Línea Aérea Amaszonas

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Nella Bolivia
Amaszonas Linea Aerea Logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
Z8 AZN AMASZONAS
FoundedOctober 1, 1998
Commenced operations2000
AOC #791F491F
HubsEl Alto International Airport
Focus citiesSanta Cruz de la Sierra
Frequent-flyer programJet Class Miles
Fleet size13
Destinations24
Parent company
HeadquartersSanta Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Key peopleMauricio Souza (CEO)
Websiteamaszonas.com

Compañía de Servicios de Transporte Aéreo Amaszonas S.A., usually shortened to Nella Bolivia,[note 1] is an airline based in Bolivia, headquartered in Santa Cruz de la Sierra with its administrative center in La Paz.[1] It operates scheduled and chartered short-haul passenger flights throughout the northern and northeastern regions of the country as well as to neighboring Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Chile and Paraguay, with its network's Hub being located at El Alto International Airport.

History[]

The company was founded on 1 October 1998, but flight services were only commenced in 2000.[2] Initially, Amaszonas operated chartered flights using a small fleet of turboprop airliners of the types Cessna 208 Caravan and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner.[3] In 2012, following the demise of AeroSur, five Bombardier CRJ200 were acquired from Avmax Aircraft Leasing Inc. in order to launch scheduled passenger services.[4] The first one of these 50-seat jet aircraft was put in service in late August on the La Paz-Santa Cruz de la Sierra route.[4][5]

In late 2014 Amaszonas announced it would lease 9 CRJ200 aircraft to expand its regional network and intended to fly to up to 40 destinations by 2017.[6]

Purchase of BQB Líneas Aéreas[]

In 2015 the Bolivian airline purchased the Uruguayan BQB Líneas Aéreas 5 days after the company shut down its operations due to a crisis that began in 2014. From 4 May, the airline takes over the routes operated by BQB before the closure of operations, which are Buenos Aires and Silvio Pettirossi International Airport.[7]

NELLA Airlines Inc.[]

In August 2021 NELLA Airlines Inc., a company registered in the U.S. but based in Brazil and owned by a Brazilian investment group led by Mauricio Souza, who is the current Chief Executive, has acquired 100% control over the Bolivian airline Amaszonas. NELLA Airlines is a proposed regional airline to be based in Brazil that will focus on connecting remote Brazilian cities. NELLA Airlines announced a strategic partnership with Boeing on 29-Jul-2021 and it was expecting delivery of a Boeing 737-500 in August 2021. However, such aircraft has not been delivered as of January 2022. Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport is the main international airport in Brazil's capital, Brasília and is planned to be the primary hub of NELLA Linhas Aereas.[8][9]

Former subsidiaries[]

Destinations[]

As of December 2021, Amaszonas offers scheduled flights to the following destinations:[12]

City Country Airport Status
Buenos Aires Argentina Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Terminated
Cochabamba Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann International Airport
La Paz Bolivia El Alto International Airport Hub
Oruro Bolivia Juan Mendoza Airport Suspended
Rurrenabaque Bolivia Rurrenabaque Airport Suspended
Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bolivia Viru Viru International Airport Focus City
Sucre Bolivia Alcantari Airport
Sucre Bolivia Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport Terminated
Tarija Bolivia Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport Suspended
Trinidad Bolivia Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport Suspended
Uyuni Bolivia Joya Andina Airport Suspended
Yacuiba Bolivia Yacuiba Airport Suspended
Cobija Bolívia Captain Aníbal Arab Airport Suspended
Santa Ana del Yacuma Bolívia Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport Suspended
Iquique Chile Diego Aracena International Airport
Asuncion Paraguay Silvio Pettirossi International Airport
Ciudad del Este Paraguay Guaraní International Airport Terminated
Cusco Peru Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport Terminated
Montevideo Uruguay Carrasco International Airport Terminated
Punta del Este Uruguay Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport Terminated

Fleet[]

Current fleet[]

An Amaszonas Bombardier CRJ200.

