AviancaTaca Holding
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AviancaTaca is an Colombian-Salvadoran holding company formed by 2010 merger of two airlines company, being Avianca
from Colombia
and TACA Airlines from El Salvador
. The company is a subisidiary of Synergy Group
, a Brazilian private conglomerate. AviancaTaca is headquartered in Bogotá
.
and the Brazilian low coast Gol Airlines and the second largest by fleet size with 178 aircrafts which carried 18 million passengers in 2010.
TACA
Avianca
Avianca S.A. is the flag carrier airline of Colombia since December 5, 1919 when it was initially registered under the name SCADTA. It is headquartered in Bogotá, D.C. with its hub at the El Dorado International Airport...
from Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and TACA Airlines from El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
. The company is a subisidiary of Synergy Group
Synergy Group
Synergy Group is a South American conglomerate owned by Bolivian-born Germán Efromovich, an entrepreneur holding dual citizenship of Colombia and Brazil. The group its headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....
, a Brazilian private conglomerate. AviancaTaca is headquartered in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
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Operations
The company is the third largest airline holding company in Latin America by revenue, after Brazilian - Chilean LATAM Airlines GroupLATAM Airlines Group
LATAM Airlines Group, or LATAM, is a new airline group formed by the merger of LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines. The two airlines plan to continue flying with separate brands in the short term, but expect substantial synergies from merging their operations. The merger is expected to be complete by...
and the Brazilian low coast Gol Airlines and the second largest by fleet size with 178 aircrafts which carried 18 million passengers in 2010.
Subisidiaries
AviancaAvianca
Avianca S.A. is the flag carrier airline of Colombia since December 5, 1919 when it was initially registered under the name SCADTA. It is headquartered in Bogotá, D.C. with its hub at the El Dorado International Airport...
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- HelicolHelicolHelicol is a helicopter operator based at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia. It is a subsidiary airline of Avianca.- History :...
- PAS
- AeroGalAerogalAeroGal is an airline based in Quito, Ecuador. It operates passenger and cargo flights within Ecuador, between the mainland and the Galápagos Islands, and between Ecuador and New York, Perú and Colombia.- History :AeroGal was established in 1986.Through a commercial agreement between AeroGal and...
- VIPVIP EcuadorVIP is an airline based at Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador. This airline forms part of Synergy Group jointly with Avianca in Colombia, AeroGal in Ecuador and Avianca Brazil .- History :The Ecuadorian VIP S.A...
- Avianca Brazil
- OceanAir Táxi AéreoOceanAirAvianca Brazil , trademark of Oceanair Linhas Aéreas S/A, is a Brazilian airline based in São Paulo, Brazil. It operates passenger services from 23 destinations. Its main base is Guarulhos International Airport, São Paulo. Even though the legal name of the airline remains OceanAir, Avianca ...
- Senior Táxi AéreoOceanAirAvianca Brazil , trademark of Oceanair Linhas Aéreas S/A, is a Brazilian airline based in São Paulo, Brazil. It operates passenger services from 23 destinations. Its main base is Guarulhos International Airport, São Paulo. Even though the legal name of the airline remains OceanAir, Avianca ...
- TurbServ is a BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian MRO company based at São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport in São PauloSão PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
. - Target is a BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian MRO company based at São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport in São PauloSão PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
. - VarigLog
- Tampa Cargo
TACA
Grupo TACA
TACA is the trade name "brand" comprising a group of five independently IATA-coded and -owned Central American airlines, whose operations are combined to function as one and a number of other independently owned and IATA-coded regional airlines which code-share and feed the TACA brand system...
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- AeromanGrupo TACATACA is the trade name "brand" comprising a group of five independently IATA-coded and -owned Central American airlines, whose operations are combined to function as one and a number of other independently owned and IATA-coded regional airlines which code-share and feed the TACA brand system...
- LacsaLacsaLacsa , is the national airline of Costa Rica and is based in San José. It operates international scheduled services to over 35 destinations in Central, North and South America. All international services are now operated by Grupo TACA...
- TACA PerúTACA PeruTACA Peru is an airline based in Lima, Peru. It operates domestic services and international services. Its main base is Jorge Chávez International Airport , Lima. The airline operates out of 18 airports. It is part of Grupo TACA and operates its flights with TACA's codes.- History :The airline was...
- TACA RegionalTACA RegionalMain Article is at Grupo TACA** TACA Regional is a set of regional airlines based at several airports in Central America and owned by Grupo TACA.-Regional Airlines Owned by Grupo TACA:...
- AviatecaAviatecaAviateca was the state-owned flag carrier of Guatemala, headquartered in Guatemala City. It is now a subsidiary of Grupo TACA.- History :The airline was established on 14 March 1945 as Empresa Guatemalteca de Aviación S. A., which was shortened to Aviateca. It was formed as the successor to...
- AeroperlasAeroperlasAeroperlas is an airline based in Panama City, Panama. It is a regional airline operating over 50 daily flights to 15 domestic destinations, as well as charter flights. It operates services as part of the Grupo TACA Regional Airlines system. Its main base is Marcos A...
- Isleña
- Nicaragüense de Aviación
- La CosteñaLa CosteñaLa Costeña is an airline based in Managua, Nicaragua. It operates passenger services from Managua to eight domestic destinations as part of the Grupo TACA regional system. Its main base is Augusto C. Sandino International Airport, Managua.-History:...
- Sansa
- Aviateca
- Aeroman