Aero Cardal

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AeroCardal is an airline based in Santiago, Chile. It was established in 1991 and operates international and domestic chartered passenger services, as well as an aeromedical evacuation service and intensive treatment unit (using Cessna and Gulfstream aircraft). Its main base is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Santiago.

Contents 1 Code Data 2 History 3 Fleet 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Code Data

• ICAO Code: CDA
• Callsign: Cardal ^[1]

[edit] History

From its beginnings in 1991, AeroCardal has been Chile’s largest and most important Corporate Aviation companies. With a fleet of 10 aircraft including Jet and Turbo-Props, as well as Twin-Turbine Helicopters, it offers a variety of services connecting clients with major capitals as well as medium sized or remote cities in America and Europe. Aerocardal's aircraft fleet is equipped with advanced technical medical equipment for transporting adult and infant patients in critical state, both within as well as outside Chilean territory. ^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Fleet

The Aerocardal fleet includes the following aircraft (as of August 2006) ^[2] :

• 1 Dornier 228-100
• 1 Dornier 228-200

Other aircraft (as of January 2005

• 2 Cessna Citation
• 1 Gulfstream 100
• 1 Piper Cheyenne
• 1 Cessna 421
• 1 Piper Navajo
• 1 Eurocopter BO 105
• 1 Eurocopter BO 105 LS

[edit] External links

• AeroCardal

[edit] References

1. ^ Airline Codes
2. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006