The Amaszonas fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of January 2020):[13]

Aircraft In
service 		Orders Passengers Notes
Bombardier CRJ200LR 6 — 50
De Havilland Canada DHC-8-200 Dash 8 2 — 37
Embraer 190LR 3 — 112
Embraer 190STD 2 — 112
Total 13 —

Former fleet[]

The airline previously operated:

  • 2 Fairchild Metroliner
  • 1 further Bombardier CRJ200LR[14]
  • 1 Bombardier CRJ100LR

Interline agreements[]

As of April 2014, Amaszonas had interline agreements with the following airlines:[15]

As of January 2022, only Air Europa maintains an E-Ticket Interlineal agreement which allows the airlines to use the KIU System (Amadeus) to generate reservations in the domestic destination served by Amaszonas.[16]

Incidents[]

An Amaszonas Cessna 208 Caravan at El Alto International Airport (2004).
  • On 10 July 2001 at 16:47 local time, the two pilots of an Amaszonas Cessna 208 Caravan (registered CP-2395) carrying eleven passengers had to execute an emergency landing on a hill near Viacha, six minutes into a flight from La Paz to Rurrenabaque, due to an engine problem. When hitting the ground, the aircraft turned over and was destroyed, but all persons on board survived.[17]
  • On 25 January 2005 at around 10:00 local time, another Amaszonas Caravan (registered CP-2412) crash-landed, this time near Colquiri. The aircraft with two pilots and ten passengers on board had been on a chartered flight from La Paz to Sucre, when it encountered atmospheric icing conditions, thus being unable to maintain height. There were no fatalities, but as a consequence, Amaszonas was stripped of the allowance to operate Caravans on passenger flights.[18]
  • On 27 February 2011 at 15:10 local time, an Amaszonas Fairchild Metro 23 (registered CP-2473) [19] was substantially damaged when the left landing gear collapsed upon landing at El Alto International Airport. The aircraft carrying six passengers and two crew members had been on a scheduled flight from San Borja to Rurrenabaque when problems with the undercarriage occurred, leading the pilots to divert to La Paz. All persons on board survived the ensuing crash landing.[20]
  • On November 9, 2017, an Amaszonas Uruguay Canadair CRJ-200 was operating flight 749 from Asuncion, Paraguay to Montevideo, Uruguay and suffered a tyre explosion at the gate damaging another aircraft and seriously injuring a ground worker. The worker was taken to a military hospital where he had both legs amputated. The airline postponed all operations of November 10 and reestablished services on November 11.[21]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The name "Amaszonas" is a pun on the Spanish term "A más zonas", which means "to more zones". The pronunciation is nearly identical to "Amazonas", Spanish for the Amazon River, whose drainage basin covers northeastern Bolivia.

References[]

  1. ^ Home page. Amaszonas. Retrieved on 12 August 2021. "Calle 12, Esquina Sánchez Bustamante, Edificio Gogo N°799, Calacoto, La Paz, Bolivia"
  2. ^ "Profile for: Amaszonas". Aero Transport Data Bank. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Information about Amaszonas". rzjets.net. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Bolivia gets new scheduled carrier". volaspheric. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Amaszonas Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  6. ^ Airliner World: 15. January 2015. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "Amaszonas confirmó adquisición de BQB. Comenzará a operar el 4 de mayo". 2015-04-18. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  8. ^ "NELLA Airlines, Regional/Commuter". 2021-07-29. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Bolivia's Amaszonas sold to US-based NELLA Airlines Inc". 2021-08-11. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Amaszonas Paraguay". Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  11. ^ "Amaszonas Uruguay". Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  12. ^ "Route map". Amaszonas. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 5.
  14. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 7.
  15. ^ "Amaszonas". www.amaszonas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  16. ^ "Air Europa Routes and Destinations" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  17. ^ "Amaszonas 2001 crash landing at the Aviation Safety Network". Aviation-safety.net. 2001-07-10. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  18. ^ "Amaszonas 2005 crash landing at the Aviation Safety Network". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  19. ^ "Accident Description Aviation Safety Network". Aviation-safety.net. 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  20. ^ "Amaszonas 2011 crash landing at the Aviation Safety Network". Aviation-safety.net. 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  21. ^ "Accident: Amaszonas Uruguay CRJ2 at Montevideo on Nov 9th 2017, tyre explosion on the ground causes amputation of both legs of ground worker". The Aviation Herald. 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2017-12-11.

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