Avianca Cargo
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| Founded | 1973 | |||
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| Fleet size | 6 | |||
| Destinations | 20 | |||
| Parent company | Synergy Groups's subsidiary Synergy Aerospace | |||
| Headquarters | Medellín, Colombia | |||
| Key people |
Victor Mejia, Cargo Vice President Carlos Arango, Sales Director Ricardo Samayoa, Sales Director Susana Argueta, Revenue Management Director Santiago Martinez, Flight Operations Director Juan Felipe Luque, Operations Director | |||
| Website | www.aviancacargo.com | |||
Avianca Cargo (formerly Tampa Cargo-Transportes Aereos Mercantiles PanAmericanos) is a cargo airline based at José María Córdova International Airport in Medellín, Colombia. It is an all-cargo airline transporting flowers from Latin America to Miami, as well as general cargo throughout the Americas. It has hubs at El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá; Miami International Airport; and Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima.
History
The airline was established by Luís H. Coulson along with Orlando Botero Escobar and Anibal Obando Echeverri. It started operations on 11 March 1973. The Douglas DC-6A four-engined piston freight airliner formed part of the initial fleet that was acquired. These were retired in the early 1980s.[1]
Martinair of the Netherlands acquired a 40% stake in Tampa Cargo in 1996. Avianca of Colombia acquired a 100% stake in Tampa Cargo in 2008. The airline was re-branded as Avianca Cargo in May 2013.
Destinations
Avianca Cargo operates the following origins and destinations with freighters and passenger wide bodies, as of March 2014:
- International scheduled destinations: Bogota, Medellin, Barranquilla, Cali, México City, Miami, New York, Asunción, San Juan, Lima, Quito, Guayaquil, Caracas, Valencia, Venezuela, Panama City, San Jose, Santiago de Chile, Campinas, Manaus, Montevideo, Curitiba, Buenos Aires, La Paz, Guatemala City, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro, Madrid, Spain, Barcelona, Spain, London, UK
Fleet
The Avianca Cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft, as of 30 March 2014:[2]
| Aircraft | In Fleet |
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| Boeing 767-300ERF | 1 |
| Airbus A330-200F[3] | 5 |
On September 27, 2011, Avianca and Airbus announced a firm order for four Airbus A330-200F Freighter aircraft. The A330's are meant to replace the current Tampa Cargo fleet, with the delivery date for the first aircraft estimated for December 2012. This will make Tampa Cargo the first A330 freighter operator in Latin America.[4]
Bibliography
- Eastwood, Tony. Piston Engined Airliner Production List. 2007. The Aviation Hobby Shop.
References
- ↑ Eastwood, 2007, p. 302
- ↑ Tampa Cargo
- ↑ The news at Airbus
- ↑ The news at Airbus
External links
Media related to Tampa Cargo at Wikimedia Commons
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