Intercontinental de Aviación

Aeropesca Colombia / Intercontinental de Aviación

An Aeropesca Colombia Curtiss C-46 Commando impounded at Belize International Airport in Belize City, Belize, in 1979.
IATA ICAO Callsign
RS ICT CONTAVIA
Founded 1965 as AeroPesca
Ceased operations 2005
Hubs El Dorado Int'l Airport
Headquarters Bogotá, D.C., Colombia

Aeropesca Colombia / Intercontinental de Aviación was an airline based in Bogotá, Colombia. It operated domestic services and flights to neighbouring countries. Its main base was located at El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, with a secondary hub at Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport) in Cali.

History

The airline was founded and started operations in 1965 as Aeropesca Colombia.

The airline was forced to cease operating in September 2005 following the crash of West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 in Venezuela. After the crash, the Colombian Civil Aviation authority required that all airlines undergo a special inspection of its maintenance facilities and aircraft. Intercontinental de Aviación was one of three airlines forced to cease operating due to a failure of these inspections (along with Aerotaca and West Caribbean itself).

Fleet

The Aeropesca Colombia / Intercontinental de Aviación fleet consisted of:

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  2. Aviation Safety Network Accident Description
  3. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  4. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  5. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 9 October 2009.

Sources


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