombia. Upon landing at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, its right main landing gear suffered a serious malfunction causing it to collapse, which lead to an evacuation once the aircraft came to a halt.[5][6]

References
  1. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. pp. 82–83.
  2. "Vuelos y opiniones sobre Avior Airlines". Europe Low Cost. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  3. "Avior Airlines added to European black list - ASN News". 1 December 2017.
  4. C.A., Avior Airlines. "Avior Airlines, C.A. - La Empresa". www.aviorair.com.
  5. Kraft, Melanie (2019-11-26). "INCIDENT Right main landing gear of Venezuelan Avior Airlines Boeing 737-400 collapsed during landing (video)". Aviation news and store. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  6. JanDelCastillo (2019-11-23). "Emergencia de Avior Airlines en Bogotá". TORRE EL DORADO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-28.

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