Sol Líneas Aéreas
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SOL S.A. Líneas Aéreas is an Argentine
airline
founded in 2005, and operating since August 2006 pursuant to an agreement between Transatlántica Group and the government of Santa Fe Province
, who sought to improve air connections between the cities of Córdoba and Santa Fe
. It has its headquarters in Rosario.
The original plan was to link the Santa Fe Province
with the rest of the country by air without connecting at Buenos Aires, as few airlines fly to the Santa Fe province, given its close location to the cities of Buenos Aires
and Córdoba
. Furthermore, since most Argentine airlines fly larger aircraft such as the Boeing 737
, McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90 or Airbus A320
, the plan was to fly smaller equipment, offering regular daily connections between the Santa Fe region and other Argentine cities.
The carrier has an all-Saab 340
fleet.
, the airline serves the following destinations:
, a 1985-built Saab 340A
, tail number LV-CEJ, operating a scheduled domestic Córdoba
–Mendoza
–Neuquén
–Comodoro Rivadavia
passenger service, crashed in Prahuaniyeu
, 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) south-west of Los Menucos
, in Río Negro Province
, Argentina, while en route on its last leg, following several distress calls made by the pilots. All 22 occupants of the aircraft, of whom 19 were passengers, perished in the accident. The cause of the accident is yet to be determined, although ice accumulation on the aircraft wings is believed to have been a factor.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
airline
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
founded in 2005, and operating since August 2006 pursuant to an agreement between Transatlántica Group and the government of Santa Fe Province
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
, who sought to improve air connections between the cities of Córdoba and Santa Fe
Santa Fe, Argentina
Santa Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paraná and Salado rivers. It lies opposite the city of Paraná, to which it is linked by the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel. The city is also connected by canal with the...
. It has its headquarters in Rosario.
The original plan was to link the Santa Fe Province
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
with the rest of the country by air without connecting at Buenos Aires, as few airlines fly to the Santa Fe province, given its close location to the cities of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
and Córdoba
Córdoba, Argentina
Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
. Furthermore, since most Argentine airlines fly larger aircraft such as the Boeing 737
Boeing 737
The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
, McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90 or Airbus A320
Airbus A320
The Airbus A320 family is a family of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger jet airliners manufactured by Airbus Industrie.Airbus was originally a consortium of European aerospace companies, and is now fully owned by EADS. Airbus's name has been Airbus SAS since 2001...
, the plan was to fly smaller equipment, offering regular daily connections between the Santa Fe region and other Argentine cities.
The carrier has an all-Saab 340
Saab 340
The Saab 340 is a discontinued Swedish two-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by a partnership between Saab and Fairchild Aircraft in a 65:35 ratio...
fleet.
Destinations
| † | Hub Airline hub An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. It is part of a hub and spoke model, where travelers moving between airports not served by direct flights change planes en route to their destinations... |
| ‡ | Focus city Focus city In the airline industry, a focus city is a location that is not a hub, but from which the airline has non-stop flights to several destinations other than its hubs... |
| ¤ | Seasonal |
| City | Airport Code | Airport Name | ||
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| IATA | ICAO | |||
| Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... |
AEP | SABE | Jorge Newbery Airport Aeroparque Jorge Newbery -Accidents and incidents:*On 17 December 1969, an Austral Líneas Aéreas C-46 Commando, lost engine 1 due to fuel exhaustion shortly after take-off. The plane failed to gain height and made a crash landing in a small sport field... † |
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| Comodoro Rivadavia Comodoro Rivadavia Comodoro Rivadavia is a city in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southern Argentina, located on the San Jorge Gulf, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, at the foot of the Chenque Hill. Comodoro Rivadavia is the most important city of the San Jorge Basin.... |
CRD | SAVC | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport General Enrique Mosconi International Airport General Enrique Mosconi International Airport is an airport in Chubut Province, Argentina serving the city of Comodoro Rivadavia. It is the main hub from LADE and it's also served by Aerolíneas Argentinas and LAN Argentina... |
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| Córdoba Córdoba, Argentina Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with... |
COR | SACO | Ingeniero Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport Ingeniero Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport , more commonly known as Pajas Blancas, is located north-northwest away from the center of Córdoba, the capital city of the Córdoba Province... |
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| Mar del Plata Mar del Plata Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"... |
MDQ | SAZM | Ástor Piazzola International Airport ¤ | |
| Mendoza Mendoza, Argentina Mendoza is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes. As of the , Mendoza's population was 110,993... |
