Aerolineas Sosa

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Aerolineas Sosa is a regional airline based in La Ceiba, Honduras. It was established in 1984 and is a Honduran regional airline linking all major domestic points from its main base at Golosón International Airport.

Contents 1 Code Data 2 Services 3 Fleet 4 Incidents and accidents 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Code Data

• IATA Code: P4
• ICAO Code: NSO
• Callsign: Sosa

[edit] Services

Aerolineas Sosa operates services to the following scheduled domestic destinations (at January 2005): Ahuas, Brus Laguna, Cauquira, Guanaja, La Ceiba, Palacios, Puerto Lempira, Roatán, San Pedro Sula, Tegucigalpa and Útila.

[edit] Fleet

The Aerolineas Sosa fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006) ^[1] :

• 3 BAe Jetstream 31
• 1 Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante
• 1 Fokker F-27F
• 4 Let L-410 UVP
• 3 Nord 262 (operating 3 of the last 7 Nord 262 aircraft still in airline service)

[edit] Incidents and accidents

On 7 March 1998, an engine on a Let L-410 UVP aircraft carrying two crew and 15 passengers, failed shortly after takeoff from Golosón International Airport, forcing the crew to turn back to the airport. The wing struck a house, causing the Let to crash, out of control, into a street. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was written off.^[2]

[edit] External links

• Aerolineas Sosa
• L-410 photographs

[edit] References

1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
2. ^ Aviation Safety Network