Central American Airways
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The airline was founded in March 2008, and in 2010 began flying to several different destinations within Honduras.Accidents and incidents
- On February 14, 2011, a Let L-410 Turbolet operating Central American Airways Flight 731Central American Airways Flight 731Central American Airways Flight 731 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight between San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, Honduras. On February 14, 2011, the Central American Airlines Let L-410 Turbolet, registration HR-AUQ, operating the flight crashed on approach to Toncontín International Airport...
crashed on approach to Toncontín International AirportToncontín International AirportToncontín International Airport or Teniente Coronel Hernán Acosta Mejía Airport is a civil and military airport that serves Tegucigalpa, Honduras...
, TegucigalpaTegucigalpaTegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto...
, HondurasHondurasHonduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
. All 14 people aboard were killed in the accident.
Ceased operations on September 1, 2011.