La Costeña
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La Costeña is an airline based in Managua, Nicaragua. It operates passenger services from Managua to eight domestic destinations as part of the Grupo TACA regional system. Its main base is Augusto C. Sandino International Airport, Managua. [1]
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[edit] History
The airline started operations in November 1999. It has 140 employees (at March 2007).[1]
[edit] Destinations
La Costena operates scheduled services to the following domestic destinations: Bluefields, Bonanza, Corn Islands, Managua, Minas, Puerto Cabezas, Rosita, San Carlos, Siuna 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 March 2007 the La Costena fleet includes [1] :
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 103.
- ^ Aviation Safety Network
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