Z8 AZN Commenced operations 2000 Fleet size 7 | AZN AMASZONAS Destinations 12 Founded 1998 | |
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Línea Aérea Amaszonas S.A., usually shortened to Amaszonas, is an airline based in Bolivia, headquartered in La Paz. It operates scheduled and chartered short-haul passenger flights throughout the northern and northeastern regions of the country as well as to neighboring Peru, Chile and Paraguay, with its network's hub being located at El Alto International Airport.
Contents
- Presentaci n institucional l nea a rea amaszonas
- History
- Purchase of BQB Lneas Areas
- Subsidiaries
- Destinations
- Fleet
- Interline Agreements
- Incidents
- References
Presentaci n institucional l nea a rea amaszonas
History
The company was founded on 1 October 1998, but flight services were only commenced in 2000. Initially, Amaszonas operated chartered flights using a small fleet of turboprop airliners of the types Cessna 208 Caravan and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner. In 2012, following the demise of AeroSur, five Bombardier CRJ200 were acquired from Avmax Aircraft Leasing Inc. in order to launch scheduled passenger services. 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.
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.
Purchase of BQB Líneas Aéreas
In 2015 the Bolivian airline closed buying 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.
Subsidiaries
Destinations
As of September 2016, Amaszonas offers scheduled flights to the following destinations:
Fleet
The Amaszonas fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):
Interline Agreements
As of April 2014, Amaszonas has interline agreements with the following airlines: