Servivensa

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Servivensa
ServivensaDC9.jpg
IATA ICAO Callsign
VC SVV SERVIVENSA
Founded1989
Ceased operationsMay 2003
Fleet size33
Destinations14
Parent companyAvensa
HeadquartersCaracas, Venezuela

Servivensa S.A. (legally Servicios Avensa Sociedad Anónima S.A.) was an airline that operated scheduled domestic flights based in Caracas, Venezuela.

History[]

The airline was established in 1989. Its operations were temporarily suspended in May 2003 when parent airline Avensa announced that it was grounding its aircraft due to a drop in demand of air traffic.

Destinations[]

A Servivensa McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 at Miami International Airport in 1993

Fleet[]

A Servivensa Boeing 727-200 at Miami International Airport in 1997

Servivensa was operating the following aircraft (as of August 2006):[1][2]

Accidents and incidents[]

  • On 17 December 1994, Douglas C-47A (registered YV-761-C) crashed on approach to killing all nine people on board.[3]
  • On 2 October 1998, Douglas DC-3C (registered YV-611C) crashed on approach to Canaima Airport. The aircraft had been on a local sightseeing flight to view the Angel Falls. One of the 25 people on board was killed.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Flight International, 3–9 October 2006
  2. ^ "SERVIVENSA Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "YV-761-C Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  4. ^ "YV-611C Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2010.

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