Avior Airlines

Founded by Jorge Luis Añez Dager and Rafael Ciarcia Walo,{{cite web|title=Vuelos y opiniones sobre Avior Airlines|url=https://www.europelowcost.es/companias-aereas/avior-airlines.aspx|publisher=Europe Low Cost|access-date=2019-12-30}} the airline was established as Avior Express, and started operations on June 30, 1995, initially using a single five-seat Cessna Skymaster for charter flights to Margarita Island and Canaima. It is fully owned by Jorge Añez Dager.

In 2009, Avior Airlines entered a temporary bankruptcy crisis, leading to the suspension of most of its routes as well as the sale of all of their 12 Beechcraft 1900D.

For 2012, Avior Airlines announced the creation of a new subsidiary, Avior Regional, that would cover the old routes suspended in 2009, as well as the purchase of 4 Boeing 737-400s for international flights. In 2013, the first of them arrived, as did the first Fokker 50 intended for Avior Regional. Due to delays in the process of getting the new airline certified by the National Institute of Civil Aviation, the Fokker 50 were employed by the parent company until mid-2015, when they were transferred to Avior Regional's fleet.

In 2015, Avior started an ambitious process of expanding its fleet and destinations, intending to encourage Venezuelan air connectivity, as a result of the reduction of flights from foreign airlines to the country.

On December 3, 2017, Avior was added to the list of airlines banned in the European Union, due to failing to meet the EU's safety requirements.{{cite web|url=https://news.aviation-safety.net/2017/12/01/avior-airlines-added-european-black-list/|title=Avior Airlines added to European black list - ASN News|date=1 December 2017|access-date=3 December 2017|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214442/https://news.aviation-safety.net/2017/12/01/avior-airlines-added-european-black-list/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/venezuela-avior-airlines-barred-european-union-skies/4144739.html|title=Venezuelan Airline Barred from European Union Skies|website=Woanews.com|date=30 November 2017 |access-date=November 30, 2017}}

As of April 2024, Avior Airlines flies to the following destinations:{{cite web|url=https://aviorair.com/en#TravelRoute-2|title=National Destinations}}{{cite web|url=https://aviorair.com/en#TravelRoute-1|title='International Destinations}}

File:YV2928 (15125208008).jpg landing at Miami International Airport in 2014]]

{{As of|February 2024}}, the Avior Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft:{{cite web|url=https://www.aviorair.com/Avior/Nuestra-flota|title=Avior Airlines, C.A. - La Empresa|first=Avior Airlines|last=C.A.|website=www.aviorair.com|access-date=2018-05-27|archive-date=2015-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419220917/https://www.aviorair.com/Avior/Nuestra-flota|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Avior-Airlines|title=Avior Airlines Fleet Details and History|website=Planespotters.net|access-date=September 6, 2020}}

File:152aa - Avior Cessna 208B Grand Caravan; YV-925C@PMV;10.10.2001 (4794572052).jpg parked at Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport in 2001]]

File:152as - Avior Beech 1900D Airliner; YV-503C@PMV;10.10.2001 (4794606030).jpg parked at Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport in 2001]]

Avior Airlines formerly operated the following aircraft:

• On July 15, 1998, a Beechcraft 1900D was hijacked by four armed masked hijackers during a domestic flight. The hijackers were among 22 people on board the aircraft, which was flying from Caracas to Barinas. The hijackers forced the plane to divert to a remote airstrip at a cattle ranch. The hijackers released the passengers and crew and took the plane to Colombia, where it was later recovered.{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19980725-0|title=Hijacking Description|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=14 February 2011}}
• On July 30, 1999, another Beechcraft 1900D (registered YV-466C) was hijacked, this time by three men and two women. The aircraft was flying from Caracas to Guasdualito, via Barinas. Coordinates were given to the flight crew and landed the plane in Arauca, Colombia.{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19990730-0|title=Hijacking Description|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=4 March 2010}}
• On January 7, 2009, a Boeing 737-200 (registered YV1360), flying from Oranjestad to Valencia, made an emergency landing after an engine fire was reported. The aircraft diverted to Simón Bolívar International Airport where the aircraft landed safely.{{cite web|url=https://143.95.41.247/wikibase/56886|title=Incident Description|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=August 16, 2021}} All 81 occupants on board were uninjured.
• On October 31, 2014, a Boeing 737-400 (registered YV2946) suffered a tire burst during takeoff at General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport.{{cite web|url=https://143.95.41.247/wikibase/170769|title=Incident Description|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=March 3, 2015}} The flight crew aborted the takeoff and the aircraft stopped with a burst and deflated tire on the left-hand main landing gear. None of the 144 occupants on board were injured.
• On March 3, 2018, a Boeing 737-400 flying from Barcelona to Guayaquil ran off the runway during landing at José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport. No injuries were reported and the aircraft suffered no structural damage. The causes of this inconvenience were mainly due to the wet track and the heavy rain that fell in the city.
• On November 22, 2019, a Boeing 737-400 (registered YV3012) was servicing a flight between Valencia and Bogotá. Upon landing at El Dorado International Airport, its right main landing gear suffered a serious malfunction causing it to collapse, which led to an evacuation once the aircraft came to a halt.{{Cite web|url=https://www.airlive.net/incident-right-main-landing-gear-of-venezuelan-avior-airlines-boeing-737-400-collapsed-during-landing-video/|title=INCIDENT Right main landing gear of Venezuelan Avior Airlines Boeing 737-400 collapsed during landing (video)|last=Kraft|first=Melanie|date=2019-11-26|website=Aviation news and store|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://torreeldorado.co/emergencia-bogota-avior-airlines/|title=Emergencia de Avior Airlines en Bogotá|last=JanDelCastillo|date=2019-11-23|website=TORRE EL DORADO|language=es|access-date=2019-11-28|archive-date=2021-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602220749/https://torreeldorado.co/emergencia-bogota-avior-airlines/|url-status=dead}}
• On December 6, 2019, a Boeing 737-400 (registered YV3011) took off at 8AM flying from Lima to Caracas when it suffered a depressurization 45 minutes after takeoff.{{cite web|url=https://www.simpfly.aero/post/depressurization-over-the-andes-avior-airlines-incident|title=Depressurization over the Andes - Avior Airlines Incident|website=Simpfly.aero|date=2 June 2021 |access-date=June 3, 2021}} There were 133 passengers and 8 crew members on board. Some passengers suffered a lack of oxygen, including a six-month-old child. The aircraft had to make a sharp descent landing emergency in the city of Tarapoto, Peru. The airline enabled an aircraft to comply with the scheduled itinerary.

• List of airlines of Venezuela
• List of airlines banned in the European Union

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