Paranair S.A. (legally ''Compañía de Aviación Paraguaya S.A.'') is a

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based at

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, in the country's capital of

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. It utilizes a fleet of

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aircraft to operate scheduled flights between Paraguay and other

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n countries.

History

The airline was founded in 2015 as Amaszonas Paraguay, originally as a

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between

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and Amaszonas. As Amaszonas Paraguay, the airline's first flight took place on 23 September 2015. On 19 June 2018, the airline announced its separation and independence from the Amaszonas group of airlines by rebranding the company as Paranair. The company's joint backers became Inversiones en Lineas Aereas Internacionales and Avmax Group Inc. from Spain and Canada respectively, with each company holding a 50% stake in Paranair. Operations under the Paranair name began on 15 October 2018.

Destinations

, Paranair offers or has previously offered scheduled flights to the following destinations: a. Route operated by Paranair on behalf of

LATAM Paraguay Transportes Aéreos del Mercosur S.A, d/b/a LATAM Airlines Paraguay (formerly known as TAM Paraguay and previously ''Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas'') is the flag carrier and the national airline of Paraguay with its headquarters in Asunción, Para ...

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Codeshare agreements

Paranair has a

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with

Fleet

, Paranair operates the following aircraft:

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