SBA Airlines
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Founded | 1 November 1995 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1 March 1997 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 26 April 2018 Distrito Capital, Venezuela | ||||||
Key people | Francisco González (President) | ||||||
Website | www |
Santa Bárbara Airlines C.A, doing business as SBA Airlines and formerly as Santa Bárbara Airlines prior to 2008,[3] was an airline with its headquarters on the third floor of the Edificio Tokay in Caracas, Venezuela.[4] It operated scheduled domestic and international services. Its main base was Simón Bolívar International Airport, Maiquetía (Caracas).
History
The airline was established on 1 November 1995 and started operations on 1 March 1997. At March 2000, the airline had 80 employees and a fleet of three
At first it only covered airline flights to
In early 2009, a 245-seater
Later,[]
In late January 2018, the National Institute of Civil Aviation suspended SBA Airlines for 90 days citing the airline's impossibility to fulfil the schedules, amid the cancellation of some flights that left stranded passengers in Miami.[8][9] At this time, the Caracas–Miami route was the only service the airline had available to book at its website.[8] SBA Airlines ceased operations on April 26, 2018 , after it returned its air operator's certificate.[1][10]
Destinations
SBA Airlines served the following scheduled destinations as of January 2018.[11] After all flights were suspended by government authorities on 26 January 2018,[12]
Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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Aruba | Oranjestad | Queen Beatrix International Airport | ||
Curaçao | Willemstad | Hato International Airport |
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Ecuador | Quito | Mariscal Sucre International Airport | ||
Guayaquil | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport | |||
Panama | Panama City | Tocumen International Airport | ||
Portugal | Madeira | Funchal Airport |
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Spain | Madrid | Madrid-Barajas Airport |
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Santiago de Compostela | Santiago de Compostela Airport |
Seasonal | ||
Tenerife | Los Rodeos Airport |
Terminated | [13] | |
United States | Miami | Miami International Airport | ||
Venezuela | Caracas | Simón Bolívar International Airport | Hub | |
El Vigia | Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport |
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Maracaibo | La Chinita International Airport | |||
Punto Fijo | Josefa Camejo International Airport | |||
Valencia | Arturo Michelena International Airport |
Fleet
Final fleet
As of May 2017, the SBA Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[14]
Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers[14] | Notes | ||
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J | Y | Total | ||||
Boeing 757-200
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2 | — | 24 | 154 | 178 | |
Boeing 767-300ER
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3 | — | 18 | 224 | 242 | |
Total | 5 | — |
Previous fleet
Over the years, SBA Airlines had operated the following aircraft types:[15][16]
Aircraft | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Airbus A330-200
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2015 | 2015 | Leased from Hi Fly[17] |
ATR 42-300
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2005 | 2008 | |
ATR 42-320
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1997 | 2006 | |
Boeing 727-200
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2003 | 2008 | |
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31[18]
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Unknown | Unknown | |
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
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2002 | 2005 | |
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
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2009 | 2018 | Leased from Aserca Airlines |
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
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2009 | 2018 |
Accidents and incidents
On 21 February 2008, an
See also
References
- ^ El Nacional (in Spanish). 4 May 2018. Archived from the originalon 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Aserca and SBA Airlines celebrated the anniversary of Grupo Condor". Dinero.com.ve (in Spanish). Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ "Santa Barbara Airlines frontpage". 8 October 2007. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007.
- ^ "Oficinas Archived 2013-02-04 at the Wayback Machine." SBA Airlines. Retrieved on January 17, 2012. "Calle 3B, Edificio Tokay, Piso 3, La Urbina."
- ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the originalon 18 February 2018.
- ^ Flightglobal. Air Transport Intelligence News. Archived from the originalon 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Flyus - Cheap Flight Deals and Discount Santa Barbara Tickets. Search Santa Barbara Flights and Book Airfare at Flyus". Flyus.com. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ a b Ruiz Parra, Catalina (30 January 2018). "Santa Bárbara Airlines no operará por 3 meses y es advertida sobre suspensión definitiva" [Santa Bárbara Airlines will not operate for three months and is warned about an indefinite suspension]. El Nuevo Herald (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 February 2018.
- El Nacional (in Spanish). 30 January 2018. Archived from the originalon 17 February 2018.
- ^ "SBA Airlines entrega su Certificado de Operador Aéreo al gobierno venezolano". Transponder1200.com (in Spanish). 3 May 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ^ ".: Santa B?rbara Airlines". www.sbairlines.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08.
- ^ "Gobierno dominicano incauta bienes de aerolínea Pawa suspendida" (in Spanish). February 13, 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Venezuela's SBA Airlines axes Tenerife Norte flights". Ch-aviation.com. August 18, 2014.
- ^ a b "Nuestra Flota" [Our Fleet]. sbairlines.com (in Spanish). Santa Barbara Airlines C.A. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "SBA Airlines fleet details". Airfleets.com. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
- ^ "SBA Airlines fleet". aerobernie.bplaced.net. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "SBA Airlines Fleet of A330 (History)". Airfleets.net. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "2010-11 SBA Airlines fleet". Archived from the original on 2011-02-02. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
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