Aserca Airlines
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| Hubs | Simón Bolívar International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Privilege | ||||||
| Alliance | SBA Airlines | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 | ||||||
| Parent company | Grupo Cóndor C.A.[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Arturo Michelena International Airport, Valencia, Venezuela | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
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Aserca Airlines C.A. (legally Aero Servicios Carabobo C.A.) was an airline based in Valencia, Venezuela. It operated domestic and regional scheduled services to destinations in the Caribbean and Central America. Its main hub was at Arturo Michelena International Airport.[2]
History
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The airline was established on March 6, 1968, as a private air transport company. Subsequently, on July 27, 1990, the Valencian businessman Simeón García acquired all the shares and decided to direct it to passenger air transport. The airline started commercial operations on September 14, 1992, in the domestic scheduled market with a couple of leased Douglas DC-9-30s. Aserca's operations were centered on Valencia, but it managed to develop Caracas as a hub after 1994 which, combined with the demise of flag carrier Viasa in January 1997, made Aserca experience significant growth in its market share, expanding its network to Bogotá, Lima and Miami, via Aruba. Between October 1998 and 2000, Aserca had a controlling interest in Air Aruba, forming an alliance between both airlines.[3]
In September 2008, the airline created a commercial alliance with SBA Airlines,[4] also from Venezuela with whom it undertook international expansion through, unifying the corporate image of both airlines and coordinating their respective itineraries to improve their connection times between the flights of both airlines, to facilitate connections between the national destinations of Aserca with international destinations of SBA. The alliance, named Grupo Cóndor C.A., also collaborated with the Dominican airline PAWA Dominicana.
In June 2013, Venezuela's National Institute of Civil Aviation (INAC) announced that it would prohibit operations of classic aircraft types like the Douglas DC-9, Boeing 727, and Boeing 737-200 in Venezuela from November 1, 2013.[citation needed] Aserca Airlines obtain a special dispensation from INAC, allowing the airline to operate its remaining two DC-9s until July 28, 2014, when it chose to replace them with the McDonnell Douglas MD-80.[5]
On February 21, 2018, it was announced that INAC had withdrawn the airline's operating license until further notice. The country's newspapers attribute the lack of proof of insurance for the aircraft in the fleet to this. The airline planned to restart operations, but on May 22, 2018, Aserca announced it had ceased all operations due to financial bankruptcy after returning its air operator's certificate.[6][7][8]
Destinations
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Aserca Airlines served the following destinations at the time of its demise:[9]
Codeshare agreements
Aserca Airlines additionally had codeshare agreements with:
- PAWA Dominicana (on routes to Antigua, Havana, Miami, Port-au-Prince, San Juan and St. Maarten)
- SBA Airlines[citation needed]
Fleet
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Over the years, Aserca Airlines has operated the following aircraft types:[citation needed]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-200 | 5 | 2001 | 2004 | Leased from TACA Airlines. |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10 | 1 | 2002 | 2003 | |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 | 30 | 1992 | 2014 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 5 | 2009 | 2017 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 6 | 2010 | 2018 | Two leased to SBA Airlines. |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 | 1 | 1998 | 2000 | Leased from Air Aruba.[11] |
Accidents and incidents
- On February 12, 2008, a Douglas DC-9-31 (registered YV298T) crashed on one of the runways of the Simón Bolívar International Airport. The aircraft left the hangar with its engines running and could not brake or turn. It crossed runway 09 when it fell into a channel in the area before reaching runway 10L.[12]
- On March 6, 2012, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (registered YV348T) struck five cows that were on the runway during landing at Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport, generating minor damage to the jet on the left main gear and left-hand flaps. All 125 passengers and 6 crew were uninjured, and the aircraft was repaired.[13][14]
- On August 24, 2012, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (registered YV493T) ran off the runway on landing at Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport during heavy storms, sustaining minor damage. No injuries were reported. The aircraft, however, was withdrawn from service.[15]
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Aserca and SBA Airlines celebrated the anniversary of Grupo Condor". Dinero.com.ve (in español). Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. pp. 77–78.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Happy Island, Unhappy Airline: Air Aruba". Yesterdaysairlines.com. July 23, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Commercial Alliance between Aserca Airlines and SBA Airlines celebrates 2 years". October 14, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Aserca Airlines despide al último DC9 de su flota". Vidayarte.com (in español). August 8, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Venezuela's Aserca Airlines calls it quits, surrenders AOC". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Aserca anunció el cese de sus operaciones tras 25 años en el país". 23 May 2018.
- ^ eluniversal.com - Aserca Airlines cierra operaciones en Venezuela (Spanish) 24 March 2018
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.".: Aserca Airlines :". www.asercaairlines.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-13.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Aserca Airlines Opens New Route To Curacao And Second Flight To The Dominican Republic". Curacaochronicle.com. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Air Aruba, Aserca Airlines Introduce Boeing MD-90 In Latin America". Boeing.mediaroom.com. November 19, 1998.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ground accident of a DC-9-31 in Caracas". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Incident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Plane Hits Cows When They Fail to Mooove Off Venezuela Runway". www.nycviation.com. 10 March 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Incident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
External links
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