Avianca Honduras

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Avianca Honduras
Avianca Logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
WC ISV ISLEÑA
Founded1981 (as Isleña Airlines)
HubsRamón Villeda Morales International Airport
Frequent-flyer programLifeMiles
AllianceStar Alliance (affiliate)
Parent companyAvianca Group
HeadquartersSan Pedro Sula, Honduras
Key peopleArturo Alvarado Wood (Founder)
Websitewww.avianca.com

Avianca Honduras is an airline based in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It offers mostly domestic scheduled and chartered passenger flights out of its hub at Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport.[1] In 1998, Grupo TACA acquired a 20% stake in the company.[2] In 2014 Isleña Airlines being part of Grupo TACA, was unified with the rest of TACA's subsidiaries into Avianca, being renamed Avianca Honduras. It is one of the seven nationally branded airlines (Avianca Costa Rica, Avianca Ecuador, etc.) in the Avianca Group of Latin American airlines.

History[]

An Isleña Airlines ATR 42-320, operated by TACA Regional, at Toncontín International Airport in 2012

Avianca Honduras was founded as Isleña Airlines in 1981 by Arturo Alvarado Wood. It was one of the most successful airlines in the country and in the Central American region, was part of the TACA Group. The central office was located in the city of La Ceiba and its hub at Golosón International Airport. Revenue flights between La Ceiba and Roatán were commenced on May 31.

As of mid-2018, Avianca Honduras has suspended its routes in Honduras, as well as to Alajuela and San Pedro Sula until further notice.

Destinations[]

As of April 2021, Avianca Honduras operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:

Country City Airport Notes
Guatemala Guatemala City La Aurora International Airport Suspended
Honduras Guanaja Guanaja Airport Suspended
Honduras La Ceiba Golosón International Airport Terminated
Honduras Roatán Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport Suspended
Honduras San Pedro Sula Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport Hub
Honduras Tegucigalpa Toncontín International Airport Suspended

Further destinations were served by chartered flights.

Fleet[]

A former Avianca Honduras ATR 72-600 taxiing at Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport in 2014

As of December 2021, Avianca Honduras doesn't have its own aircraft in operation:[3][4]

Former fleet[]

The airline formerly operated the following aircraft:[5]

Accidents and incidents[]

  • On April 4, 1990, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (registered HR-ALH) landed in the water short off the runway at Útila Airport, following a scheduled passenger flight from La Ceiba with 18 passengers on board. The two pilots claimed to have been blinded by the sun, thus misjudging the remaining distance to the runway. All occupants of the aircraft could be saved.[8]
  • On March 3, 1997, a Let L410 Turbolet (registered HR-IAS) did not gain sufficient height upon take-off from Golosón International Airport for a scheduled flight to Puerto Lempira with 19 passengers on board. Following the retraction of the landing gear, the two pilots had applied a wrong engine power setup, and were forced to bring the aircraft down again in a belly landing, during which it was damaged beyond repair.[9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 95.
  2. ^ Information about Isleña Airlines at the Aero Transport Data Bank
  3. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 15.
  4. ^ "Avianca Honduras Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Isleña Airlines Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  6. ^ Oct. 1, 1993 OAG Desktop Flight Guide Worldwide Edition, Islena Airlines flight schedules
  7. ^ *Norwood, Tom; Wegg, John (1999). North American Airlines Handbook (2nd ed.). ISBN 0-9653993-5-4.
  8. ^ 1990 accident at the Aviation Safety Network
  9. ^ 1997 accident at the Aviation Safety Network

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