Avior Regional

Avior Regional was a Venezuelan airline that was a subsidiary of Avior Airlines. It began operations in March 2015 with flights from Caracas to Barinas and Valera; the flights to Curaçao commenced in July. As of September 2016, Avior Regional operates six Fokker 50 aircraft.

Avior Regional
IATA ICAO Callsign
3R[1] RGR[1] AVIOR REGIONAL[2]
Commenced operations11 March 2015
Ceased operations2017
Fleet size6 (September 2016)
Destinations4 (July 2015)
Parent companyAvior Airlines
HeadquartersCaracas, Venezuela
Key peopleGianfranco Fariña, president (July 2015)
Websitewww.aviorair.com

History

On 7 March 2015, Avior Airlines announced the launch of subsidiary Avior Regional, which is intended to expand the parent company's domestic operations.[3][4] Flights commenced four days later, operating from Caracas to Barinas and Valera.[4] Avior Regional started flights to its first international destination, Curaçao, on 16 July 2015.[5][6]

Corporate affairs

Avior Regional is a subsidiary of Avior Airlines and is headquartered in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela.[3] The president is Gianfranco Fariña as of July 2015.[5]

Destinations
An Avior Regional Fokker 50 at the Caracas airport in August 2016

Avior Regional flies to the following destinations as of July 2015:

Country City Airport Begin End Ref.
CuraçaoWillemstadCuraçao International Airport16 July 2015present[5]
VenezuelaBarinasBarinas Airport11 March 2015present[4]
VenezuelaCaracasSimón Bolívar International Airport11 March 2015present[4]
VenezuelaValeraDr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport11 March 2015present[4]

Fleet

The airline operates the following aircraft as of September 2016:[3][7]

Avior Regional fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Fokker 50 6 — 50 —
Total 6 0

References
  1. "Avior Regional". ch-aviation. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. "7340.2F with Change 1 and Change 2 and Change 3" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 15 September 2016. p. 3-1-22. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. "Nace Avior Regional: Una aerolínea destinada a satisfacer la demanda del mercado interno" [Avior Regional is born: An airline intended to satisfy the demand of the domestic market] (Press release) (in Spanish). Avior Airlines. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  4. "Venezuelan start-up, Avior Regional, commences domestic flights". ch-aviation. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  5. "Avior Regional inaugurates its first international route to Curaçao". Curaçao Chronicle. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  6. "Avior Regional activa vuelo de Caracas a Curazao" [Avior Regional starts flight from Caracas to Curaçao] (Press release) (in Spanish). Bolivarian Government of Trujillo. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  7. Yanez, Oriana (8 September 2016). "Avior invierte para ampliar rutas y expandir su flota" [Avior invests to add routes and expand its fleet]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Caracas. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
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