GCA Airlines
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Founded | August 17, 2017 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | November 29, 2019 | ||||||
Ceased operations | April 25, 2022 CEO) | ||||||
Website | www |
Gran Colombia de Aviación S.A.S., operating as GCA Airlines, was a Colombian airline subsidiary of
History
GCA Airlines was registered with the Chamber of Commerce of the city of
Initially, in the request submitted to Aerocivil, the
Although the Cali - Valencia route was postponed, it was reconsidered and approved by Aerocivil considering that it is a Colombian airline and the current restriction only applies to Venezuelan airlines until the moment in which reciprocity and equitable access issues are normalized the markets.
On July 11, 2018, the airline’s first aircraft arrived at
On April 25, 2022, GCA Airlines had suspended their operations due to financial difficulties.[1][5] The airline was completely folded in January 2023.[6]
Destinations
By June 2021, GCA Airlines flew to the following destinations:
Fleet
As of April 2022[update], GCA Airlines operated the following aircraft:[9]
Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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C | Y | Total | |||||
Boeing 737-400
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2 | 2 | 12 | 132 | 144 | ||
Fokker 50 | 3 | — | – | 50 | 50 | Never entered service | |
Total | 5 | 2 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Colombia's GCA Air suspends flight operations". Ch-aviation. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ^ "Aerocivil authorized a Venezuelan capital airline to operate from Ibagué". Revista Dinero. August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ "Minutes of the evaluation group for commercial air projects" (PDF). September 4, 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "GCA Airlines starts flying!" (in Spanish). Torre Eldorado. November 28, 2019. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ^ "What happened to the flights of Gran Colombia de Aviación – GCA Airlines?". Nlarenas.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "Colombia's GCA Air folds, returns B737". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "The new airline that will start operating route Cali-Cartagena". aerolatinnews.com. El Espectador. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "GCA Airlines Offers New Route From Pereira" (in Spanish). Torre Eldorado. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ "GCA Airlines Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
External links
- Official Website Archived 2020-10-04 at the Wayback Machine