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Servivensa

{{Infobox airline

| airline = Servivensa

| logo = Logo SERVIVENSA (1990-2003).jpg

| image = ServivensaDC9.png

| image_size =

| IATA = VC

| ICAO = SVV

| callsign = SERVIVENSA

| founded = 1989

| commenced =

| ceased = May 1, 2003

| hubs = Simón Bolívar International Airport

| secondary_hubs =

| focus_cities =

| frequent_flyer =

| alliance = Aeroperú (1999)

| subsidiaries =

| fleet_size = 39

| destinations = 20

| parent = Avensa

| headquarters = Caracas, Venezuela

| key_people =

| website =

}}

Servivensa S.A. (legally Servicios Avensa S.A.) was a low-cost airline based in Caracas, Venezuela that operated scheduled domestic and international flights.

History

Servivensa was established by Avensa in 1989 to counteract the unionized workforce demands of Avensa's employees. By the mid-1990's it had grown to become larger than its parent company, and Servivensa crews of contract workers began operating Avensa aircraft. However, Venezuela's macroeconomic problems, especially its currency exchange restrictions, caused the airline to have trouble procuring spare parts and led to the widespread grounding of its aircraft.{{Cite web |last=Lynn |first=Barry |date=1996-09-01 |title=Where angels fear to tread |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/where-angels-fear-to-tread/5361.article |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=Flight Global |language=en}}

For a short time in 1999, the airline had an alliance with Aeroperú that operated codeshare flights between Caracas and Lima.{{Cn|date=June 2024}}

By 2001, Servivensa and Avensa were close to bankruptcy and were being sued by BP for over $1 million in unpaid fuel bills.{{Cite news |last=Guthrie |first=Amy |date=2001-06-22 |title=Beleaguered South American Carriers Are in Dire Need of Superhero Rescue |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB993151229133364729 |access-date=2022-10-03 |issn=0099-9660}} Servivensa operations were officially ceased on May 1, 2003, when its parent company, Avensa announced that it was grounding its aircraft due to a drop in demand of air traffic.{{Cn|date=June 2024}}

Destinations

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File:McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51, Servivensa AN0208977.jpg at Miami International Airport in 1993]]

File:Servivensa Boeing 727-200 Durand-1.jpg at Miami International Airport in 1997]]

Fleet

File:YV-74C 1 B737-229 Servivensa-AeroPeru MIA 25JAN99 (6158477241).jpg in an Servivensa/Aeroperú hybrid livery at Miami International Airport in 1999]]

Servivensa operated the following aircraft:Flight International, 3–9 October 2006{{cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Servivensa|title=Servivensa Fleet Details and History|website=Planespotters.net|access-date=March 31, 2020}}

Accidents and incidents

  • On December 17, 1994, Douglas C-47A (registered YV-761-C) crashed on approach to Cerro Aicha Airport, killing all nine people on board.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19941217-1|title=YV-761-C Accident description|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=25 June 2010}}
  • On October 2, 1998, Douglas DC-3C (registered YV-611C) crashed on approach to Canaima Airport. The aircraft had been on a local sightseeing flight to view the Angel Falls. One of the 25 people on board was killed.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19981002-0|title=YV-611C Accident description|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=25 June 2010}}
  • In 2000, U.S. federal prosecutors indicted 18 individuals for a drug trafficking conspiracy centered around using Servivensa flight attendants to smuggle heroin into the United States, following a year-long investigation known as Operation Aeromoza.{{Cite web |title=HEROIN RING IN THE SKY IS GROUNDED |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2000-11-03-0011030362-story.html |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=Orlando Sentinel}}

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=Servivensa&distinct_entry=true Servivensa Fleet]

{{Airlines of Venezuela}}

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Category:Avensa

Category:Defunct airlines of Venezuela

Category:Airlines established in 1990

Category:Airlines disestablished in 2003

Category:2003 disestablishments in Venezuela

Category:Venezuelan companies established in 1990

Category:Defunct low-cost airlines

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