MDZ | SAME | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport , better known as El Plumerillo International Airport, is located northeast of the center of Mendoza, a city in the Mendoza Province of Argentina... |
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| Neuquén Neuquén Neuquén is the name of the following things:* Neuquén, Argentina* Neuquén Province* Neuquén River* Neuquén Group... |
NQN | SAZN | Presidente Perón International Airport Presidente Perón International Airport Presidente Perón International Airport is an airport in Neuquén Province, Argentina serving the cities of Neuquén, Cipolletti, Plottier, Centenario, and General Roca. It has the 4C ICAO Classification... |
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| Rosario Rosario Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the .... |
ROS | SAAR | Islas Malvinas International Airport † | |
| San Luis San Luis, Argentina -External links:* * *... |
LUQ | SAOU | Brigadier Mayor César Raúl Ojeda Airport Brigadier Mayor César Raúl Ojeda Airport Brigadier Mayor César Raúl Ojeda Airport is an airport in San Luis Province, Argentina serving the cities of San Luis. It is served by Aerolíneas Argentinas.... |
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| Santa Fe Santa Fe, Argentina Santa Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paraná and Salado rivers. It lies opposite the city of Paraná, to which it is linked by the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel. The city is also connected by canal with the... |
SFN | SAAV | Sauce Viejo Airport Sauce Viejo Airport Sauce Viejo Airport is an airport in Santa Fe Province, Argentina serving the city of Santa Fe. It is served by Sol Líneas Aéreas and Aerolíneas Argentinas.The new airport was built in 2005. It has of runways, a terminal, and place for parking 150 cars.... ‡ |
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| Tucumán | TUC | SANT | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport | |
| Santa Rosa | RSA | SAZR | Santa Rosa Airport | |
| Villa Gesell Villa Gesell Villa Gesell is a seaside village in Villa Gesell Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It was founded in 1931, afforestating a dune field. The growth of the city allowed it to annex the nearby cities of Mar de las Pampas, Las Gaviotas and Mar Azul.... |
VLG | SAZV | Villa Gesell Airport ¤ | |
| Villa Mercedes Villa Mercedes, San Luis Villa Mercedes is a city in the province of San Luis, Argentina. It lies on the center-east of the province, on the left-hand banks of the Quinto River, 32 km from the border with Córdoba, on National Route 148, and near the intersection of National Routes 8 and 7. National Route 7 links the city... |
VME | SAOR | Villa Reynolds Airport | |
| Montevideo Montevideo Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento... |
MVD | SUMU | Carrasco International Airport Carrasco International Airport Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport , commonly known simply by Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco in reference to the neighborhood where it is located, is the main airport serving Montevideo, Uruguay, located in the adjoining municipality of Ciudad de la Costa... |
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| Punta del Este Punta del Este Punta del Este is a resort town on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is located on the intersection of Route 10 with Route 39, directly southeast of the department capital Maldonado and about east of Montevideo... |
PDP | SULS | Capitan Corbeta C.A. Curbelo International Airport ¤ | |
Accidents and incidents
: Flight 5428Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428
Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428 was a domestic Argentine passenger flight from Córdoba to Comodoro Rivadavia via Mendoza and Neuquén, operated with a 1985-built Saab 340, registration LV-CEJ, that crashed on , while en route on its last leg, in Prahuaniyeu, south-west of the town of Los Menucos, Río...
, a 1985-built Saab 340A
Saab 340
The Saab 340 is a discontinued Swedish two-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by a partnership between Saab and Fairchild Aircraft in a 65:35 ratio...
, tail number LV-CEJ, operating a scheduled domestic Córdoba
Córdoba, Argentina
Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
–Mendoza
Mendoza, Argentina
Mendoza is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes. As of the , Mendoza's population was 110,993...
–Neuquén
Neuquén, Argentina
-Sister cities:Neuquén is sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International with: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States Treviso, Veneto, Italy Valdivia, Chile-External links: - Official website....
–Comodoro Rivadavia
Comodoro Rivadavia
Comodoro Rivadavia is a city in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southern Argentina, located on the San Jorge Gulf, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, at the foot of the Chenque Hill. Comodoro Rivadavia is the most important city of the San Jorge Basin....
passenger service, crashed in Prahuaniyeu
Prahuaniyeu
Prahuaniyeu is a village and municipality in Río Negro Province in Argentina, located south of Los Menucos on the Meseta de Somuncurá. The major economic activity is sheep and goat farming, with lambs and wool produced for sale....
, 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) south-west of Los Menucos
Los Menucos
Los Menucos is a village and municipality in Río Negro Province in Argentina....
, in Río Negro Province
Río Negro Province
Río Negro is a province of Argentina, located at the northern edge of Patagonia. Neighboring provinces are from the south clockwise Chubut, Neuquén, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean.Its capital is Viedma...
, Argentina, while en route on its last leg, following several distress calls made by the pilots. All 22 occupants of the aircraft, of whom 19 were passengers, perished in the accident. The cause of the accident is yet to be determined, although ice accumulation on the aircraft wings is believed to have been a factor.