La Costeña

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La Costeña is an airline based in Managua, Nicaragua. It operates passenger services from Managua as part of the Grupo TACA regional system. Its main base is Managua International Airport. [1]

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[edit] Services

La Costena operates scheduled services to the following domestic destinations [1] : Bluefields, Corn Islands, Managua, Minas, Puerto Cabezas, San Carlos and Waspam.

[edit] Incidents and accidents

  • 20 July 1999 - La Costena Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (YN-CED), on a flight from Managua to Bluefields, descended prematurely and flew into a remote Cerro Silva hillside, killing all 2 crew and 14 passengers. A GPS device had been removed for use in another aircraft before the flight.[2]

[edit] Fleet

As of January 2005 the La Costena fleet includes [1] :

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Flight International 5-11 April 2005
  2. ^ Aviation Safety Network