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Avianca Ecuador S.A. (formerly known as AeroGal) is an
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based in
Quito Quito (; ), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city, capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha Province, P ...
,
Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
. It operates passenger and cargo flights within
Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
, between the mainland and the
Galápagos Islands The Galápagos Islands () are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the equator, west of the mainland of South America. They form the Galápagos Province of the Republic of Ecuador, with a population of sli ...
, and between
Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
and
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(on behalf of
Avianca Avianca S.A. (acronym in Spanish for ''Aerovias de Colombia S.A.'', "Airways of Colombia", and stylized as avianca since October 2023) is the largest airline in Colombia. It has been the flag carrier of Colombia since December 5, 1919, when it ...
). It is one of the seven nationally branded airlines ( Avianca Costa Rica, Avianca El Salvador, etc.) in the Avianca Group of Latin American airlines.


History

AeroGal was founded in November 1985 by the Ecuadorian businessman Carlos Serrano Lusetti to offer air transportation of passengers and cargo in Continental Ecuador and the Galapagos Archipelago. It began operating in 1986 with 2
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s with a capacity for 12 passengers each. In October 2009, AeroGal was 80% taken over by Synergy Group and announced its merger with
Avianca Avianca S.A. (acronym in Spanish for ''Aerovias de Colombia S.A.'', "Airways of Colombia", and stylized as avianca since October 2023) is the largest airline in Colombia. It has been the flag carrier of Colombia since December 5, 1919, when it ...
and TACA Airlines. With the merger, the company expanded its connections to Europe. It also merged with Vuelos Internos Privados, being the first Ecuadorian company of this firm. The codes shared with this airline were still preserved in Aerogal's image, but since it merged with AviancaTaca Holding, it was part of the same company. Avianca invested US$7.2 million to strengthen and modernize the company. Despite the purchase by Avianca, AeroGal continued using its separate identity until June 18, 2014, when the airline was renamed to ''Avianca Ecuador'' and continues to operate in Ecuador. On June 18, 2014, AeroGal was renamed under the brand Avianca Ecuador, but the official name was not changed accordingly until early 2018, when the company was officially renamed to ''Avianca Ecuador S.A.''


Destinations

Avianca Ecuador serves the following destinations:


Interline agreements

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* APG Airlines *Hahn Air


Fleet


Current fleet

, Avianca Ecuador operates the following aircraft:


Former fleet

As AeroGal, the airline previously operated the following aircraft:


Accidents and incidents

*On October 28, 1997, a Fairchild Hiller FH-227D (registered HC-BUF) was carrying company staff and equipment to the provisional operations base at Ambato. The approach was flown at 100 knots. The touchdown was very late, with just 900 meters of the runway remaining. A fine ground pitch was selected, but the aircraft overran the runway and fell into a deep ravine. All seven occupants survived with various injuries. *On May 2, 2009, a Boeing 757-200 (registered HC-CHC) was taking off from José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, when its right engine suffered repeated compressor stalls and lost power. The crew reduced the thrust on that engine to idle, leveled off, and returned to Guayaquil for a safe landing about 13 minutes later. *On September 19, 2010, AeroGal's Boeing 767-300ER (registered HC-CIJ) was involved in a near-miss at
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. Initial reports by the
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indicated that the flight was cleared to land on runway 13L, but instead attempted to land on runway 13R. The runway was used by a
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aircraft cleared for takeoff. The error was spotted by a
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crew in line for takeoff, who relayed the information to the tower. The air traffic controller issued an order for the flight to turn immediately and was able to prevent the collision.


See also

* List of airlines of Ecuador


References


External links

*
Official website

Official website
{{Portal bar, Ecuador, Companies, Aviation Avianca Airlines of Ecuador Airlines established in 1985 1985 establishments in Ecuador